The Salon Chair-Hour Playbook
Measure revenue per chair-hour to find your most profitable stylist and replicate their habits.
Three short reads. One calculator. Zero salesman.
Measure revenue per chair-hour to find your most profitable stylist and replicate their habits.
Worksheet to calculate fill rate per stylist and build a 30-day utilization improvement plan.
Score your service packages on margin and volume to decide which three to keep and which to cut.
A clear screen showing what no-shows cost this month and what to charge to make them stop.
First-time clients return 35% on average. Top salons hit 70%+. See where you sit and what habit moves the needle.
Service margin is 8%. Retail margin is 50%+. Most salons sit at 12-15% attach. This screen shows the gap.
Stylists waste 20-40% of color per bowl. On 60 services a month that is real money in tube cost.
Commission salons net 0-8% to the owner. Booth rent is fixed cash. This screen tells you per-chair which model wins.
Instagram conversion to paid client runs 1.0-1.3% for beauty. If you spend and do not measure this, you do not know if the post pays.
Compute revenue per chair per hour to benchmark your stylists against the profitable target rate.