This document provides a checklist for opening and closing a retail store. The opening checklist includes 10 steps: 1) Check security systems, 2) Create a daily action plan and goals, 3) Stock shelves and count inventory, 4) Ensure store equipment like POS systems are working, 5) Check communications, 6) Prepare cash management, 7) Set up displays for sales items, 8) Plan employee breaks and sales, 9) Inspect the store for cleanliness, and 10) Unlock the doors and welcome customers. The closing checklist includes 9 steps such as locking the doors, cleaning, shutting down equipment, restocking, counting cash, running reports, verifying employee hours, comparing performance to goals, and setting the security

1. Presented By-
Kamaleswar Prasad
B.VOC 3RD SEM
RETAIL MANAGEMENT

2. Store Opening Checklist
1. Security :
Also check all lighting, Alarm
Systems, surveillance cameras .

3. 2. Strategy :
Create your action plan for the
day, Daily store goals.

4. 3. Inventory :
Make sure shelves are stocked;
Count inventory and order as needed,
Verify incoming shipping.

5. 4. Store Equipment :
Make sure POS system, cash
registers, printers, phones, TVs and
music system are functioning properly.

6. 5. Communication :
Check work email/websites
for customer and corporate updates.

7. 6. Cash Management :
Verify previous nights deposits,
set up registers.

8. 7. Merketing :
Set up displays or boards with
daily sale or upsell items.

9. 8. Employee Management :
Plan daily breaks, set up sales.

10. 9. Customer Preparing :
Walk the floor, inspect for
cleanliness and stock quality , set heat
/air conditioning to day time setting.

11. 10. Open :
Unlocks the doors, turn on your
“open” sign and welcome customers.

12. Store Closing Checklist
1. Close the store :
Ensure that all customers have left
the store, lock the doors except main
shutter, turn off the “open” sign.

13. 2.Cleanings :
Clean facilities, dust-free surfaces
and shiny floor can helps create a
positive customer experience and boost
your business reputation .

14. 3. Store Equipments :
Shut down POS system like
cash registers, pinters, phones, TVs
music system etc; Charge company
phones .

15. 4.Inventory :
Restock merchandise, fill up
empty spaces of gondolas, check all
signage and replace any missing tags
and labels .

16. 5. Cash Management :
Count cash of the sales and
place deposits in safe .

17. 6. Sales Reports :
Run sales reports, settle all
credit card machines, verify credit card
slips have been signed, etc.

18. 7. Employee Management :
Verify time cards/hours worked.

19. 8. Strategy:
Compare the days performance
with goals.

20. 9. Security :
Turn on security lights and
cameras, Observe employees to ensure
merchandise is not taken, set alarm
upon exiting.