Proactive Review Checklist for Retail Stores

Use this Proactive Review checklist to evaluate critical retail store operations across sales, POS controls, cash handling, clearances, till reconciliation, and float management. Verify merchandise receiving from regional distribution centers and suppliers, reporting and reconciliation, customer orders, returns, and parcel pickup. Assess dock and reserve security, key and access management, and before and after trade tasks. Review financial controls including shorts and overs, paid in and paid out, clearance reconciliation, collections, P and L variances, accruals, and fixed assets. Confirm people processes for recruitment, scheduling, timekeeping, payroll, commissions, and terminations. Check governance requirements such as price integrity, product labeling, PCI, building essential services logbook, and training.