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Daily Retail Store Checklist

by Riverside CUM, from the Community

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Use this daily retail store checklist to run consistent store operations. It covers banking and reconciliations, petty cash authorization and documentation, issuing and balancing floats, refund checks and reporting, UV cash verification, negative stock adjustments, hazard counts, key and alarm control, Sensormatic testing, tag audits, and docket book control. Guide store teams through price changes, sales and cashier evaluations, performance updates, merchandising standards, cleanliness, stockroom organization, and weekly tasks like layaway checks and maintenance reporting.

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