Category Archives: Outdoor Retail

Landsharks is NOT your friend!

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

It’s over. We are no longer friends. It’s not that we don’t love you anymore, it’s just better this way. Okay, enough creepiness. Here’s the deal – Facebook considers it a violation of terms to treat a business as an … Continue reading →

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Fearless and Well-Dressed Sharks

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

Heading into the holiday season we’d love to share some of our favorite things at Landshark’s. Now, we may not  have the celebrity star power of Oprah, but we are positive the peeps on your “Nice” list will appreciate these great … Continue reading →

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HippyTree is Here. Nature is Coming.

Posted on October 9, 2012 by

The best part of our “job” at Landsharks is scouring the isles at various national tradeshows looking for the “next big thing”. Occasionally it is a game-changer like Keen, Crocs, or Vibram FiveFingers, but often times it is small operation that perhaps no one in … Continue reading →

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Spring Break + Shark Shopping = Happiness!

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

Paris. London. Maui. New Zealand. Cabo. These are the destinations our customers have been mentioning lately while loading up on fantastic goodies at the Shark. Geez…..whatever happened to Florida and South Carolina? I’m happy to say that I’ll be among the minions doing the … Continue reading →

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8 Venues. 4 Days. 7 Questions.

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

Customers, of which we have the best in the world, often ask us where we purchase our inventory. The answer often surprises them; Salt lake City, Livonia, Chicago, Lansing, Las Vegas, Rockford, Grand Rapids, and occasionally at home in Saugatuck. We spend many moons … Continue reading →

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Head to Toe – Three All-Time Greats

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

The next time my lovely bride attempts to hijack my 1996 Patagonia Retro X Jacket on her way to the Goodwill Drop Box there will be bloodshed. I love them both, but the jacket has been with me since 96, and my … Continue reading →

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