TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Delta Galil Industries, Ltd. (DELT/Tel Aviv Stock Exchange,
DELTY.PK/OTCQX), a global manufacturer and distributor of socks,
underwear and intimates, announced today that it has reached an
agreement to become the exclusive global licensee of men’s and women’s
socks for Columbia Sportswear, the flagship brand of Columbia Sportswear
Company (Nasdaq:COLM). Columbia Sportswear is a global leader in the
active outdoor apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment industries.
“Columbia is one of the most well-respected brands in the sports and
outdoor industry and a great addition to our licensed portfolio”
Delta Galil will develop, produce and distribute Columbia’s seasonal
collections of outdoor performance socks including hiking socks, trail
running socks, hunting socks, outdoor lifestyle socks, ski socks and
snowboard socks. The first Columbia socks collection, to be launched by
Delta Galil as early as Fall 2013, will be distributed at Columbia
retail stores, big box sporting goods retailers, as well as select
department and specialty stores worldwide. The collection will be on
display at Columbia’s booth during the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market
trade show in Salt Lake City, Utah, January 23-26, 2013. Delta Galil is
the current sock licensee for Wilson, Converse, Kenneth Cole and several
other leading sport brands.
"Columbia is one of the most well-respected brands in the sports and
outdoor industry and a great addition to our licensed portfolio,” said
Isaac Dabah, CEO of Delta Galil. “We are thrilled to be partnering with
a company whose commitment to quality, performance and value mirrors our
own. We look forward to applying our strength in design, product and
material innovation and global distribution to grow the Columbia brand
and our own business.”
About Delta Galil Industries
Delta Galil Industries is a global manufacturer and marketer of branded
and private label apparel products for men, women and children. Since
its inception in 1975, the Company has continually strived to create
products that follow a body-before-fabric philosophy, placing equal
emphasis on comfort, aesthetics and quality. Delta Galil develops
innovative socks, seamless apparel including bras, shapewear; intimate
apparel for women; extensive lines of underwear for men; babywear,
activewear, sleepwear, and leisurewear. For more information, visit www.deltagalil.com.
About Columbia
Columbia, the flagship brand of Portland, Oregon-based Columbia
Sportswear Company, has been creating innovative apparel, footwear,
accessories and equipment for outdoor enthusiasts since 1938. Columbia
has become a leading global brand by channeling the company’s passion
for the outdoors, and an innovative spirit of “trying stuff”, into
technologies and performance products that keep people warm, dry, cool
and protected year-round. To learn more, please visit the company's
website at www.columbia.com.
Contacts
Delta Galil
U.S. Media:
Berns Communications
Group
Stacy Berns/Jessica Liddell
212-994-4660
jliddell@bcg-pr.com
or
Israel
Media:
Nissim Douek, +972-54-5201178
Nissim@unik.co.il
or
Columbia
Scott
Trepanier, 503-985-4183
Sr. Manager, PR & Promotions
strepanier@columbia.com