The Future of Payments is Cardless

Hardly 30 years ago, plastic bank cards were the height of convenience. Now payment technology is progressing at lightning speed. There are estimates that the UK could be an effectively cashless society as soon as 2026. Still, we are taking it further. Cashless is quickly becoming cardless. The fast tap of contactless payment is already … Continued

Retain & Reward Your Team With Phorest’s Staff Goals Feature

As lockdown measures in many regions have eased, a new challenge emerged for salon owners: widespread staff shortages. Retention and recruitment are inextricably linked. This makes growing and developing your current staff more important than ever. Phorest Salon Software has developed a new mobile solution to help. Staff Goals is designed to empower salon staff … Continued

Guarantee Client Commitment With Phorest’s New Online Deposits Feature

We’ve all been there: you have a client booked in for a much-desired time slot, at your busiest time, on your busiest day, and you’ve turned down many other clients to keep it for them. And then, they don’t show up. Not only is this demoralising for your team, but your business has now lost … Continued

Life Beyond COVID-19: You Have 3 Types Of Customers

With the threat of COVID-19 transmission still very much present in our communities, we are seeing a shift in consumers’ needs and the emergence of three main types of clients. In the hair and beauty industry, where people would have typically put a premium on convenience, skills, the provided experience and a sense of connection … Continued

Taking Control Of Your Colour Business With Vish

Ask any owner or manager of a hair salon about colour waste, and most will say it’s a nightmare — rightly so. Hair colour services bring in a wide range of unexpected situations. When errors happen, they quickly become costly. Something “as small as” unbalanced colour scales can have a colourist or assistant mix up … Continued

Digital Consultation Forms: A Step Closer To Your Safe & Paperless Salon

In the hair and beauty industry, consultations are paramount. While they help build relationships and trust, they also ensure risk assessments are done, provide essential information to therapists and stylists about the types of products and treatments that can be performed, and are an excellent resource for making recommendations and retailing products.

Get Your Copy: The Back In Business Playbook!

You should be proud! You’ve worked hard and made it through this far of the lockdown keeping your salon business alive while closed. Of course, the next step is getting back in business and we want to help make sure you accomplish this next step safely and successfully and reopen stronger than ever. Download your … Continued

Salons Reopening: Survey Reveals That Main Concern Is Safety Of Staff

For the past few months, salons around the world closed their doors to help manage and contain the COVID-19 pandemic. We are now starting to see hair, beauty, barber and spa businesses in various countries getting back in business as restrictions are lifted across Europe and the US.

Spread Joy & Generate Cash Flow With Online Gift Vouchers

A connection with a customer might start with something as simple as them watching an Instagram Live of yours, or noticing your shop front while strolling down the street… but it might also very well start with a gift voucher! And while vouchers are nothing new — the concept was invented in 1994 by Neiman Marcus — … Continued