Custom Merch for Skate and Surf Shops in Memphis, TN
Merch Mob makes house-brand tees, hoodies and crewnecks, and hats and beanies for skate and surf shops in Memphis, TN, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Memphis. Kids and teens under 18 are 25% of the Memphis population, compared with 22% across the US (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so youth sizes of the house tee and hoodie are worth stocking for young riders and their parents.
Memphis by the numbers
Memphis has 609,647 residents, 3% fewer than in 2020 (Census estimates).
Shelby County has 36 sporting goods stores with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 0.40 for every 10,000 residents, below the national figure of 0.60. 64% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is down 16% from 43 in 2018.
That Census category includes skate and surf shops along with every other kind of sporting goods store.
Shelby County as a whole has 910,226 residents, down 2.1% since 2020. Shelby County has one sporting goods store for every 25,280 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 609,647
- Since 2020
- −3%
- County
- Shelby County
- Sporting goods stores in Shelby County, 2023
- 36
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 0.40 (US 0.60)
- Time zone
- Central
- Median age
- 34.2 (US 38.9)
- Residents under 18
- 25% (US 22%)
- 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 skate and surf shops
Summer runs hot, with about 72 days a year at 90°F or above, so the summer rack needs a light tee and a tank, and sessions slide toward mornings and evenings. January nights average a low of 33°F, so a midweight hoodie sells for early and late sessions, and a beanie is a small add-on. Tee weather, a 70°F average high or warmer, runs April to October, so stock the house tee deep from spring through fall and save the fleece order for the holiday stretch. About 45 nights a year reach 32°F or below, mostly in midwinter, so a beanie and a hoodie cover the coldest early sessions. Rain peaks in April at about 5.9 inches, so that is the month to sell windbreakers, hoodies and caps rather than to schedule a demo.
| Month in Memphis | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the shop rack carries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| May | 82°F | 62°F | 5.3 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| June | 89°F | 70°F | 4 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| July | 92°F | 74°F | 4.8 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| August | 92°F | 73°F | 3.4 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| September | 86°F | 66°F | 3 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| October | 75°F | 54°F | 4 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| 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
What should a skate or surf shop in Memphis keep on the rack in winter?
Midweight fleece more than heavy: from November it is hoodie weather, but winter afternoons stay mild enough to ride, so midweight hoodies, long sleeves and a beanie cover it.
More for Memphis
Let’s build
your next drop.
Tell us what your skate or surf shop needs. You get a line-item quote and an honest timeline within 24 hours. Tell us where it ships and the quote covers the rest.