SWR VM Audit Copy

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Document No.

• Location
  Address

General Standards

• AAEC equipment straight and evenly spaced?<br>Is stock merchandised to VM principles?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Photo of AA

  Media

• Stock not placed directly on floor or Back Stacks outside of major events.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Photos of AAEC

  Media

• Is the store free from store initiated actions? e.g junk tressel tables, decorations etc

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the store free from its own POS creations ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the store free from any Brand damaging displays?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Photos of any in store creations

  Media

• Are sample pads set up to standard? Are they accessible and safe for customers?<br>Check Nursery pad, and furniture pad.<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• IS POS correct on all samples?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Photos of sample display pads

  Media

• Are Samples within departments set up to standard? ( eg small apps, dinner sets, printers...)<br>Are samples in place, is the display and shelf clean, is POS correct?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Photos of sample displays

  Media

Refresh/ Recovery

• Do standards reflect a consistent refresh/recovery standard?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is refresh conducted a minimum of 3 times per day?<br>Do all team members participate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Photo of recovery

  Media

AAEC Price Integrity

• Is the ticket board price displayed correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If TPR - is this demonstrated correctly and consistently?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Photos of price integrity

  Media

• Image line POS in place ( check 5 lines)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• "NEW" POS being used in soft and hard goods?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Minimal facing labels missing? ( check one dept in hard and soft )

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Store only using current POS methods?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Hardgoods

• Has latest POG been implemented?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is stock flow following the overview?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the Special Noted been reviewed and Actioned?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Photo of POG area

  Media

• Special Event space laid out to current directions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is Stock merchandised to an acceptable and logical standard?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is POS in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If Over shelves, are they set up to standard?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Photo of event space

  Media

• Towel Standards to standard required? <br>Is white in the lead in bay, colour blocked in rows, rolled edge of item faces the customer, and oddments moved to one location?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Photo of Towel area

  Media

• Quilt cover and Sheet set merchandised to standard?<br>Is Blocking by Brand, Thread count, Price and then Colour ( lightest to darkest)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Photo of quilt and Sheet area

  Media

• Home Decorator Area to an acceptable Standard?<br>Blocked by fine department (lamps, wall art, clocks etc), remainder by colour / stories?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Cushions merchandised lightest to darkest?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is Indoor furniture correctly set up with a sample shelf?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Photo of home decorator area

  Media

• Pillow Hoppers to standard, with one style of pillow per hopper?<br>Ticket board set up on top row of each hopper, with a no price facing label on the left hand side?<br>Are pillows/ packaging facing forward with displays in correct position?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Photo of pillow hopper

  Media

• Home entertainment display stands have sample or laminated shelf talkers per unit? <br>Counters free of clutter?<br>Is the classification POS in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Bike Unit set up to standard?<br>Samples aligned to stock, POS in place, unit clean and easy to access displays?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Softgoods

• Cubes and tables set up to standard?<br>Is POS in place and correct?<br>Is blocking vertical, with new or multiple colours blocked correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Photo of Cubes/ tables

  Media

• Apparel Pad is presented as per Overview?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is Style/ Volume Blocking correct with similar shape/ Silhouette together?<br>By shape, price - cheapest to dearest, then colour?<br>Is a consistent fixture pattern used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Photo of style/ volume area

  Media

• Are Coordinated areas merchandised into clear stories, with a consistent fixture pattern used?<br>Is price integrity following principles ( "from" lowest price)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Photo of coordinated area

  Media

• Intimate Apparel Racks grouped into clusters, sorted by Brand, and then colour within Brand?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Photo of intimate racks

  Media

• Intimate Apparel Areas set up as per overview?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Photo of intimate apparel side

  Media

• Are Intimate Apparel Round racks/ tables set up as per memo or current direction?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Intimate coordinated ares well merchandised and ticketed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Intimate Apparel volume areas colour blocked, sized and ticketed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Photo of intimate apparel areas

  Media

• Current Mannequin memo in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is full size range available, and base of unit clean and clear of stock?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Photo of mannequins

  Media