Land Securities - Retail Letting - Portsmouth, Hampshire

Date: 12 May 2008

Global surf brand, Rip Curl will open its first UK outlet store in May 2008 at Gunwharf Quays, Land Securities' £200 million mixed-use development on the waterfront at Portsmouth Harbour.

Rip Curl has taken unit 26 at 1624 sq ft (150 sq m) close to Central Square and will join other outdoor and lifestyle brands already at the scheme including Fat Face, Jack Wills, French Connection, Nike, Mambo, Mountain Warehouse, O'Neill, Paul Smith, Animal, Reef, Ted Baker, Tog 24, White Stuff, Vans and Timberland.

Rip Curl currently has five stores in the UK and is on a mission to open more, planning to open at least two a year for the next five years. The signing of Rip Curl's first outlet is another first for Gunwharf Quays with other brands such as Jack Wills, Guess and Mambo choosing to successfully launch their first UK outlet stores at the scheme.

Newly opened Rip Curl store, Portsmouth Harbour