Columbia Sportswear Company designs and sells outdoor apparel, footwear, and gear, with products that include outerwear, rainwear, hiking and running shoes, and accessories. Its customer base is broad consumer retail, and the company says it serves active consumers of all ages through brand stores, outlets, and its wider wholesale and ecommerce channels. The company dates its origins to 1938 and describes itself as having grown from a local Portland hat company into a global outdoor brand. Columbia has also developed product technologies such as OutDry™ Extreme, which it says removes intentionally added PFCs from waterproof-breathable rainwear, and it promotes supply-chain standards such as the Responsible Down Standard. Columbia Sportswear Company is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and says it has roughly 200 offices worldwide.