SWOT Analysis
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- SWOT ANALYSIS. // Columbia Sportswear Company SWOT Analysis;Aug2009, p1
The article profiles Columbia Sportswear Company, the Portland, Oregon-based manufacturer and distributor of outerwear and sportswear. It operates in several regions, including North America, Europe, and Asia and recorded revenues of 1,317.8 million U.S. dollars during the financial year ended...
- Columbia Sportswear Company SWOT Analysis. // Columbia Sportswear Company SWOT Analysis;Sep2012, p1
The article focuses on the SWOT analysis for Columbia Sportswear Co., headquartered in Portland, Oregon. It states that the company's diversified operations allow it to take advantage of various market opportunities and avoid overexposure to any single market. However, intense competition in the...
- SWOT Analysis. // Columbia Sportswear Company SWOT Analysis;Oct2010, p1
The article profiles Columbia Sportswear Company, the Portland, Oregon-based manufacturer and distributor of outerwear and sportswear. It operates in several regions, including North America, Europe, and Asia and recorded revenues of 1,244 million U.S. dollars during the financial year ended...
- Kubota Corporation SWOT Analysis. // Kubota Corporation SWOT Analysis;Mar2012, p1
A business analysis of Kubota Corporation, a Japanese maker of farm equipment, engines and construction machinery, is provided, focusing on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) faced by the company. Strengths include a diversified product portfolio. Weaknesses include the...
- Reflections of One Tough Mother. Leand, Judy // SGB;Dec2007, Vol. 40 Issue 12, p20
An interview is presented with Gert Boyle, Columbia Sportwear's chairwoman. She says that being a woman in the sporting goods industry became easier with the success of the company. She explains that when she started, women who wanted to participate in male-orientated sports had to wear men's...
- Columbia Sportswear Tightens Its Belt. Bouchard, Nancy // SGB;Jun2008, Vol. 41 Issue 6, p8
The article focuses on the strategies of Columbia Sportswear Co. to boost its marketing performance. It notes that the company has slowed down from 15% to 10-11% of its growth rate for the last five years. Columbia's director of investor relations Ron Parham reveals some of the company's...
- Fashionable Feet. Bouchard, Nancy // SGB;Jan2007, Vol. 40 Issue 1, p37
The article looks at sports socks. According to Alan Jacober, chairman and CEO of EuroSocks NA, Socks used to be boring, but people now demand the best of technology without sacrificing style. Photographs of various sport socks, including Columbia's Titanium socks, Teko's EcoMerino Women's Ultra...
- SWOT Analysis. // Nisshin Seifun Group SWOT Analysis;Apr2011, p1
A business analysis of Nisshin Seifun Group Inc., a holding company involved in flour milling, processed food, pet food, pharmaceutical, and engineering business, is provided, focusing on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) faced by the company. Strengths include an...
- SWOT Analysis. // Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd. SWOT Analysis;Mar2011, p1
A business analysis of Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd., a company in Japan engaged in manufacturing and marketing of packaging containers, is provided, focusing on its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) faced. Strengths include its diversified business operations. Weaknesses include...
