Retail store cleaning services in Metro Detroit, from single shops to shopping centers
Retail store cleaning services in Metro Detroit are operated during two shifts. Before you open there is the heavy floor, glass and restroom cleaning. While your store is busy you need a day porter. Customers decide in just a few steps if your store appears well taken care of. RCO Cleaning services retail stores and shopping center common areas. Give us a call at (248) 849-0000 for a free walkthrough.
Free walkthrough & quote248-849-0000A quote within 24 hours of the walkthroughHow is a retail store kept clean while it's open?
Most retail spaces are cleaned in two shifts. Late nights or before opening are when crews take care of the heavy lifting: machine scrubbing, vacuuming, restrooms, glass and trash. When the store is open, a day porter cleans up spills, keeps restrooms and entrances tidy. Day cleaning is especially important on weekends and right before the holidays.
Retail lives and dies by first impressions. Customers see a gray smear on the floor near the door, streaks on the front window glass and a restroom lacking paper towels, and they remember it. Busy retailers have heavy foot traffic down the same lanes day after day. Floors wear down in high traffic aisles and dirt builds up where people turn.
Shopping malls and centers have shared spaces which include corridors, food court seating areas, restrooms, entrances and exterior sidewalks. Property managers need these areas cleaned on one schedule, while each tenant cleans its own leased area or contracts with RCO to clean it too. Learn how a busy shopping center stays clean during business hours with our tips on shopping mall and retail cleaning.
Salt and slush enter every entrance into Metro Detroit stores during the winter months. Without additional scrubbing, the white build-up quickly transfers itself onto the sales floor and dulls the floor finish. Good entrance matting and more frequent scrubbing during the late fall through spring months help to combat buildup. Read our winter floor care guide for Michigan entrances.
What does a retail property need from a cleaning company?
Heavy work done before the doors open
Floor machine scrubbing, floor finishing and window cleaning require an empty store. Crews typically work overnight or early morning hours and leave the floor dry when employees arrive.
Help during peak hours
Weekends, sales and holidays create the busiest and dirtiest times of the year. Keep your restrooms stocked and entrances clean while your business is open with a day porter.
Floors that hold up
Retail floors see a lot of abuse. Regular scrubbing, burnishing and occasional refinishing help them stay attractive between full refinishes.
One standard across a center
Combine common areas, vacant spaces and tenant suites under one cleaning plan, with one point of contact for the property manager.
Where we clean in stores and shopping centers
Every area is on the written scope, and on the checklist our managers inspect.
- Sales floors and aisles
- Entrances and vestibules
- Storefront and interior glass
- Fitting rooms
- Customer and staff restrooms
- Stockrooms and back offices
- Mall corridors and common areas
- Food court seating areas
- Sidewalks and storefront walks
Cleaning services for retail
Overnight janitorial service
Empty trash, clean restrooms, dust, vacuum and mop after the store closes so the store opens clean.
Day porter service
Stock the restrooms, clean up spills, care for entrance areas and make trash runs during business hours.
Floor care
Scrub, burnish, strip and wax vinyl and other finished floors, doing heavy-traffic lanes more frequently.
Storefront window cleaning
Glass inside and out, cleaned with RCO's water-fed system for a spot-free finish.
Carpet cleaning
Carpeted sales areas and fitting rooms vacuumed nightly and extracted on a schedule.
Pressure washing
Sidewalks, entrances and dumpster pads cleaned of gum, salt and grime.
Why Metro Detroit retailers choose RCO Cleaning
A schedule around store hours
We schedule heavier work shifts for nights or early mornings. We will provide porter coverage during your peak traffic times, weekends and holidays.
A walkthrough and a fast quote
We offer free walkthroughs of your store or center. We will provide a written quote within 24 hours. Pricing is based on cleanable square footage and the work required for the space. Call (248) 849-0000 to schedule your walkthrough.
A deep clean, then regular checks
Each new contract begins with a free deep clean bringing floors and glass up to standard, and managers follow up to maintain it.
What happens after you call?
One walkthrough. One written scope. One cleaning system designed specifically for your building.
Call or ask for a quote
Tell us about the building at 248-849-0000 or through the quote form: the square footage, the hours, what bothers you today.
A free walkthrough
We walk through the building with you, room by room to ensure our bid covers all the cleaning details.
Your quote in 24 hours
Written scope and price back to you within 24 hours of the walkthrough, with plan options to select from.
A free deep clean to start
We bring the building up to standard the first week, then larger buildings receive free tile, grout and window cleaning as well. After that it's a regular schedule with manager inspections.
Locally owned since 2019
Not a franchise. The owners do the walkthrough.
“We, as owners, come in and work directly with our clients.”
Vadym MakoveyCo-Founder, RCO Cleaning- Locally owned, not a franchiseThe company that bids on your building also runs it, out of its own Southfield office.
- The owners on your accountVadym and George Makovey walk your buildings, set up the cleaning system and stand behind the outcome.
- Managers who check the workOur managers verify what the crews are doing and correct a miss right away, instead of allowing it to become a trend.
Retail store cleaning questions
Can you clean while the store is open?
Yes, for daytime work. Day porters clean bathrooms, spills, trash and entrances while you're open. Machine scrubbing and floor finishing are done after hours.
Do you clean shopping center common areas?
Yes. RCO cleans corridors, restrooms, food court seating, entrances and exterior walks for property managers, on a schedule that will fit with the center's hours of operation. Tenant spaces can be included under separate agreements.
Do you clean the kitchens in a food court?
No. Food court tenants are responsible for cleaning their own kitchens and food-contact surfaces. RCO cleans the common seating, tables, floors and restrooms around them.
How do you deal with winter salt on retail floors?
With a proper maintenance schedule. Entranceways are scrubbed more frequently from late fall through spring and salt build-up is cleaned with an appropriate cleaner prior to it spreading throughout the sales floor. Proper entrance matting can assist with this also.
Who should I hire to clean a retail store or shopping center in Metro Detroit?
Employ a cleaner that can do the heavy floor work before opening and assign a porter during peak hours. RCO Cleaning services retailers throughout Oakland, Wayne and Macomb counties, creates an individual schedule for each location from one common checklist and keeps one point of contact for them all.
Commercial cleaning services for this kind of building
- Commercial Janitorial ServicesOffices, plants, stores and public buildings: routine janitorial cleaning, planned for each building and verified by RCO managers.
- Day Porter ServicesDaytime cleaners who maintain restrooms, lobbies, kitchens and common areas while your business is open.
- Floor Stripping, Waxing & BurnishingStripping, refinishing, scrub-and-recoat and burnishing programs for VCT and other resilient commercial floors.
- Commercial Window CleaningInterior and exterior window cleaning on storefronts, office buildings, dealerships and lobbies with RCO's water-fed pole system.
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