Columbia Sportswear reports 79 percent rise in Q2 sales, raises full year forecast

Columbia Sportswear net sales increased 79 percent to 566.4 million dollars for the second quarter of 2021, which the company said primarily reflects a strong fundamental recovery in the U.S. wholesale and direct-to-consumer (DTC) brick & mortar channels and fewer pandemic related disruptions and temporary store closures compared to second quarter 2020.