But here’s why the day is important: Labor Day is set aside on the holiday calendar to honor labor and the American worker. Set to be celebrated on Monday, September 7^th, Labor Day was first recognized as a federal holiday in the 1890s, and is always celebrated on the first Monday of September in this country (ditto in Canada, by the way, where it is Labour Day). As the U.S. Department of Labor states on its website, Labor Day is “a yearly national tribute to the contributions that workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.”

Will you close your store or facility for Labor Day this year – or choose to remain open? No matter which you decide, we’re here to help – our free, printable Closed for Labor Day sign templates enable you to quickly post a sign to alert customers and passersby that your business will be closed (or open) on Monday, September 7^th.

To get your free Closed for Labor Day sign: Go to the special template page we’ve set up on our website. There, you can choose from any of the professionally designed templates our Signs.com design team has created. Within the hour (typically sooner), we’ll then email you a link enabling you to download a PDF file of the template. Use this file to print the sign on your office or home printer, and you’re all set.

Where to Place Your Free Sign

You have downloaded your template and used your personal printer to output one or more Closed for Labor Day signs – now, where to place them? What follows are just a few of the many possibilities:

Store/facility door and entrance: Placing a sign here ensures it’s easily visible to anyone entering, leaving, or simply passing by. If you have a vestibule or foyer, place signage there as well.

Storefront/front window: The ideal place to catch the eye of a passersby – although you need to be careful to not “overload” your storefront window with too many messages that will distract from each other.

Checkout/cash register/checkout lane: A sign at the checkout is sure to be seen. If you have created a checkout lane for social distancing purposes, consider placing a sign there, too.

Interior walls: Nearly every store or facility has at least some open wall space (ideally toward the front of the store) where a Closed for Labor Day sign can settle in nicely. Don’t neglect your “power wall” – the wall you consider the most viewed wall in your store.

Displays and racks: Highly visible displays are another good spot for a Closed for Labor Day sign, as long as they don’t take away from the display itself.

Customer service area: This is a natural space for a Closed for Labor Day sign, as a customer waits for you to retrieve customer or product data, or perhaps wrap a gift.

Restrooms: If you have public restrooms, consider a sign on the entry door as well as on an interior wall.

Employee lunch areas/stock rooms: Your employees likely are already well aware of your plans for Labor Day, but reinforcing the message never hurts.

More Signage Options

Do you need a longer-lasting, custom sign? We can help you there, too: Our Closed for Labor Day template designs are also available to be custom printed onto a variety of materials – you can choose any material on Signs.com.

When you receive your Closed for Labor Day sign template from us, you’ll also receive a 10%-off discount code good for a one-time purchase of any sign(s) we offer. Plus, when you sign up to get your template, you can opt into Signs.com’s email list – as a subscriber to our emails, you’ll receive exclusive deals on relevant products in the future.

Whether you choose to shutter your facility’s doors for Labor Day 2020, or opt to keep them open, we look forward to assisting you with your signage needs!

Free Closed for Labor Day Signs

All of the day’s festivities, of course, take place as a way to commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence – declaring that the newly formed “United States of America” was free from British rule and the 13 states comprised a newly independent, sovereign nation. About 100 years later, July 4^th was made an official holiday across the USA, and we’ve been acknowledging our national independence in grand fashion ever since.

Will you close your business on July 4^th and join in the celebrations yourself? Or will you keep your doors open, ensuring you won’t miss out on sales that day? 

No matter which way you choose to go with your business on Independence Day, you’ll need to let customers know. And we’ll gladly help get your message out there – by providing you with free, printable Closed for July 4^th as well as Open for July 4^th signage templates.

Receive Your Free July 4^th Template

To get your free, printable July 4th signage template, all you have to do is go to our special 4^th of July template page on the Signs.com website. Then, simply choose from any of the professionally designed July 4^th templates we’ve created for you.

Within the hour (if not sooner!), we’ll e-mail you the requested template, and you’ll be all set to print the sign on your office or home printer. Then, all that’s left for you to do is to hang the sign in your place of business (see below for specific location suggestions).

In addition to receiving a 4^th of July template, you will also receive a discount code good for 10% off any custom sign we offer (one-time purchase) – everything from banners, A-frames, and aluminum signs, to window clings, posters, flags, and much more.

Plus, you’ll be able to choose to opt into our e-mail list. Doing so will ensure you don’t miss out on exclusive details on future Signs.com offers and products.

Location, Location, Location

You’ve chosen a free sign template or two (or more) and printed them out. Now, you just have to decide on the best placement for maximum exposure.

The obvious choice is at your store’s front door or main entrance – here, you can certainly grab the attention of customers coming in and out of your shop, as well as passersby. But there are other possibilities to keep in mind, too, such as:

• Secondary entrances – Don’t neglect side or back entrances; they may not be used as frequently as your main entrance, but they might be where your most loyal, local customers enter your shop.

• Cash register/check out – One of the best places to ensure that your buying customers are aware of your 4^th of July operating hours. Also consider placing a sign in a frame or easel at the checkout line.

• Vestibule/foyer — Place a July 4^th sign here next to your sale/special of the day message, or alongside pictures of satisfied customers, local sports team sponsorships, etc.

• Storefront window – Set a sign in a mannequin’s hand or at its base, or hang around its neck; place on a frame and make it part of your Independence Day window display.

• Interior walls – Any well-trafficked interior walls, including dressing-room walls, are good potential locations for July 4th signage.

• Racks/displays – Place signs in frames atop or adjacent to a few racks or displays, particularly your sale or promotional items.

Red, White, and Blue

Time will tell if this year’s Independence Day celebrations will be a bit more subdued due to COVID-19 – or, perhaps, the festivities will be even more raucous than in previous years, as folks choose to “get their summer on” after months of hunkering down and avoiding other people. You’ll have to decide if you, your business, your customers, and your employees will best benefit from your shop being open or closed on July 4^th.

If you choose to remain open, you might want to draw customers in by having a special Independence Day sale. You could put an emphasis on goods that might sell particularly well for a 4^th of July celebration – red, white, and blue anyone? Or, take a more generalist approach and think get-together/party, or consider a broad summer theme.

Finally, keep in mind that just because you opt to open on July 4^th doesn’t mean you have to keep standard hours that day. You can always set and announce limited hours ahead of time. Or, depending upon your type of business and customer mix, possibly close early if you find your foot traffic to be non-existent that day. Another option: Limit your staff to just one or two employees, particularly if your store design allows for just a few personnel to work it effectively.

Have a fun and safe 4^th of July – whether you’re at work or at home – from your friends at Signs.com!

Free Closed for 4th of July Signs

If your business chooses to be closed on Monday, May 25^th, ideally you’ll let customers know your intentions as early as possible. Sometimes, however, that’s just not realistic – and you then end up scrambling to produce a well-made sign that will inform the buying public about your decision. Or maybe you just don’t have the resources right now to order a custom sign.

Well, in either case, we can help! We’re offering free, printable Closed for Memorial Day Sign templates, so you can quickly get a sign up to alert your customers and passersby that your business will not be open this Memorial Day.

All you have to do is go to the page linked to above, and choose from any of the professionally designed templates our Signs.com design team has created. Within the hour (usually within a matter of minutes), we will then email the template to you.

In this email, you will receive a link to download the PDF file of the template – you can use this file to print the sign on your own office or home printer. And by the way, if your business will be open and you need a quick “We are open” sign for Memorial Day, we have added a few templates containing that message, too!

Pinpointing Your Best Locations

So, you have downloaded your template and you’ve printed out several Closed for Memorial Day signs on your personal printer – now, where should you place them? Every business and store will be different, of course, but here are a few suggestions to think about:

• Door/entrance/vestibule – Perhaps the most logical location, a sign placed here is visible to all entering (and/or leaving) your store, ensuring they won’t be surprised if they had planned on returning on Memorial Day and picking up a few more items.

• Storefront window – Even if passersby don’t happen to come into your store, they’ll still be able to see the sign in your storefront window. In fact, they might be more likely to enter your store right now, since they know Memorial Day shopping won’t be an option.

• Cash register/checkout – Everyone loves return clients, so make sure your paying customers are aware of your Memorial Day plans – just in case they had planned on shopping on the 25th. A sign at the register is sure to catch their attention.

• Interior walls – If you have some open wall space, particularly if it’s toward the front of the store, a Closed for Memorial Day sign can be effective here. Another good possible location: a dressing room door or adjacent space next to the dressing room.

• Displays/racks – A small sign set in a frame and placed atop a display or rack, particularly when next to sale or special merchandise, will surely get shoppers’ attention. It also serves to send the subtle message, “Buy it now (because we’ll be closed if you want to buy it on Memorial Day).”

Taking a More Custom Approach

Keep in mind that if you require a longer-lasting, custom sign, the Closed for Memorial Day template designs available to download and print for free are also available to be printed onto a variety of materials. You can choose any custom sign by starting on our homepage.

In fact, when you receive your Closed for Memorial Day sign template, you’ll also receive a 10%-off discount code that’s good for a one-time purchase of any sign(s) we offer. Furthermore, when signing up to receive your template, you can also choose to opt into Signs.com’s email list; subscribers to our emails will receive exclusive deals on relevant products in the future.

On this year’s Memorial Day, perhaps more than any other in recent memory, you may be able to reflect on having experienced significant and unexpected challenges to your business, to your customers, and to you personally. Here at Signs.com, we hope that our free Closed for Memorial Day sign templates can, in one small way, help lighten the load!

Free Closed for Memorial Day Signs

Since January 1st is such a common holiday and a day off for businesses and shops around the United States, those businesses need a way to notify their customers of their change in schedule. Signs.com has a team of professional graphic designers that created 25 printable sign templates for New Year’s. These sign templates are for anyone that is looking for a last minute sign to advertise their New Year’s hours. If you will be closed for New Year’s, there is a sign for you. If you are simply changing your hours for January 1st, there are templates for that as well.

If you have determined that you could use one of these free downloadable templates to print and display in your store, here is a quick guide on how to do it. Start by going to our free printable New Year’s sign page on our site. Browse the 25 templates and pick the one that is right for you. When you click on that template, you will be asked to fill out a form with your email address. We will send a PDF file of the template to that email address within 10 minutes of you submitting the form. From there you can download the PDF and print it on paper from your own printer. The email we send you will also include a promo code for 10% off any order from our website that is good for 2 weeks from when you receive it. The last thing you should know is that when you submit the form, we will invite you to subscribe to our email list. If you choose to subscribe, we will send you future emails about sales and special offers at Signs.com.

While these free templates are a great option for a last-minute display, most businesses will want a long term solution for future holidays. Signs.com is here for that too. Each of the 25 templates that we offer for free are also easy to order and print on Signs.com. Head to Signs.com’s homepage to find the perfect product for a long-term solution. Any product from Signs.com could help you with this, but a good place to start would be our opaque window decals or plastic signs. Feel free to use the 10% discount code that we are sending with the free templates if you want a discount on your sign order.

Thank you for supporting Signs.com in all of the ways that you do. We appreciate each and every reader of this blog. Keep us in mind as your business grows over the next year. We will always be here for any and all of your signage needs. We hope that you have enjoyed the holiday season and we wish you a Happy New Year! 

Free Closed for New Year’s Sign Templates for Small Business Owners

Most small businesses and local stores will close their doors at some point this holiday. The most common days that stores are closed are Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Years Day. These templates are for you if you have not had time to create or order a sign to post on your door that says “We Are Closed.” Even if you are only changing your schedule, but won’t be closed, we have templates for that as well. Our professional designers helped us create 25 new Christmas sign templates that have a holiday flare to notify your customers of your schedule during the Holiday season.

If you would like to use one of our free sign templates for the Holidays, here are some easy instructions on how to do it. Head to this page and click on the image of the sign you would like to print. If you fill out the form with your email address, we will send you an email within the hour containing a  PDF file of the sign, which you can print directly from the email. The email will not only send you the downloadable PDF sign that you can print on your own, but will also include a 10% off discount code that is good for 2 weeks and can be used on any of the signage products on our website. When you submit your email address to download the sign, you will also be invited to opt in to our deals email list. We send subscribers to the Signs.com email list exclusive deals and discounts periodically.

What about if you are looking for a more permanent sign that you can use year-over-year for many holidays to come? All of the template designs that we have provided to print on your own are also available for purchase and print on any of our high-quality and long-lasting products on Signs.com. Check out our home page and choose any product that you would like to print one of the “Closed for the Holidays” sign templates on and we will print it for you. If you are not sure where to start with this, we recommend using a plastic sign or an opaque window decal for store front signs. The 10% discount code we are sending with the template is a great way to save on a long-term sign as a Christmas gift to you and your business this year.

Thank you for checking out Signs.com for all of your signage needs. Happy Holidays to you and all those that are close to you this year. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a successful new year with your business!

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