"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." So, what makes the Shibumi Shade better (or worse) than other options on the market? And more importantly ...

Makers of the North Carolina-born Shibumi Shade say they’re offering some upgrades this season to their ubiquitous beach shelters. If you’ve been to the beach in the past five years, you’ve seen ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There is nothing better—in my humble opinion—than a day at the beach with a full cooler, a charged ...

Shibumi co-founders Dane Barnes, Scott Barnes and Alex Slater (left to right) tapped their frustration with traditional beach umbrellas to create a fast-growing sun shade at their startup Shibumi. If ...

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Thomas Blackburn looks forward to his family’s weeklong beach vacation at the Isle of Palms every year. He has been coming to the South Carolina barrier island since he was a child. Now a father with ...

Update, April 2021 :The Shibumi Shade is now sold in more than two dozen retail stores along the coast from Virginia Beach, Va., to St. Augustine, Fla. Locations are listed on the company’s website.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The recognizable blue and teal canopies can be seen waving in the breeze on hundreds of beaches across the United States. The Shibumi Shade, invented by Dane Barnes, his ...