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Shrink and Security Health Check - Convenience Stores

by Keith Barr, from the Community

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Use this shrink and security health check to review guarding standards, incident reporting, colleague engagement, front-end controls, dashboard actions, routine processes, product protection, backdoor and warehouse security, safes and cash office controls, waste practices, and colleague compliance. Capture evidence, identify misses, and coach shift leaders and managers to reduce loss and improve store safety in convenience retail.

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Convenience Store Shrink and Security Audit
This convenience store audit helps reduce shrink and improve security across daily operations. It covers colleague and guard engagement with loss prevention, checkout controls, EAS and deactivation units, securing tobacco and high-value items, and proper key management. Product protection requirements span fresh, grocery, health and beauty, beers wines and spirits, and general merchandise. Backdoor and warehouse security, safes and cash office procedures, and stock routines such as gap scans, dashboards, fixture counts, and transfers are included. Waste controls ensure locked bins, accurate records, segregation, and verification. The checklist ends with store sign-off to confirm actions and accountability.
by Anna Gotts, from the Community
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Shrink, Security and Safety Health Check
This retail-focused health check helps stores assess and reduce shrink while strengthening security and safety. It covers deep-dive action plans for processes, lockdown and security, and people practices. Review waste controls, internal transfers, refunds and voids, and stock routines like Gapscan, LSI, and OSI. Verify physical security measures including CCTV, EAS gates, lighting, door function, body cams, key control, and secure high-value backstock. Promote guard engagement and use of security tools, ensure incident reporting access, and reinforce STAR training. Front-end controls address self-service risks, DKE investigation, walk-off reporting, and checkout management. Waste and surplus handling includes secure areas, colleague shop policy, and reduction processes, enabling a comprehensive plan review to drive compliance and loss prevention.
by Jigarkumar Shah, from the Community
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Convenience Vulnerability Healthcheck
A detailed security and shrinkage prevention audit template designed for retail stores. This comprehensive checklist covers essential areas including front-end operations, product protection strategies, warehouse security, physical security measures, and process compliance. The document guides store managers and security personnel through key checkpoints including EAS gate functionality, staff search procedures, inventory control, cash handling protocols, and colleague engagement. It ensures stores maintain proper security standards, minimize shrinkage, and follow corporate guidelines for loss prevention. The checklist also addresses waste management, colleague training, and security documentation requirements, providing a structured approach to maintaining store security and reducing losses.
by Tom Colman, from the Community
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Weekly Shrink Check for Store Managers
This weekly shrink checklist helps retail store managers identify and act on loss risks. Review waste handling and records, opening security, body camera usage, and void report insights. Check scorecards and DSS compliance, confirm no auto‑confirmed deliveries, and verify transfers for coffee, colleague rooms, pharmacy, PFS, and café. Ensure waste prints are available and dual signed, and that recorded and unrecorded waste is stored correctly. Confirm colleague searches, hold a shrink meeting with clear next steps, and maintain working security equipment. Capture actions and accountability to improve shrink results.
by Joseph Saint, from the Community
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Shrink and Security Health Check - Convenience Stores

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