This is a new segment at How Perfectly Swell that I will call "Secrets of Industry -- Revealed!" In this segment, I will reveal secrets of industry. I will do this so that my capitalist readers may capitalize on the action plans of America's greatest corporations and become rich and then support the unrich proprietors of Prinsiana. In today's edition, I have illegally procured a "Opening Checktask List" and "Closing Checktask List" from the Z Gallerie at Oakbrook Center, a major upscale Chicago-area mall:
Opening Checklist Task: REVIEW PRIOR NIGHT’S CLOSE, WALK FLOOR, MAKE LIST OF UNCOMPLETED TASKS
REVIEW PRIOR NIGHT’S PHONE MESSAGES
FILL OUT ZONE CHART COMPLETELY -- ASSSIGN AREAS OF RESPONISIBILITY
PULL ALL EXPIRED HOLDS
ORGANIZE HOLD AND SOLD AREAS
CHECK TAGS ON ALL MERCHANDISE -- REPLACE AS NEEDED
TURN ON ALL SPECIALTY LIGHTS AND LAMPS FOR STORE OPENING
TURN ON FOUNTAINS, FILL WITH WATER AS NEEDED
CASHWRAP - STOCK WITH BAGS, BOXES, TISSUES, PENS
ENSURE UPS ORDERS FROM PRIOR DAY ARE PACKED, LOGGED AND READY TO SHIP
REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS - SALES FLOOR, GALLERY AND DISPLAY WINDOW
REVIEW COMMUNKATIONS (EMAILS, MEMOS, FAXES, UPDATE)
COMPLETE TASKS FROM THE UPDATE OR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
GALLERY - PULL BACKSTOCK
GALLERY - ORGANIZE STACKS (BY SUBJECT, SIZE, STYLE AND DIRECTION)
GALLERY - ENSURE PIECES ON WALL AND ON DISPLAY ARE PRICED
REPLENISH SALES FLOOR FROM STOCKROOM AREA ONE
REPLENISH SALES FLOOR FROM STOCKROOM AREA TWO
REPLENISH SALES FLOOR FROM STOCKROOM AREA THREE
REPLENISH SALES FLOOR FROM STOCKROOM AREA FOUR
REPLENISH SALES FLOOR FROM STOCKROOM AREA FIVE
WIPE DOWN GLASS TABLE TOPS, MIRRORS AND SHELVING
CLEAN WINDOWS (LOOK AT THE STORE FROM THE OUTSIDE)
ENSURE CLIPBOARDS ARE STOCKED WITH SUPPLIES (LEAD SHEETS, CALCULATORS)
CLEAN DESIGNATED ZONE(S) FOR THE DAY
Closing Checklist Task: GALLERY - FILL ALL HOLES ON GALLERY WALLS PROPERLY
GALLERY- STRAIGHTEN PRINTS ON THE WALL
GALLERY - REPLACE ANY SOLD DISPLAY PIECES ON THE SALES FLOOR, DISPLAY WINDOWS
GALLERY - RE-STAPLE ANY LOOSE OR MISSING GALLERY CORNERS
GALLERY - ORGANIZE STACKS (BY SUBJECT, SIZE, STYLE AND DIRECTION)
GALLERY - SWEEP OR USE DUSTBUSTER AROUND THE GALLERY STACKS
GALLERY - ORGANIZE GALLERY DRAWER, HARDWARE AND SUPPLIES
STOCK, STRAIGHTEN, FRONT, FACE -- ZONE ONE
STOCK, STRAIGHTEN, FRONT, FACE —- ZONE TWO
STOCK, STRAIGHTEN, FRONT, FACE -- ZONE THREE
STOCK, STRAIGHTEN, FRONT, FACE -- ZONE FOUR
STOCK, STRAIGHTEN, FRONT, FACE -- ZONE FIVE
CHECK WINDOW DISPLAYS: CLEAN AND FRESHEN AS NEEDED
MOVE ALL HOLD/SOLD ITEMS TO APPROPRIATE AREA
FLUFF ALL BEDS AND SOFAS (FRONT WINDOW IS TOP PRIORITY)
PLACE FABRIC SAMPLES BACK IN CORRECT LOCATIONS
ENSURE ALL PILLOW TAGS ARE HIDDEN
CLEAN BREAKROOM (SWEEP, DISHES, FRIDGE, TABLE IS ALL CLEARED AND CLEANED)
CLEAN BATHROOM (SWEEP, ORGANIZED, COUNTERS WIPED DOWN, STOCKED)
SPOT MOP HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS. (AFTER STORE IS CLOSED)
SWEEP or DRYMOP ENTIRE STORE (EDGES AND UNDER FURNITURE A MUST)
VACUUM CARPETED AREAS AND ALL AREA RUGS (REMOVE GUM)
CASHWRAP - ORGANIZE CATALOGS
CASHWRAP - CLEAN AND WIPE COUNTERS (CLUTTER FREE)
TURN OFF ALL LAMPS, FOUNTAINS, EXTINGUISH CANDLES
PUT AWAY ALL CLEANING SUPPLIES (MOPS, VACUUMS, ETC.)
TRASH (OFFICE, BREAKROOM, BATHROOM, STOCKROOM, CASHWRAP)
CLEAN OFF ALL MERCHANDISE CARTS and ELEVATORS (If applicable) - COMPLETELY
TURN OFF MUSIC (CD and AMP)
LEAVE COMMUNICATION FOR OPENING SHIFT (BELOW)
i sincerely do not know what you are doing here. are you lost? were you
looking for your delicate calico cat, and did you follow her up two flights of stairs
to this room? she is not here. she was here, yes. we gave her a warm bowl of milk, we talked with her about campaign finance reform for a time, and then she bid us good day. i believe she was
going to the post office two blocks down, but i don't quite recall.
for surely you did
not find your way from prinsiana, the least traveled site on
the internet. if you did, though, perhaps you are looking for humor. perhaps you are looking for profundity. perhaps you are looking for answers.
i'm sorry, but you shall go naught-for-three.
