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Store Closing Checklist Template

Close every store so the morning team walks into a clean, secure, stocked store, wherever they work.

Who and whenClosing shift lead, after the last customer leaves
Serves the goalEvery store closes secure and ready for the morning
Counts towardStore presentation
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14 checks · 1 photoTap a check to tick it off

1Customers out and cash

  • Last customer out, doors locked, sign turned to closed
  • Cash counted and the end-of-day reconciliation done
  • Cash bagged and in the safe; safe locked

2Food and stock

  • Perishables covered, labelled and stored
  • Out-of-date and damaged stock removed and logged as waste
  • Display cabinets covered or emptied as the standard says

3Clean down

  • Counters, tills and screens wiped
  • Floors swept and mopped
  • Bins emptied and new liners in
  • Photo of the sales floor ready for the morningPhoto

4Lock up

  • Lights and equipment off; fridges and freezers left on
  • Back door and windows locked
  • Alarm set
  • Left the store atTime

In RakuOps, a check answered No, a reading outside its limits, or a photo that does not match your best store's opens a fix for that store, with an owner and a due date.

Why chains run this check

A bad close is felt by the next morning's team and its first customers. Cash left in the till, stock not put away and a floor not mopped make the opening late and the store look tired before the day starts.

Closing is also the shift where corners get cut, because the team wants to go home. A short list with one photo makes it quick to do properly and easy to check.

How it runs at every store

  1. One standard. Send this checklist to every store, on a schedule, to whoever is on shift.
  2. Evidence back. Photos, readings and answers come back from the phone, timestamped and named.
  3. Problems become fixes. Anything that fails opens a fix for that store, due in hours, not at the next visit.
  4. Best against worst. The scorecard ranks your stores on it and shows which check the worst store misses.

Run it at one store tomorrow morning

Free for one store, with unlimited users and no card. The checklist arrives ready to run, exactly as it is on this page, and you can change any check.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this template free?

Yes. Print it, save it as a PDF, or tick it off on this page. To run it at every store, with photos, readings that open a fix when they are out of range, and a scorecard that ranks your stores, use it in RakuOps. The free plan covers one store, with unlimited users.

What is the most missed step when closing a store?

Waste logging and putting perishables away properly. Both take a few minutes, both are invisible the same night, and both cost money the next week. Keep them as separate steps rather than one line that says "stock".

Why take a photo at closing?

One photo of the floor shows whether the store was left ready for the morning. It settles the question between the closing and opening teams without anyone having to argue about it.

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