One of the most important duties of a retail store manager is scheduling your retail sales staff, retail store assistants, and other personnel. As you probably know all to well, retail scheduling is no small task. Retail businesses operate with razor thin labor budgets. Saving even 30 minutes a week can mean the difference between meeting or exceeding your margin. Using Hello Scheduling to create and maintain your retail schedule saves you hours each month that would otherwise count against your labor budget or, at the very least, keep you from focusing on what’s important: retail store customer service & sales. Keeping you sales manager cooped up in an office laboring over a spreadsheet wastes valuable training, coaching, or floor time.
These happy customers are saving hours every day with Hello Scheduling
Stop 'When Do I Work?' Calls
Employees can swap shifts, make time off requests, and log in to see when they work, freeing you from tedious phone calls. Learn More
Make Work Schedules in 1 Click
With our autoscheduler, you can literally make work schedules in seconds. And with favorites, you can set "regular" employees on shifts. Learn More
Stay Compliant with Labor Laws
Easily schedule employee breaks while following labor laws. Set specific break times. Learn More
Access Your Schedule From Anywhere
With Hello Scheduling, your schedule is available anywhere, whether you're at your computer or on the go. Our mobile site enables your employees to check their schedule, approve and deny requests, and more. We also work great on tablets, such as the iPad. Learn More
Our Time Clock Saves You Money
Employees can clock in and clock out, so you only pay for the hours your employees worked. Learn More
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"...we won't miss any unscheduled shifts... Thank you so much for all your help! We are so addicted and I don't know how we did it before."
Tammy S, Wexner Heritage Village
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Retail Scheduling
- Save time and money when creating your retail schedule.
- Set where and when you need your retail sales staff.
- See at-a-glance when a team member has worked, if they are a good fit for a shift and how much they will count against your budget.
- Give your staff constant access to their schedule via the Web.
- Get out of the business of dealing with swap requests.
While scheduling your retail staff is only one component of retail business management and retail business operations, it is a critical component.
What is your method for maintaining time off requests, and employee availability? Do you find yourself spending countless hours checking and rechecking to ensure there are no conflicts? How many times have you finished your schedule only to have someone call in sick or “forget” to tell you they can’t make it that day? Each one of these events has the potential to cost you hours of wasted time… not to mention the frustration!
Are you sick of getting calls and emails every day asking to switch this shift or swap with another employee? Each one of those calls has the potential to throw your retail schedule into disarray and waste countless additional hours of valuable time. By not using Hello Scheduling you are literally throwing away time and money that could be spent improving your bottom line and increasing the effectiveness of your sales staff.
Let’s not forget how hard it is to align your labor costs and retail schedule! Hello Scheduling keeps you constantly informed of how much each shift and each employee is costing against your labor budget. Maintaining profitable margins in the retail world is all about controlling costs. Never be in the dark again.
