Clothing store scheduling: manage staff planning easily

Published on
April 22, 2024
Clothing store scheduling: manage staff planning easily

Managing schedules for a clothing store team requires careful organisation. With varied opening hours, weekend shifts, sales periods, and deliveries to handle, keeping track of your employees' working hours is essential. Shyfter offers a scheduling software designed for retail, providing tailored tools to manage the schedules of sales assistants, stock handlers, cashiers, and managers.

Time tracking tailored to retail

Easy clock-in via app or tablet

Shyfter offers a digital time tracking system, accessible via the Shyfter Staff app or Shyfter POS tablet. Employees log their working hours with a personal PIN code, and the system records start times, breaks, and shift endings automatically.

Works online and offline

The clock-in system functions even without internet, ensuring reliable time tracking at all times. It can also capture a photo at clock-in and clock-out for additional verification.

Flexible and fixed scheduling

Create schedules in a few clicks

Shyfter supports fixed and flexible hours, weekend shifts, evening work, and special sales events. Managers create tailored schedules directly in the platform, adjusting work hours to fit operational needs.

Leave and absence management

Centralised leave requests

Employees submit leave requests through the Shyfter app. Managers receive real-time notifications and approve or reject requests directly.

Simplified absence tracking

Sick leave and other absences are also managed via the app. Employees upload medical certificates directly, eliminating the need for paper forms.

Overtime tracking for retail staff

Accurate overtime monitoring

All overtime hours are recorded and tracked, including Sunday work for stores operating in shopping centres. Managers review and validate overtime directly in the system.

Monitor productivity in real time

Adapt staffing to store traffic

Shyfter helps track productivity by linking staffing levels to store performance. Managers can adjust start and end times to match sales peaks, ensuring optimal staffing without overstaffing quiet periods.

All-in-one clock-in system for fashion retail

Fast installation and secure tracking

Shyfter’s digital clock-in system installs in minutes and works across single stores or multi-store chains. Employees clock in via app or tablet, ensuring accurate and centralised time records.

Works across multiple locations

The system supports mobile staff, making it ideal for employees working across several stores within a chain.

Secure document management and payroll integration

Centralised employee documents

All employee contracts, schedules, and time records are stored in a private cloud, accessible to HR and management at any time.

Payroll-ready data

All tracked hours—including regular, overtime, and absence hours—are exported directly to payroll software, streamlining payroll processing.

Empower employees with self-service features

Self-scheduling and shift swaps

With Shyft Market, employees can apply for available shifts directly through the app. Managers review and assign shifts based on skills, availability, and store needs.

If employees need to swap shifts, they can propose an exchange through the Shift Swap feature, subject to manager approval.

Free trial and demo available

test essential features for free

Managers can create a free account to test key functions like scheduling, time tracking, and leave management.

Personalised demo for full access

For a complete overview, request a 20-minute demo to explore advanced features like productivity reporting, multi-store coordination, and overtime management.

Frequently asked questions about clothing store scheduling

How to set up a scheduling system for a clothing store?

For single or multi-location stores, a digital scheduling tool simplifies staff management by:

  • Tracking work hours across locations
  • Managing leave, overtime, and absences
  • Offering real-time access for managers and employees

Shyfter centralises all this in one platform, making scheduling faster and more reliable.

How to create effective schedules for clothing store staff?

Start by mapping store opening hours and peak sales times. Include:

  • Required roles (cashiers, sales assistants, stock handlers)
  • Legal working hour limits
  • Employee availability and preferences

Shyfter automates this process, allowing employees to suggest availability directly via the app, which managers can review and approve with one click.