Staff Shirts and Shop Merch for Downtown Ridgewood

Shirts that look like the shop

For a downtown Ridgewood business, a staff shirt is part of the look of the store. A boxy heavy tee works in a pizzeria. It looks off in a boutique or a yoga studio. We usually suggest one of two blanks for village shops:

• Bella+Canvas 3001. A soft, lighter, more fitted tee in a lot of colors, described on the Bella+Canvas product page as a unisex jersey tee. It is $23.50 each at 12 with a full-color front print.
• Comfort Colors 1717. A heavier, garment-dyed tee with a washed, broken-in look (see the Comfort Colors product page). It costs more, and the designer shows the exact price for your colors.

If the shirt is for a kitchen, a gym floor or a stockroom, the Gildan 5000 at $19.50 each at 12 is the workhorse. You can compare all three side by side in the designer before you pick.

Logo placement matters more than people expect. A small left-chest logo with a larger back print is the classic retail look. A centered front logo reads better from across a room. Our staff shirt guide has sizes in inches.

Merch you can sell at the register

Restaurants, coffee shops and studios in town often sell their own shirts and hoodies. Because we print with DTF transfers, there is no screen setup, so you can start small, try two colors, and reorder the sizes that sell. Orders under 6 pieces add a $12.00 small-batch fee, so 6 or more is the sensible starting point. Our guide to launching a merch line without inventory walks through pricing and sizes.

Small Business Saturday in the village

Small Business Saturday is November 28, 2026, according to the SBA. Our Storefront Kit covers the basics in one order for $299.00: a 3 x 6 foot banner, store-hours window lettering and 12 staff tees with your logo. With the softer Bella+Canvas tees that suit Ridgewood shops, it is $339.00. Order printed items by Wednesday, November 11, or by November 18 with rush.

Two Ridgewood-specific notes. A sandwich board in the Central Business District needs a permit and is limited to 5 square feet, per the village code summarized by PermitPal, so our 18 x 24 inch A-frame insert ($22.50) is the size that fits. And a printed outdoor banner counts as a sign and needs a permit, so the kit's banner may be better used inside the window. Our Ridgewood sign rules page has the details.

Holiday gifts for a small team

For a staff of a dozen, the Crew Hoodie 12-pack is our simplest gift: 12 hoodies with your logo on the chest and each name on the back, folded and gift-bagged, for $449.00. For a staff of four or five, order hoodies in the designer at $48.50 each at 6 with a front logo and a name on the back. Order printed gifts by Wednesday, December 9 to have them by December 23. Packs cannot be combined with other offers.

Ordering from Ridgewood

Design and price everything in the online designer, approve your mockup, and pay the deposit. Printed items take 7 to 10 business days, or 5 with rush for 25% more. Pickup is contactless in Paramus, about 4 miles away. Book a pickup time, or book a design chat if you want help choosing blanks.

Prices as of November 2026, from our online designers. Clothing is exempt from NJ sales tax; signs and vinyl are taxed at 6.625%.