Columbia Sportswear defies gloom with first Irish standalone shop
(WorldNews Business)

Columbia Sportswear, a Nasdaq-listed manufacturer of outdoor clothing, will open its first Irish standalone retail outlet on Saturday, as it brushes off the threat of the coronavirus pandemic by declaring it has “faced bigger challenges in our 82 years of business, and we persevered”. The 1,200sq m shop on Trinity Street in Dublin city centre will open as a partnership with Irish-owned retailer Great Outdoors which will run the business. Despite the widespread collapse in retail sales due to the pandemic, the new Columbia store aims to capitalise on a post-virus consumer...