Entertainment, personal and business services
Salons, spas and personal care services
Appointments, commissions and retail. Core operations map to planned catalog modules; remaining gaps are listed on the industry page.
Close fit Planned NAICS 8121 / 8129
Status
Planned The coverage below describes the planned catalog as of repository commit 455b2c8. No app is released. Everything on this page is a plan. The repository contains a catalog and design documents, not a released app.
How the industry works
Operating characteristics
- appointments by staff
- services with durations
- retail product sales
- commissions or booth rent
- tips
- packages
Typical roles
- stylist
- receptionist
- therapist
- owner
- apprentice
Day-to-day flows
- book
- check in
- perform services
- sell products
- split commissions
- take tips
- close the day
Tenders and payments seen
- cash
- cards
- mobile wallets recorded manually
- packages and gift cards
Inventory and assets
- retail products
- consumables used in services
Reports they ask for
- sales by stylist
- commissions
- retail margin
- no-shows
- package balances
Integrations they need
- appointment tools
- accounting
A day in the life (illustrative scenario)
What the catalog covers
Statuses: C catalogued, P partial, G gap, N no claim. Modules involved: SALE, TKT, INV, PRC, DISC, RET, RSV, SVC, CRM, LOYL, GIFT, EMP, CASH, PAY, BK, LITE, RPT, ANL, MULTI, SEC, DATA, FAIL, HW, PE, LATAM, ECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR.
| Capability | Status | Catalog modules |
|---|---|---|
| Selling and checkout | C Catalogued | SALE, TKT |
| Inventory, lots, purchasing | C Catalogued | INV |
| Pricing, discounts, tax rules | C Catalogued | PRC, DISC |
| Returns, credit, special sales | C Catalogued | RET |
| Reservations and appointments | C Catalogued | RSV |
| Work orders, rentals, services | C Catalogued | SVC |
| Cash drawer, shifts, safe | C Catalogued | CASH |
| Tender types and payments | C Catalogued | PAY |
| Customers, loyalty, gift cards | C Catalogued | CRM, LOYL, GIFT |
| Staff, time clock, payroll basics | C Catalogued | EMP |
| Bookkeeping and ledger | C Catalogued | BK, LITE |
| Reports and analytics | C Catalogued | RPT, ANL |
| Multi-store, multi-register, sync | C Catalogued | MULTI |
| Security, audit, backup, failsafes | C Catalogued | SEC, DATA, FAIL |
| Hardware and peripherals | C Catalogued | HW |
| Country fiscal packs | C Catalogued | PE, LATAM |
| Integrations, API, settings | P Partial | ECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR |
| Memberships and recurring billing | P Partial | no dedicated module |
Gaps
- no online booking page
- no chair-rental accounting
- the catalog supports commissions and appointments only through general items
Closest catalog items
Items whose names or descriptions match this industry. Matching is by keyword, so read each as a pointer, not a promise.
- Subscription / recurring sale RET-0037
- Recurring invoices BK-0065
- Subscription meal plans (menús semanales) DLV-0028
- Gym / membership preset VERT-0022
- Multiple barcodes per product SALE-0009
- Multi-salesperson commission attribution SALE-0023
- Cart totals panel SALE-0030
- Service line (non-stock) SALE-0049
- Tip line / tip prompt SALE-0050
- Delivery fee line SALE-0053
- Service charge (cover/gratuity) SALE-0054
- Order profile defaults TKT-0009
- Work order (service/repair) TKT-0032
- Multiple floors / sections TBL-0002
- Floor plan lock mode TBL-0017
- Waiter call / alert TBL-0022
Sub-verticals
Barber shop
walk-ins and fast services
Open →Sub-verticalDay spa
treatment rooms and packages
Open →Sub-verticalNail and beauty studio
add-ons and retail
Open →Regulation themes to verify
These are themes, not advice and not compliance claims.
- licensing of practitioners
- hygiene and cosmetic-safety rules
- tip-reporting rules (themes to verify)
Edge cases that break naive systems
- split service between two stylists
- tips by card vs. cash
- package refunds
Classification
- NAICS
- NAICS 8121 / 8129 (indicative; verify codes) · sectors 81
- Fortune 500 industry labels
- Diversified Outsourcing Services
- Fit
- Close fit
Public references consulted
- Square Support: deposits on appointments; cancellation policies (excerpt)
Questions
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