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Retail Store Opening Checklist

by Mo ghandour, from the Community

This retail store opening checklist helps boutique teams prepare the shop for trading each day. It covers outside setup, signage, and window displays; tidying dressing rooms; organizing clothing racks with correct sizes, tags, and hangers; readying the checkout area with music, charged devices, flyers, candles, and shopping bags; dusting candle testers and replenishing tester strips; ensuring accessories and merchandise displays are full; kitchen prep including lights, dishwasher, milk machine, and snacks; atelier tasks such as ironing and alteration checks; final shop cleaning like vacuuming, mopping, and lint removal; and office cash box checks. Use it to standardize daily store operations and present a clean, welcoming showroom.

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