This spontaneous need to fish is part of the reason we’re so pleased to present Silver Creek Outfitter’s new Volusion store.  Covering everything from hunting and fishing supplies to apparel, accessories and accouterments for the avid sportsman/woman, Silver Creek is a one-stop shop for those who spend a great deal of time communing  with the natural world.  Just look at that shot of the website… you can almost hear the crickets and feel the dusky breeze on your face.

… that reminds us.  We gotta go fishing.  Welcome to the Brand Labs family, Silver Creek!

This content-rich site was a bit of a structural anomaly, as it revolves entirely around a single annual event.  Visitors to the site can learn about the event and its history, register to participate and buy Surf City Marathon-related merchandise.  If nothing else, it proves that Volusion allows for a wide range of business models and does so seamlessly (with a little assist from our custom development team).

We’re pretty excited about the site and as we sit here in Michigan, where the sun has only recently returned from its winter vacation, we’re completely seduced by the images of sandy beaches and the crystal-clear Pacific (not to mention the promise of free beer).  Plus, we should probably be considering a plan to work off the goodies from our previous post.  As for how the client feels about the site?  We’ll let them speak for themselves:

“The Brand Labs team exceeded our very high expectations for design and custom development. We enjoyed working with the Brand Labs team and plan to utilize their services for additional store designs.”

– Don Gerould; Surf City USA Marathon

Welcome to the Brand Labs Family, Surf City!  We look forward to a long and sunny relationship!

Founded in 1986 as a small, local screen printer, Wildcat Wearhouse has now grown into a huge, Kentucky-loving retail empire.  With 13 existing brick and mortar stores, WW now brings its Wildcat mania to Volusion with their very sporty new store.

While the University of Kentucky may not have made it to the Final Four this year, there’s still plenty for fans to get excited about over at the Wilcat Wearhouse site.  Get over there now to get your Big Blue on!

React Gear offers a full range of sporting goods and supplies intended to prepare you for any emergency.  Commie uprising?  Check.  Attacked by bears?  You’re covered.  Zombie apocalypse?  Aim for the head.

We’re always happy to welcome new folks to the Brand Labs family, but in this case, we’re especially happy because when something bad goes down, you want the well-equipped folks on your side.  Welcome, React Gear!

Now, Carnal DaMMAge’s customers will be able to shop (and buy) on a mobile-optimized Volusion site, eliminating one more barrier between browsing and conversion.

You, too, can have an iPhone-friendly Volusion store for less than a thousand dollars!  (Okay… it’s $995, so not a lot less than a thousand… but still, it’s less.)

If you’d like to capture some of the ever-expanding mCommerce market (quickly and affordably) check out iVoloo.  On the other hand, if you’d like to beat the tar out of someone, but you’d like to be sure you’re properly outfitted first, check out Carnal DaMMAge.

For the uninitiated, MMA is short for “Mixed Martial Arts”.  It’s currently the fastest growing sport in the world and MMA Warehouse is one of its leading proponents (and most prominent retailers).  If you like wearing amazingly ornate t-shirts while watching a couple of guys beat the living hell out of each other, then you may want to head over there to get some supplies.

Welcome to the Brand Labs family, MMA Warehouse!

Not only is Airsoft’s site one of our favorite recent launches, it’s also one of the more graphically intense and heavily thematic designs we’ve ever completed.  With a trade dress that speaks simultaneously of combat and gaming, the store perfectly captures the flavor of Airsoft’s brand, but don’t take our word for it.  Here’s a quote directly from the customer:

“The site looks freakin’ awesome !! We’re very happy with it! Everyone at the company wants the new design online asap – especially if you compare to our current site. We’re shocked you were able to put post-apocalyptic, steampunk, urban warfare, and futuristic game design all into the design! We love it ! It goes perfectly with the idea we had originally in our heads.”

’nuff said.

Third Coast Surf Shop has been featured in media outlets including NPR, CBS, NBC and The Honolulu Star Bulletin.

We tried to avoid ending this piece with a hacky surf lingo bastardization, but we just couldn’t: if you want to catch a bodacious deal, you should carve your way to Third Coast Surf Shop, bro.

… we feel just sick about that last sentence and sincerely apologize to our surfing brethren.

adj.
1. (informal) Very large
2. (informal) Great

We can’t say anything about MX Megastore that isn’t completely implicit in their name. It is both very large and great.

Welcome to the Brand Labs megafamily, MX Megastore!

Michigan gets a bad rap, but for us hearty Michiganders, there are few places we’d rather be. If you were here right now, you’d be enjoying the peak of the cherry season, the pinnacle of the hockey season (Go Wings!) and the waning days of the surfing season. Yes… the surfing season.

There’s a growing surf movement on our west coat and one of its leaders is the Third Coast Surf Shop. Ryan Gerard opened the shop about five years ago in New Buffalo, MI and his business has been thriving ever since. As a matter of fact, we’re currently in the process of designing his new, expanded site for the Volusion platform. In the midst of this, NBC’s Today show ran a segment about Ryan and his shop just yesterday. We present the clip here as proof positive that Michigan is one of the most surprising places in America.

… and it’s totally shaped like a mitten, which is cool.