Day-end checks for cash, stock, power and security before lock-up.
A daily store closing checklist is the set of day-end checks a store manager completes before locking up, so the cash is reconciled, stock is safe, power is off and the next team opens without surprises. It covers cash and the POS report, high-value stock, trial rooms, lights and AC, keys, shutter, alarm and CCTV, and ends with a handover note for the morning. The Store Manager fills it after the last bill, and the Area Manager reviews it before the next day starts. A cash mismatch or an unlocked shutter is fatal and raises a ticket at once, and any other No becomes a task for the opening team.
Free. No form. The workbook has the same columns as the table below, with the score formula and a fatal-item check in place.
Score = weight of items answered Yes ÷ weight of items not marked N/A, out of 100. Pass mark 90. A failed fatal item caps the score at zero and raises a ticket to the area manager.
| # | Item | Audit question | Answer | Photo | Weight | What good looks like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cash reconciliationFatal | Does the cash in the drawer match the POS cash total, after keeping the float aside? | Yes / No / N/A | Required | 5 | Cash equals POS cash sales to the rupee, counted by two people, difference zero. |
| 2 | Day-end POS report | Is the day-end POS report printed and photographed, showing sales by cash, card and UPI? | Photo | Required | 3 | Clear photo of the full Z report, date and store code readable, totals visible. |
| 3 | Card and UPI settlement | Is the card machine batch settled and the UPI total matched to the POS? | Yes / No / N/A | No | 3 | Settlement slip printed, card and UPI totals match the POS report with no gap. |
| 4 | Cash to safe | Is cash above the float sealed in a deposit bag and locked in the safe, with the bag number noted? | Yes / No / N/A | Optional | 4 | Deposit bag sealed, number written in the cash register, safe locked with two signatures. |
| # | Item | Audit question | Answer | Photo | Weight | What good looks like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | High-value stock count | Are high-value pieces counted against the opening count, with every sale matched to a bill? | Yes / No / N/A | Required | 4 | Count matches opening count less today's bills, trays or tethered units all accounted for. |
| 6 | Trial rooms cleared | Are trial rooms empty, with every garment back on the floor or in the stockroom? | Yes / No / N/A | Optional | 3 | No garments, hangers, tags or pins left inside, lights off, curtains open. |
| 7 | Floor reset | Is the floor reset for tomorrow, tables folded, fixtures filled and demo units on charge? | Yes / No / N/A | No | 2 | Floor looks ready to open, gaps refilled, demo units plugged in, nothing on the floor. |
| 8 | Returns and alterations | Are today's returns and alteration pieces tagged and kept in the marked bin? | Yes / No / N/A | No | 2 | Every return has its bill copy attached, alterations tagged with customer pick-up date. |
| # | Item | Audit question | Answer | Photo | Weight | What good looks like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Window lights timer | Is the window light timer set so the window stays lit after closing as the brand requires? | Yes / No / N/A | No | 2 | Window and sign on timer to the brand's set hour, everything else switched off. |
| 10 | AC and floor lights | Are all AC units and floor lights switched off at the main board? | Yes / No / N/A | No | 3 | AC off, floor lights off, only night lights and window circuit left on. |
| 11 | Music and screens off | Are the music system, digital screens and non-essential sockets switched off? | Yes / No / N/A | No | 2 | Speakers, screens and diffuser off, only POS server and CCTV left powered. |
| # | Item | Audit question | Answer | Photo | Weight | What good looks like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | CCTV recording on | Is the CCTV recorder running, with every camera showing a picture before lock-up? | Yes / No / N/A | Optional | 4 | All cameras live on the monitor, recorder showing a red recording mark, time correct. |
| 13 | Security walk | Has a final walk of the floor, stockroom, trial rooms and washroom confirmed nobody is left inside? | Yes / No / N/A | No | 3 | Every room checked, back door bolted, no bags or cartons left near the exit. |
| 14 | Shutter and keysFatal | Are the shutter and back door locked, with keys signed into the key register? | Yes / No / N/A | Required | 5 | Both locks checked by hand, key holder named in the register, photo of the locked shutter. |
| 15 | Alarm set | Is the intruder alarm set and the security agency or guard informed of closing time? | Yes / No / N/A | No | 4 | Alarm armed without fault codes, closing time logged with the guard or agency. |
| 16 | Next-day handover note | What does tomorrow's opening team need to know, such as deliveries, repairs or customer pick-ups? | Text | No | 2 | Names each pending delivery, repair or pick-up with time and the person responsible. |
Loaded into BorentisOps, each required photo is live, GPS and time-stamped, so a photo from yesterday or another store does not pass. Where the brand has a docket or display standard, Drishti scores the photo against it and marks the misses. Every fail raises a ticket with an owner and a deadline, and the area manager sees the store on a heat map before the next visit.
The checklist runs offline and syncs when signal returns, in Hindi, English and Hinglish, and the operations score sits next to the store's selling score from Borentis Floor on one store card. Pricing is per store, so every store manager and staff member in the store is on the app.
Start it after the last bill is printed, not before. The cash, card and UPI checks only mean something once billing has stopped. Most stores finish in 12 minutes, then do the security walk and lock-up. If the store closes late during festive season or EOSS, the checklist still runs the same night, because a cash gap found the next morning is far harder to explain than one found at close.
An unlocked shutter or back door puts the entire stock at risk overnight, and no amount of good work on the rest of the list offsets that. Marking it fatal means the Area Manager is alerted the moment it fails, so someone can go back to the store the same night. The photo of the locked shutter also gives the brand a record if there is an insurance claim later.
Anything the morning team would otherwise discover too late: a delivery due at 10, a customer collecting an alteration, a fused light over the window, a card machine that kept dropping, a staff member on leave. Keep it short and name who owns each point. In BorentisOps the note appears at the top of the next morning's opening checklist, so it is read before the shutter goes up.
Yes. The Excel download keeps the same columns BorentisOps uses: section, item, question, answer type, photo rule, weight and fatal flag, so it imports as a checklist without retyping. A Borentis onboarding person maps the roles and stores, sets who fills it and who reviews it, and schedules it so it reaches the right phone at the right time. You can edit, add or remove items before or after the import.