Packaging and Shipping Stores' Holiday Planning Checklist

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Organization is more important than ever during the holidays for retail packaging and shipping stores. Following is a quick checklist to assist you.

Estimate December sales day by day.
Post schedules weekly, monitoring labor according to your actual sales to your estimated sales.
Train employees on any weak areas they may have.
Have a Holiday Planning Meeting with employees to discuss what they should expect, holiday hours, holiday operational changes, etc.
Order box inventory, retail inventory, and packaging supplies.
Order office supplies, such as store pens, shipping labels, cash register paper, etc.
Order supplies from the carriers.
If you haven't arranged any advertising yet, you still have time to have a post card printed with coupons on it, then mail it first class to your regular customers.
Do a press release.
Post holiday hours.
Post carrier delivery time signage.
Sign, address, and mail holiday greeting cards to customers and vendors.
Purchase any gifts for your regular carrier drivers and employees.
Have closing signs ready for Christmas and New Year's.
Schedule end of year inventory.