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News briefsRip Curl signs eight-time surfing champion
Source: Photo: Trent Mitchell Stephanie Gilmore has signed a new deal with Rip Curl Rip Curl has made waves in the surfing world with its latest signing of eight-time world surfing champion Stephanie Gilmore. The groundbreaking agreement, valued in the millions, spans eight years, coinciding with Gilmore’s ...
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ArticleKMD Brands sees soft H1 group sales
All three of KMD’s brands – Rip Curl, Kathmandu and Oboz – suffered a year-over-year sales decline in the first half that ended Jan. 31, with their aggregate revenues projected to be down by 14.5 percent to 469 million New Zealand dollars (€267.3m). Amid ongoing weakness in consumer sentiment during ...
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News briefsRip Curl faces backlash over transgender athlete in campaign
Rip Curl has come under fire after featuring a transgender athlete in a recently launched marketing campaign. The company, a subsidiary of New Zealand-based KMD Brands, showcased professional longboarder Sasha Jane Lowerson on its social media platforms. This move prompted criticism from some athletes and consumers, who called for a ...
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News briefsRip Curl to expand its retail presence in Spain
Rip Curl, part of KMD Brands, is planning to expand its retail presence in Spain in partnership with the El Corte Inglés department stores, according to Modaes. Spain is Rip Curl’s second European market after France. The brand currently has three stores in Spain, where it also sells its products ...
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ArticleKMD Brands’ FY results dimmed by softer consumer sentiment in Q4
Strong sales growth from all three of KMD Brands’ brands – Rip Curl, Kathmandu, and Oboz – was offset by weaker results in the year’s final period, which ended July 31. Annual Ebitda rose 11.2 percent to 200.1 New Zealand dollars (€117.1m), but net profit was essentially flat at NZ$36.6 ...
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News briefsKMD’s CFO to resign
KMD Brands Chief Financial Officer Chris Kinraid has announced his resignation, effective December 2023, after nine years with the group to take a position as Chief Executive Officer at Hallenstein Glasson Holdings, an Auckland, New Zealand-based men’s and women’s fashion retailer also listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange, with ...
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News briefsKMD Brands sees sales growth across brands in Q3
New Zealand-based company KMD Brands offered a trading update on its three brands for the period ended April 23, saying Rip Curl, Kathmandu, and Oboz each generated sales growth. With the group reporting Q3 consolidated, year-over-year sales growth of 15.6 percent, Oboz had the period’s largest sales increase at 120.3 ...
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News briefsKMD Brand’s Kathmandu appoints new CEO
KMD Brands has apointed Megan Welch, most recently SVP/GM for Crocs’ Asia/Pacific business based in Singapore, as the new CEO for its Kathmandu business unit starting on Aug. 7. She takes over and will report to Michael Daly, KMD’s group CEO and managing director, who added the Kathmandu responsibilities on ...
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ArticleKMD Brands H1 sales grow as pandemic effects subside
KMD Brands, the down-under parent of Rip Curl, Kathmandu, and Oboz, reported Ebit of NZ$31.4 million (€18.6m) for H1 ended Jan. 31. Total revenues rose by 34.5 percent to NZ$547.9 million (€323.8m) as gross margin came in flat at 58.7 percent. Ebitda was NZ$90.8 million (€53.7m) versus NZ$45.3 million. The ...
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News briefsKMD Brands secures B Corp status for Rip Curl, Kathmandu, Oboz
KMD Brands, the outdoor, lifestyle and sports company, sees all three of its brands – Kathmandu, Oboz and Rip Curl – become Certified B Corporations, becoming one of the first multinational firms in Australia and New Zealand to have all businesses individually certified. KMD Brands Group CEO Michael Daly ...
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News briefsRip Curl appoints new wholesale manager for Europe
Rip Curl has promoted Pablo Gutiérrez to wholesale manager for Europe. Gutierrez has been with Rip Curl for nearly 30 years, first as a professional surfer and then in such posts as sales rep, country manager for Spain and country manager for Iberia. Iñigo Iraola, another former professional surfer for ...
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News briefsKMD Brands reports strong Q1 performance
KMD Brands, the former Kathmandu Holdings Ltd., achieved positive year-over-year sales growth for all brands in Q1 of its FY23 that ended on Nov. 6. Additionally, the group realized a NZ$30 million (€17.7m) year-over-year improvement in its operating profit for the period and said its gross margin is “holding up ...
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ArticleKMD Brands sees sales momentum resuming
After a challenging first half impacted by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, KMD Brands experienced rebounding sales in the final two quarters.
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News briefsKMD Brands updates annual guidance
KMD Brands, formerly Kathmandu Holdings, is now forecasting total annual sales of NZ$955 to NZ$965 million (€580.7m to €586.8m) for the 12 months ending July 31 after a record performance during a winter promotional period for its Kathmandu retail operation. FY22 Ebitda, excluding one-off, non-cash items, including government subsidies, is ...
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ArticleKMD Brands will look to regain growth footing in second half of the year
KMD Brands, which rebranded itself from Kathmandu Holdings Ltd. earlier this month, reported an Ebit loss of NZ$5.5 million (€6.1m) for the six months ended Jan. 31. Total revenues declined by less than 1 percent to NZ$407.3 (€245.2m) as the gross profit margin slid to 57.7 percent from 59.0 percent ...
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News briefsKathmandu Holdings to change name to KMD Brands
Kathmandu Holdings Limited from New Zealand announced on March 2 that it will change its name to KMD Brands Limited. The new name will take effect on March 16, 2022. The NZX and ASX ticker will remain KMD. An announcement on the launch of KMD Brands, its purpose and vision, ...
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WSL expands partnership with Rip Curl
The World Surf League (WSL) and Rip Curl announced an extended partnership, with the Australian surf brand coming on board as the presenting partner of the MEO Pro Portugal, the third stop on the 2022 Championship Tour (CT), along with the Boost Mobile Gold Coast Pro and the Sydney Surf ...
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ArticleKathmandu climbing despite Covid, supply chain impacts
Profits went up at Kathmandu Holding in its second quarter, ended Jan. 30, despite the global pandemic’s impact on its operations. In a preliminary trading update for its first half, the New Zealand-based parent of the Kathmandu, Oboz and Rip Curl brands said its results improved despite lower retail traffic, ...
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Rip Curl rider launches a Masterclass for women
Rip Curl has signed a new five-year partnership deal with Bethany Hamilton, a Hawaiian surfer who has been riding with the Australian brand for 23 years. As part of the deal, she will collaborate with the brand on video projects, surf trips, surfwear collections and other projects. She will also ...
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ArticleRip Curl helps Kathmandu’s sales to rise by 15%, but outlook is uncertain
Kathmandu Holdings said in a preliminary annual report that its sales increase by 15.1 percent to 922.8 million New Zealand dollars (€551.4m-$646.6m) in the full year ended July 31, 2021, as its Rip Curl and Oboz brands benefitted from a boom in surfing and higher participation in hiking, respectively. Instead, ...
