2016

5 Tips For Using An Awning To Control Your Store Temperature

Awnings can help reduce solar gain from 65% to 77%, depending on which wall of your store they are installed and how you use them. This can give you greater control over your internal store temperature, reducing your energy bills and making your store more comfortable for customers. However, to get the full benefits of awnings, you need to know how to use them efficiently. Below are five tips to use your awnings to help control your store temperature.

3 Cost-Effective Ways To Promote A Seasonal Sale At Your Thrift Store

There are certain times of year where you want to clear out inventory at your thrift store so you can offer your customers a new variety of merchandise. Seasonal sales around late fall when kids go back to school and near Christmas when people are shopping for presents are great times to place certain items on sale so you can make room for inventory you don't currently have space for. To get your seasonal sales out there for your local community to see, you want to advertise your event in a cost-effective way.

3 Reasons Every Restaurant Should Get Familiar With Vinyl Banner Signs

As the owner of a restaurant, you already know that signage is perhaps one of the most important aspects of marketing your business. You likely put a lot of thought into outdoor message boards, your primary sign on the building, and even the smaller signs that you place in your windows. However, there is one sign that deserves some attention in the restaurant business and that is the vinyl banner sign.

5 Tricks For Troubleshooting A Flickering Illuminated Channel Letter Sign

Channel letters stand out against your building because of their 3D design and internal lighting, but these signs can be tricky to troubleshoot when they start to act up. Whether your sign is illuminated by classic neon tubes or cutting edge LED strips, there's a good chance that you'll experience a flickering problem at least once in the lifetime of the sign. Make sure the technician repairing your sign tries all five of these troubleshooting steps before declaring the sign can't be fixed and needs to be replaced.