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Retail

Businesses selling goods directly to consumers, whether through physical stores, online channels or a combination of both.

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Published 14/04/2026

Asset Governance in Retail

Retail businesses manage assets across multiple stores, warehouses, and back-office functions — from shop fit and display fixtures to point-of-sale technology and refrigeration. Asset governance helps retailers control capex, accurately plan store refresh programmes, meet insurance requirements, and account for assets correctly at audit. High staff turnover and frequent store changes make manual tracking unreliable.

Example Assets

Asset	Approx. Value	Ownership	Location	Insurance Consideration
Shop Fit, Fixtures & Display Units	£10,000–£500,000 per store	Store Manager / Property Team	Individual stores	Contents cover – fit-out often under-declared
EPOS Systems & Self-Checkout Units	£2,000–£20,000 per unit	IT / Store Manager	Tills and checkout areas	IT cover – high value but rarely individually logged
Refrigeration & HVAC	£5,000–£100,000	Facilities Manager	Sales floor and stockroom	Plant cover – service histories often not linked to asset record
CCTV & Security Equipment	£1,000–£30,000 per site	Loss Prevention / Facilities	All stores	Included in contents – value hard to verify without register
Delivery Vehicles & Trolleys	£500–£40,000	Distribution / Operations	Depots and stores	Fleet policy – often mixed with non-retail assets

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