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Our team of professional awning manufacturers at Maple Leaf Awning & Canvas are always a phone call away when you’re interested in finding an affordable way to improve your storefront’s curb appeal. Whether you’re interested in traditional awnings built to order from high quality Sunbrella fabric, glass or metal canopies, or free standing shade structures, “We’ve got you covered!”

Even though the current Covid pandemic has taken a huge bite out of retail sales figures, we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. We’re slowly but surely seeing the number of new cases leveling off, and the initial stages of the vaccine are in progress. We’re all griping about following all of the new protocols, but it’s hard to deny that we’re all getting better at keeping ourselves safe. That’s why it’s so important to make sure that you’re ready to welcome your customers back! You need to make sure that the customers who are seeking you out can find you, and it doesn’t hurt if you can also generate some new business organically by people driving by or shopping at other stores nearby. And custom canvas awnings are one of the most cost-effective tools to boost your curb appeal and stand out in a shopping center!

As we start getting the worst parts of the COVID-19 pandemic behind us, it’s important for retailers to be ready when the customers start coming back. They will soon be returning to retail stores, and in larger numbers; after all, they’ve been stuck at home a lot, and have a lot of catching up to do. That’s why it’s so important to get them through your front door!

In the era of Covid, brick and mortar retailers are feeling a lot of pressure to create a shopping experience that will entice customers to leave their homes and travel to your store. That’s just as true in a robust economy, so you owe it to yourself to provide the prospective customers an incentive to pull into your parking lot and walk through your front door.

Even though winter is rapidly approaching, it’s still a great time to enjoy the shade on a bright sunny day. We all love the sun, and we need it to nourish our plants and our bodies. In fact, it’s so important that our entire world revolves around it. But sometimes you can get too much of a good thing, and that’s where we come in!