POS software for cosmetics and beauty stores

A cosmetics shop depends on three things: the right shade on the shelf, the right date on the batch and a loyalty programme that customers can trust. The setup covers all three.

Setup checklist

1. Install the server on the shop PC and add the counter as a terminal.
2. Choose a naming pattern for brand, line, shade and size, and use it for every import.
3. Import your products from Excel or CSV. Give every shade and size its own barcode.
4. Add second-language names for products where your customers need them.
5. Record expiry dates for each received batch, starting with skincare and fragrance.
6. Turn on loyalty points and agree the earning rule with your team before you launch it.
7. Set reorder levels for your best-selling shades.
8. Test a sale with loyalty points, a festival promotion, a return and a split payment.

What to track every week

• Best-selling shades, by brand.
• Expiry watch: products due in the next few months.
• Margin by brand, so you know which lines earn the most.
• Dead stock: shades that have not sold in a season.
• Customer dues on any accounts you give credit to.

Use a short weekly walk of the shelves with expiry watch open on the phone. Items found close to their date can then go on a promotion, or go back to the supplier with a purchase return, before they expire.

Reports show what sold. Keep a note of which festival offers worked, so next year's promotion starts from real numbers.