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Software for salons, spas and beauty businesses
A salon’s revenue ceiling is its calendar — software’s job is keeping that calendar full and honest.
Beauty businesses sell time slots delivered by specific people — a scheduling problem with feelings attached. Clients want their stylist, at their hour, booked at midnight from the sofa; staff want fair schedules and their regulars protected; owners want chairs full, no-shows punished gently, and retail products actually sold. We build salon and spa software around those real dynamics: online booking that respects per-specialist services, durations and preferences; deposit and reminder flows that cut no-shows without offending regulars; client histories that record formulas, allergies and preferences so any colleague can deliver continuity; and, for growing brands, multi-location management with consistent pricing, transferable gift cards and per-site performance comparison. Where off-the-shelf booking tools fit, we say so — our clients in this industry are typically chains and ambitious independents who have outgrown them and want the brand experience, the data and the fees back under their own control.
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What you get
Bookings while you sleep
A meaningful share of appointments in this industry books outside opening hours — self-service scheduling captures demand the phone never hears.
No-shows managed, relationships kept
Reminders, easy rescheduling and configurable deposits for repeat offenders — empty-chair losses drop without blanket policies that annoy loyal clients.
Client memory institutionalised
Formulas, preferences and visit history stored per client — service quality survives staff holidays, departures and growth to new locations.
Client history that survives staff changes
Colour formulas, allergies, preferences and past treatments stay with the client record instead of in one stylist’s memory, so a regular gets the same result when their usual stylist is on holiday or has moved to another salon.
Frequently asked questions
Booking platforms already exist for salons. Why custom?
For independents they are usually right — we recommend them. Custom makes sense for chains and brands: owning client data for marketing, escaping per-booking fees at volume, and an app experience that matches premium positioning.
Can it handle commissions and staff payouts?
Yes — per-service and per-product commission rules, including splits and thresholds, calculated automatically from actual bookings and sales, exportable to payroll. The monthly commission argument disappears.
What about selling products and gift cards?
Retail sales tie into the same client profile and stock; gift cards and packages sell online, redeem in any location, and are tracked as the accounting liability they legally are.
Can we sell memberships and treatment packages?
Yes — prepaid session packs, monthly memberships and gift cards, with balances that deduct automatically at check-out and expire under the rules you set. It is usually the fastest way to smooth the cash flow of a salon with a strongly seasonal calendar.
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office@northdan.com · +40 752 070 247