Free retail roster template
Every trading day needs somebody to open and somebody to close, and a Saturday needs more hands than a Tuesday. The example is a small bookshop with casuals on the late night and the weekend.
| Name | Role | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Shifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lena | Store manager, opens | 08:30-17:00 | 08:30-17:00 | 08:30-17:00 | 08:30-17:00 | 08:30-15:00 | 5 | ||
| Sam | Assistant, closes | 09:30-17:45 | 09:30-17:45 | 12:30-21:15 | 09:30-17:45 | 4 | |||
| Jo | Assistant | 09:00-17:45 | 09:00-17:45 | 10:00-17:15 | 09:45-16:15 | 4 | |||
| Ella | Casual | 17:00-21:15 | 09:00-13:00 | 12:00-16:15 | 3 | ||||
| Marcus | Casual | 16:00-17:45 | 12:00-17:15 | 2 |
What is in the file
- Template, blank, with 12 rows under name, role, mon and the rest.
- Example, the same sheet filled in for Harbour Street Books.
- How to use, with the steps and the mistakes below.
How to fill it in
- Mark who opens and who closes each day, in their role or beside the shift.
- Cover the late night and the Saturday peak before filling the ordinary weekdays.
- Put casuals where the extra hands are needed rather than into a quiet morning.
- Check the public holidays for your state: trading hours and who is available often change on them.
Common mistakes
- A close left to one person when your own policy says two
- Late night trading without enough cover after work hours finish
- A two hour casual shift rostered without checking the minimum engagement in the award
When a spreadsheet stops being enough
Roster Flow shows each day’s cover as you build, adds the public holidays for your state, and lets staff swap a Saturday with a manager’s approval.
Questions
What is on the retail roster template?
10 columns: name, role, mon, tue, and 6 more. The blank sheet gives you 12 rows, and the example is the same grid filled in for Harbour Street Books: openers, closers, a late night and weekend cover.
Does the retail roster template add anything up for you?
Yes: a count of the filled cells across each row. They are live formulas in the Excel file, so they follow whatever you type into the 10 columns.
Can I use the retail roster template in Google Sheets?
Yes. Open retail-roster.xlsx from Google Drive, or use File, then Import, then Upload with retail-roster.csv. The grid and its example come across either way.
Do I need an account to download the retail roster template?
No. retail-roster.xlsx, retail-roster.csv and retail-roster.pdf are plain links. There is no sign up, no email address asked for, and nothing to install.