Doorcount idea sheet · srchambercommerce.com/ideas/holiday-hours-early

Post holiday hours early, everywhere

Holiday hours posted two weeks ahead on the door, the listings and the website save customers wasted trips.

Steps

List every day you will close early, open late or stay shut through New Year's Day.
Put the same hours on your door, your map listings, your website and your phone greeting.
Mention them at the counter in the week before each change.
Take the holiday hours down the day after they end.

Missed-trip complaints and "are you open?" calls, compared with last year.

A two-line handwritten note after a first visit or a big job is remembered long after a coupon is lost.

A fixed weekly delivery run lets busy or less mobile customers keep buying from you.

Customers who drifted away often just forgot; a friendly note with a reason to return brings some back.