November begins the holiday shopping season starting with the biggest shopping day of the year, Black Friday. Businesses need to prepare now for the rush and madness that the holidays bring.

No matter what type of business you operate, it is important that you provide a clean and healthy work environment for both customers and employees. Below is a list of actions you can take to get your business ready for the holiday shopping season:

• Plan ahead. Starting preparing your business or scheduling cleanings prior to the holiday sales starting. Most companies find themselves offering sales earlier in the seasons as well as closer to the holidays so make sure you are prepared and ready to go.
• Scheduling a professional cleaning company will help you save time that you can focus on promoting sales. Trusting a professional cleaning company not only ensures that the job is done quickly and with the highest quality, but it allows you as the customer to focus on preparing merchandise and spaces for the upcoming rush.
• Make sure bathrooms are fully stocked with supplies. Shopping season brings in many customers and you want to make sure that if employees need to restock supplies such as paper towels, soap, toilet paper, etc it is available to be done quickly.
• Establish a maintenance plan to make sure that all lights, entrances, etc are repaired quickly if damaged. You want to make sure that any spills or damages are picked up and repaired quickly so it does not crowd walkways or aisles for customers or employees.
• Have disinfecting wipes available to employees for counters, etc. Spills or accidents are bound to happen and you want to make sure to avoid the spread of germs and clean up spills as soon as possible to avoid any interruptions to your business.
• Put your best foot forward. Shoppers have a choice where they can go and you want to make your business shine. Clean carpets, counters, stocked supplies, etc are critical for getting through the shopping season!

Make sure the company providing you with cleaning services is taking steps to help you create a healthy office environment. Check the scope of work and see how often items are being cleaned. Ask for an increase in disinfecting during cold and flu seasons and make sure they are using proper disinfectants and procedures.

Octagon Building Care can help your business with commercial cleaning services. Please contact us today to see how we can help your business stay clean and healthy.

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