Storefront channel letters
Illuminated or non-illuminated channel letters mounted directly to brick, panel, or façade — engineered for street-level legibility.
Industries · Restaurants & Retail
Signage for Restaurants & Retail
Your storefront is your first impression. We make sure people slow down, notice, and walk in.
Overview
Restaurants and retail businesses live or die by foot traffic, and signage is the cheapest tool you have to drive it. A clean storefront sign reads from three blocks away. Window graphics tell the story of the brand. A pylon at the road gets you noticed from the highway.
We've built signage for coffee shops, dealerships, laundromats, Subway, Gustafson's, Bryden Motors — small storefronts up to multi-tenant pylon installations. Everything is fabricated in-house in Loves Park and installed by our own crew, so we control the schedule and the quality.
What we do for restaurants & retail
The signage work restaurants & retail actually need.
Storefront & façade signs
Dimensional signage in painted wood, brushed metal, or modern composites — designed to match the architectural style.
Window graphics & vinyl
Branded window decals, full-coverage promotional graphics, frosted privacy films, and seasonal install rotation.
Pylon signs & LED message centers
Tall pole-mounted cabinets with full-color LED screens — for restaurants, dealerships, and retail with road frontage.
Interior dimensional branding
Interior dimensional logos, menu boards, and branded environments to carry the storefront identity inside.
Promotional & event banners
Grand opening banners, sale event graphics, drive-thru promotional signage, and seasonal storefront refreshes.
Selected projects
Real CorPro work in restaurants & retail.
Wall Graphics
Hangry Joe's Hot Chicken — Rockford
Window Graphics
Gruno's Diamonds
Vehicle Wraps
Aurelio's Pizza
Vehicle Wraps
Prairie Street Brewing Co. (Rockford)
Wall Graphics
Sugar Jones
Channel Letters
Cicero Lofts
Window Graphics
Bryden Motors
Event & Promo
Pig Minds Brewing — Event Kit
Window Graphics
Smart Wash Laundry
Pylon Signage
Subway — E. State St.
Pylon Signage
Gustafson's
Installation
Filling Station Pub
Pylon Signage
Maurer Real Estate Group
Why clients in restaurants & retail choose us
Permits handled
We pull the sign permit through your municipality. Most retail clients don't want to deal with city hall — we do.
Fast turnaround on window graphics
Storefront window installs go up in a day, with same-week turnaround on standard sizes.
Service after install
If a pylon LED goes out or a face needs replacing in five years, we're the same shop that built it. One number to call.
- Yes. We pull the permit, submit the engineered drawings, and coordinate inspection. The cost is itemized, not marked up.
- Window graphics: 1–2 weeks. Channel letters on existing buildings: 4–6 weeks (permitting is most of it). Pylons with LED message centers: 8–12 weeks.
- Yes. Most rush jobs we can land in 1–2 weeks if we skip the permit-required components. We'll tell you what's possible on day one.
Do you handle the sign permit?
What's the lead time on a new storefront sign?
Can you do a grand opening rush?
Other industries we serve
Local sign shop, your industry.
Storefront signage is the highest-ROI marketing investment a small retail business makes. Send us a photo of your storefront and a rough idea of what you want — we'll come back with options and a working estimate.