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Rip Curl Brand’s Wipeout Over Transgender Surfer Shows Fed-Up Americans Are Winning
Suzanne Bowdey is editorial director and senior writer at The Washington Stand. It’s been a week to forget for surf company Rip Curl, the latest brand to risk consumers’ wrath with a pro ...
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EXEC: Rip Curl Inches Up, Oboz Sinks for Parent KMD’s YTD Period
With Kathmandu winter trade continuing and the Rip Curl summer trade in the U.S. and Europe commencing, the Group expects ...
Puffers are out at Kathmandu as retailer drops profit warning
The clothing brand would have breached its banking covenants due to poor trading, but it has been given some breathing space ...
The Daily Signal1y
Surfing Brand Meets Wave of Outrage for Replacing Star Athlete With Trans Surfer
Rip Curl is the latest brand to stick its toe in the unfriendly waters of the LGBT debate with this terrible idea: putting a 44-year-old man in its summer bikini campaign. Apparently, the ...
Daily Mail1y
Rip Curl faces backlash after using a transgender boarder Sasha Lowerson to promote women's surfing
Iconic Australian surf brand Rip Curl has come under fire after featuring a transgender boarder in a campaign to promote women's surfing. Sasha Lowerson, 44, featured on the Rip Curl Women ...
Daily Mail1y
Aussie dad burns his Rip Curl shorts after iconic brand used a trans woman to promote women's surfing: 'Go woke, go broke'
An Aussie dad has set fire to his treasured boardshorts in a furious protest against Rip Curl over their use of a transgender woman to promote the iconic brand. Western Australian longboarder pro ...
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KMD Brands’ E-commerce a Bright Spot, as Weather Hits Q3
Kathmandu was dinged by unseasonably warm weather in Australia, bringing down sales ... Log in to view full article. Try SGI for a month FREE. You’ll get our daily news feed, weekly newsletter, and ...
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Rip Curl CEO Resigns, Weeks After Parent Company CEO Departs
Rip Curl CEO Brooke Farris has resigned from the company. The announcement came from parent company KMD brands, which has also experienced a recent leadership shakeup. “After 14 years at Rip ...
KMD Brands sees decreased sales as markets remain volatile
Outdoor and lifestyle retailer KMD Brands has seen a dip in its group sales of 0.5 per cent over a 10-month period, as of the ...
Orange County Register1y
Wetsuits get new life through Rip Curl’s recycle program
Rip Curl’s wetsuit recycling program – any brand of wetsuit is accepted – is another solution. TerraCycle picks up the used suits to grind up and mix with other materials to make the soft ...
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The Search Is Over For New Rip Curl CEO
Replacing previous CEO, Brooke Farris, who resigned in October 2024, the announcement comes from Rip Curl's parent company New Zealand-based KMD Brands. “Ashley has a proven track record of ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs1y
A first flagship store and website for the RIP CURL brand in Israel
A new website has been launched for the RIP CURL brand, featuring men's, women's, and children's clothing along with the brand's new concept store for surfing and lifestyle in Israel. Among the ...