Rip Curl was founded by surf mates Singer and Warbrick in Torquay in 1969 and has 24 retail outlets across Australian and New Zealand. Analysts believe the sale of the surfwear brand has been ...

Iconic Australian surf brand Rip Curl has been acquired by New Zealand specialist outdoor retailer Kathmandu in a $350 million deal, following years of sale attempts by the company's founders.

Beyond the money, many close to the business view the sale as a hard-earned achievement for both the founding duo, Australia's surf scene and Rip Curl's home town of Torquay. "The significance of ...

TWO MORE F BUSINESSES IN DOWNTOWN SANTA CRUZ HAVE ANNOUNCED THEY'RE CLOSING. RIP CURL SURF SHOP HAS POSTED A SIGN ON THEIR DOOR ANNOUNCING THE CLOSURE OF THEIR PACIFIC AVENUE LOCATION. THEY CLOSED ...

Market speculation about a sale of Rip Curl's business has been circulating ... Rip Curl was founded in 1969 by the two surf-mad mates Mr Warbrick and Mr Singer, who lived close to Bells Beach ...

executive director for the Surf Industry Members Association. Already, some of the Rip Curl wetsuit material is a mix of Yulex, a natural rubber, instead of neoprene. Patagonia has been using ...