Custom Merch for Clothing Brands in Memphis, TN
Merch Mob makes first drop tees, heavyweight and boxy staples, and hoodies and crewnecks for clothing brands in Memphis, TN, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Memphis. Of the people in Memphis, 26% are aged 18 to 34, compared with 23% across the US (Census ACS, 2020-2024), a solid local pool for boxy cuts, heavyweight tees and limited drops.
Memphis by the numbers
Memphis has 609,647 residents, 3% fewer than in 2020 (Census estimates).
Shelby County has 280 clothing stores with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 3.1 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 2.4. 58% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is down 18% from 341 in 2018.
Both are broad Census categories: they count every clothing store and apparel factory with a payroll, not independent labels, most of which sell online with no employees.
Shelby County as a whole has 910,226 residents, down 2.1% since 2020. Shelby County has one clothing store for every 3,250 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 609,647
- Since 2020
- −3%
- County
- Shelby County
- Clothing stores in Shelby County, 2023
- 280
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 3.1 (US 2.4)
- Time zone
- Central
- Median age
- 34.2 (US 38.9)
- Residents aged 18 to 34
- 26% (US 23%)
- Warmest month, average high
- July, 92°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 33°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 72
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 45
- Rain, a year
- 55 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 7
Weather: Memphis International Airport station, 4 mi from Memphis's center (NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals). People: Census ACS 2020-2024. Counts: CBP 2023, by county, paid-employee establishments. Population: Census, July 2025.
What Memphis's weather means for clothing brands
Expect about 72 days a year at 90°F or more in Memphis, peaking in July at an average high of 92°F, so the summer drop needs light colorways and a lighter jersey, not only the heavyweight staple. Release tees and lighter cuts for April to October, and have heavier fleece in stock before November, the first month with highs below 65°F. With about 55 inches of rain a year, a hooded windbreaker or nylon coaches jacket fits the spring and fall drops better than another crewneck. About 45 nights a year reach freezing, so a fall release with a beanie and a crewneck that layers under a jacket covers the cold snaps. April brings the year's heaviest rain, around 5.9 inches, so shoot product for the next drop before it arrives and keep that month's release online.
| Month in Memphis | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the drop should feature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51°F | 33°F | 4.1 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| February | 56°F | 37°F | 4.6 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| March | 64°F | 44°F | 5.7 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| April | 73°F | 53°F | 5.9 | Graphic tees and caps |
| May | 82°F | 62°F | 5.3 | Graphic tees and caps |
| June | 89°F | 70°F | 4 | Lighter tees, tanks and shorts |
| July | 92°F | 74°F | 4.8 | Lighter tees, tanks and shorts |
| August | 92°F | 73°F | 3.4 | Lighter tees, tanks and shorts |
| September | 86°F | 66°F | 3 | Lighter tees, tanks and shorts |
| October | 75°F | 54°F | 4 | Graphic tees and caps |
| November | 63°F | 43°F | 4.7 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| December | 53°F | 36°F | 5.5 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Memphis.
Orders ship to Memphis from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in Tennessee.
Memphis is about 1,574 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Memphis is USPS zone 7. Memphis is on Central time, 2 hours ahead of the shop's Pacific time.
From the production floor
Merch Mob production in Southern California.
Ordering from Memphis
When should a clothing brand in Memphis drop fleece?
Fleece deserves a full drop a few weeks ahead of the cool season and a restock or new colorway after the holidays, since 5 months here average a high under 65°F.
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