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Founded in 1984 and based in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, Lakeshirts is a vertically integrated market leader in the multi-billion dollar North American resort apparel and accessories industry.

The Company sells its Lakeshirts apparel and accessories, and TGT Stickers brands to over 4,000 of the largest and most successful resort town retailers, bars and restaurants, and niche retailers. Through its Blue 84 brand, Lakeshirts is a major player in the college-licensed apparel and accessories market, selling to over 2,000 campus bookstores and college retailers across the United States with nearly 1,000 licenses.

Lakeshirts’ team of over 700 employees operates out of a 325,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility, one of the industry’s largest in North America. Lakeshirts is vertically integrated from material sourcing and garment design, to dying, decorating, custom labeling and merchandising. Lakeshirts is one of only 36 apparel companies to have its social compliance program accredited by the Fair Labor Association.

“Carlson Private Capital is the ideal partner for us at the perfect time for our business. We have been fortunate to build an exceptional business in our hometown through commitment to our people and our community and wanted to find a partner who shared our values. Carlson Private Capital’s investment will help us accelerate our business’ growth and, more importantly, allow for growth in jobs and continued support of Detroit Lakes.”
– MARK FRITZ, CO-FOUNDER & CEO, Lakeshirts