See what really sells
Reports show your best sellers and your slow movers, so reordering follows the sales and not the memory.
Shops
Keep the fast sellers on the shelf in your beauty supply
Beauty supply customers know what they want, and they want it today. A shop that runs out of the right hair product or nail polish sends them down the road. Shopkeepa is built to show you what sells, what is running low and what each product earns.
Sound familiar?
Customers ask for a product by brand and you are not sure if it is in the back.
You reorder the things you remember, not the things that actually sell.
Some products have a big markup and others barely earn anything, but you cannot tell which.
Staff handle the till, and you want them to sell without seeing what you paid.
How Shopkeepa helps
A minimum for every favourite
Set a minimum on the products people ask for by name. You get one reminder when stock crosses it, and the item joins the restock list.
Profit by product
Enter what each product costs and Shopkeepa shows the gross profit, so you can see which lines are worth the shelf space.
Quick checkout with favourites
Pin the fast sellers as favourites, search by name or scan the barcode, and record cash, card or transfer.
Staff access with limits
Cashiers can sell without seeing costs, profit or settings.
A shop of brands, shades and sizes
A beauty supply store looks small and holds a lot. The same shampoo comes in three sizes. A foundation range comes in a dozen shades. Braiding hair comes in lengths and colours. Every one of those is something a customer may ask for specifically, and a substitute is rarely acceptable.
That makes stock in this kind of shop unusually personal. Running out of the one shade or size a regular buys is not a small loss. She may not come back for it.
Each shade and size is its own product
Shopkeepa does not group shades or sizes under a single product with options in its first release. Instead, each one is its own product with its own count. A 250 ml conditioner and a 500 ml conditioner are two products. So are two shades of the same lipstick.
In practice that works well if you name them consistently. Put the brand and product first, then the shade or size, such as "Brand A edge control 100 ml" or "Brand B concealer, Deep". Search then groups them together, and each one gets its own minimum, so a shade that sells fast can have a higher minimum than one that does not.
Reorder by what sells, not what you remember
Most owners have a good feel for their top few products and a poor feel for the rest. The risk is over-ordering the things you notice and under-ordering the things that quietly sell every week.
The best sellers report ranks products by what has actually been sold in the period you choose. Use it before you place an order. The slow movers report shows the opposite end: products that have barely moved and are tying up money on the shelf.
| Product | Sold this month | In stock | Minimum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edge control 100 ml | 31 | 9 | 12 |
| Concealer, Deep | 14 | 3 | 4 |
| Wig cap, pack of 2 | 5 | 20 | 6 |
For more on dealing with stock that does not move, read what to do about slow-moving and dead stock.
Which products actually make you money
In beauty retail, margins vary a lot. Hair and skincare staples can carry a healthy margin, while a heavily advertised brand might leave you only a little above cost. A busy shelf is not the same as a profitable one.
When you enter a cost for each product, Shopkeepa works out gross profit for you. You do not need to fill in every product on day one. Start with the top sellers and add the rest as you go. Gross profit for shop owners explains the idea in plain numbers.
Costs stay out of sight for cashiers. They can ring up sales without seeing what you paid or what you earn.
A checkout for a busy Saturday
Busy days mean a queue of people with baskets of small items. The till has to keep up. Pin your most-sold products as favourites for one-tap selling. Search by name for the rest, or scan the barcode on the pack.
Record each payment as cash, card, bank transfer or other. Shopkeepa records payments but does not process them, so you keep using the card machine or bank app you already have. A receipt can be shown on screen, printed or shared by link, and no printer is needed.
Counting without closing the shop
A quick count of one shelf takes a few minutes. Count the products, enter the numbers and Shopkeepa records any difference from what the system expected. Do it for fast sellers weekly and for the rest less often. How to do a stock count shows a simple routine.
Common questions
Can I group shades and sizes under one product?
Not in the first release. Each shade or size is its own product with its own stock count and minimum. Naming them consistently keeps them together in search.
Can I see my best sellers?
Yes. The best sellers report ranks products by what you have sold over the period you choose, and a slow movers report shows what is not selling.
Can I see profit by product?
Yes, where you have entered a cost. Shopkeepa then shows gross profit for those products.
Does it take card payments?
No. Shopkeepa records how a customer paid, such as cash, card or transfer, but it does not process payments.
Can I import my existing list?
Yes. Import a spreadsheet and check the preview before anything is saved.
Is it available now?
Not yet. Shopkeepa is in development, and early access shops will help shape it. Join the waitlist to be one of the first in.
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Feature
See what sells and what makes you money
Simple sales and profit reports for small shops: sales by day, week and month, best sellers, slow movers, inventory value and gross profit where cost is known.
FeatureLow-stock reminders before you run out
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GuideWhat to do about slow-moving and dead stock
How to spot slow-moving and dead stock in a small shop, measure sell-through, see the cash it ties up, clear it sensibly and buy less of it next time.
GuideGross profit for shop owners, explained simply
Understand revenue, cost of goods, gross profit and gross margin for a small shop, with a worked example and how a price change after you bought stock affects profit.
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