Updated 22 October 2026 · Avenclear Cleaning
Before opening
- Vacuum or mop the shop floor
- Clean entrance doors and glass, inside and out at low level
- Clean tills, counters and card terminals
- Dust displays and shelving at customer height
- Clean fitting rooms and mirrors
- Clean customer toilets
- Empty bins
During trading
- Spot-clean entrance glass and floors, especially in wet weather
- Check customer toilets
- Deal with spills straight away, using wet floor signs
Weekly
- Clean stockrooms and staff areas thoroughly
- Dust high-level displays and signage
- Clean skirting boards and fixtures
Periodic
- Hard-floor machine scrub or carpet extraction
- External window cleaning
- Deep clean before seasonal resets and refits
Multi-site retailers
Using one specification across every store makes standards consistent and audits comparable between sites. See how to write a cleaning specification.