Custom Merch for Coffee Shops in Memphis, TN
Merch Mob makes barista tees and caps, retail hoodies and crewnecks, and beanies for coffee shops in Memphis, TN, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Memphis. With 5% of residents aged 3 and older in college or graduate school, under the national 7% (Census ACS, 2020-2024), student budgets matter less in Memphis: favor quality blanks and gift-ready packaging over budget pieces.
Memphis by the numbers
Memphis has 609,647 residents, 3% fewer than in 2020 (Census estimates).
Shelby County has 164 snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 1.8 for every 10,000 residents, below the national figure of 2.5. 49% of them employ fewer than 10 people; the rest are larger operations. The count is up 44% from 114 in 2018.
That Census category includes coffee shops along with juice bars, ice cream parlors, donut shops and similar counters.
Shelby County as a whole has 910,226 residents, down 2.1% since 2020. Shelby County has one snack or nonalcoholic beverage bar for every 5,550 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 609,647
- Since 2020
- −3%
- County
- Shelby County
- Snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Shelby County, 2023
- 164
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 1.8 (US 2.5)
- Time zone
- Central
- Median age
- 34.2 (US 38.9)
- In college or grad school
- 5% (US 7%)
- 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 coffee shops
Summer in Memphis is long and hot, about 72 days a year at 90°F or more, so the iced-drink season deserves its own lineup: a lightweight barista tee, a cap and a retail tee in a summer colorway. Feature tees and caps from April to October, then bring beanies and retail hoodies to the counter for November to March, the months with highs under 65°F. Cool mornings in January, with lows around 33°F, call for a staff crewneck or zip hoodie over the barista tee until the room warms up. Freezing temperatures arrive on about 45 nights a year, so a light staff jacket helps on winter mornings, and a beanie is worth trying as a holiday add-on. Wet weeks are part of the routine, with April the wettest month at about 5.9 inches, so a water-resistant jacket or hooded layer with the logo keeps market and delivery staff looking like the shop on rainy days.
| Month in Memphis | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the counter and crew need |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51°F | 33°F | 4.1 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| February | 56°F | 37°F | 4.6 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| March | 64°F | 44°F | 5.7 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| April | 73°F | 53°F | 5.9 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| May | 82°F | 62°F | 5.3 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| June | 89°F | 70°F | 4 | Breathable barista tees and caps |
| July | 92°F | 74°F | 4.8 | Breathable barista tees and caps |
| August | 92°F | 73°F | 3.4 | Breathable barista tees and caps |
| September | 86°F | 66°F | 3 | Breathable barista tees and caps |
| October | 75°F | 54°F | 4 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| November | 63°F | 43°F | 4.7 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| December | 53°F | 36°F | 5.5 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
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
What should baristas in Memphis wear behind the bar through the year?
A dark tee and cap work from April to October, when highs reach 70°F or more; for November to March, with highs under 65°F, add a zip hoodie the opening crew can shed once the espresso machine heats the room.
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