Columbia Sportswear Company will open a new Columbia-branded retail store at Portland International Airport Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. The airport draws an estimated 14.6 million travelers a year.


The company currently operates one Columbia flagship store and an adjacent Mountain Hardwear store in Portland, OR and plans to open additional branded stores in Minneapolis and Seattle later this month and next year in Chicago.


At its new PDX store, Columbia Sportswear will launch an interactive store window allowing travelers to explore the products and technologies of Columbia's Greater Outdoors at the touch of a finger.

The company will celebrate the opening of its new airport store with a charitable donation to the Conservation Alliance and Oregon Wild and an appearance at Friday's store opening by professional dog-sled racer and Columbia Pioneer Rachael Scdoris.


Columbia Sportswear's airport store will be open daily from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.