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Salon Inventory — Colour, Retail, Backbar

Every tube of colour deducted per formula, backbar shampoo tracked by ml, retail on standard SKU. AI predicts re-order 7 days before stock-out.

How LOOP handles it

Colour formulas are BOM per service. Backbar and retail split — backbar decrements by usage log, retail by sale. AI Consumables Forecast for both.

#1Colour cost per service is a mystery.
How LOOP solves it: Per-formula BOM: colour + developer + additives, deducted per bowl.
#2Backbar shampoo 'walks' — hard to prove.
How LOOP solves it: ml-level backbar deduction on the wash-station log.
#3Retail runs out on Saturday morning.
How LOOP solves it: AI Consumables Forecast triggers re-order 7 days ahead.
#4Overordering ties up cash.
How LOOP solves it: Reorder recommendations sized to 30-day cover, not 90.

A repeatable, step-by-step operator workflow — copy it into your ops manual or run it as-is inside LOOP.

Step 1Colour cost per service is a mystery.
Do: Per-formula BOM: colour + developer + additives, deducted per bowl.
Step 2Backbar shampoo 'walks' — hard to prove.
Do: ml-level backbar deduction on the wash-station log.
Step 3Retail runs out on Saturday morning.
Do: AI Consumables Forecast triggers re-order 7 days ahead.
Step 4Overordering ties up cash.
Do: Reorder recommendations sized to 30-day cover, not 90.

Can I bill colour excess to the client?

Yes — 'excess colour' modifier at POS with default per-bowl threshold.

Do I need to log every backbar squirt?

Only per wash-station session, not per squirt.

What about hair extensions?

Serial-tracked SKUs with cost-per-strand for margin reporting.

We'll show this workflow live against your actual venue data. No slides, no fluff.

Last updated: July 11, 2026