Retail Store Markdown Compliance Audit

Inspection template for verifying retail markdown execution, including price tag updates, sale signage, POS pricing, and end-of-promotion removal.

Audit Details

• Store location identified
  Record the store number, location name, or department being audited.
• Audit date and time recorded
  Capture the date and time the markdown compliance audit was performed.
• Promotion or campaign name recorded
  Enter the active promotion, markdown event, or campaign identifier being checked.
• Audit scope confirmed
  Select the area covered by this inspection.

Price Tag Updates

• Markdown price tags match approved promotion
  Verify shelf labels, hang tags, and price stickers reflect the approved markdown amount and effective dates.
• Original price and markdown price are clearly displayed
  Check that the regular price and sale price are both visible where required and not obscured or damaged.
• Price tags are placed at the correct product location
  Confirm tags are aligned to the correct SKU, shelf position, or fixture location and not mixed with adjacent items.
• Outdated or conflicting price labels removed
  Ensure prior prices, expired markdown labels, and duplicate tags have been removed from the selling area.
• Price tag condition is legible and secure
  Inspect tags for readability, damage, curling, detachment, or missing information.

Sale Signage

• Sale signage matches approved promotion and dates
  Verify all promotional signs, wobblers, shelf talkers, and display headers match the current markdown event and effective period.
• Signage is visible from the customer approach path
  Confirm promotional signs are positioned where customers can easily see them without obstruction.
• Signage quantity is sufficient for the selling area
  Check that the number of signs is adequate to support the promotion across the audited area.
• Signage is clean, undamaged, and professionally displayed
  Inspect for tears, fading, bent corners, tape residue, or poor presentation.
• Expired or unauthorized promotional signage removed
  Verify that signs for ended promotions, unapproved markdowns, or conflicting offers have been removed.

POS Price Accuracy

• POS price matches shelf and advertised markdown
  Scan or verify representative SKUs to confirm register pricing matches the posted markdown and advertised offer.
• Discount is applied correctly at checkout
  Confirm the markdown, percentage off, or promotional price is applied as intended in the POS system.
• Tax and rounding behavior are consistent with store policy
  Verify tax calculation and rounding do not create discrepancies between shelf price and final transaction price.
• POS exception or price override required
  Indicate whether manual intervention was needed to complete the sale at the correct markdown.
• Representative SKU scan results documented
  Record the SKUs checked and any price discrepancies found during the audit.

End-of-Promotion Removal

• Expired markdowns removed from sales floor
  Confirm all expired promotional labels, signs, and display materials have been removed after the promotion end date.
• Post-promotion pricing reverted or updated correctly
  Verify items have returned to regular pricing or been updated to the next approved promotion without gaps or overlap.
• Clearance or carryover items labeled correctly
  Check that any items remaining on markdown are clearly identified with the correct ongoing clearance or carryover price.