Clothing boutiques and gift shops
A clothing boutique sells new stock online and in the shop, in every size.
Bridal and formalwear shops
Customers book a bridal appointment online and sign their gown order. Each fitting, suit and balance is kept with them.
The shop and its consultants, seamstresses and stylists work in one Magpie team.
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This combination of six Magpie areas fits a bridal shop.
- Appointments
- Appointments lets customers book a bridal appointment or a fitting with the consultant they choose.
- Contacts
- Contacts keeps each customer's wedding date, measurements and every appointment.
- Proposals
- Proposals turns a gown order into a page the customer signs, with a deposit by card.
- Asset Tracker
- Asset Tracker records which hire suit is out, with whom, and when it is due back.
- Store
- Store sells veils, ties and accessories online, for pickup at the shop.
- Staff Scheduling
- Staff Scheduling plans the consultants' and seamstresses' shifts each week.
Customers book a bridal appointment online, when a consultant and a fitting room are free.
Appointments gives the shop a booking page. Each service has its length and price, such as a 90-minute bridal appointment or a fitting. The customer chooses a consultant, or anyone available, and a free time.
A service can need a fitting room. A time is then offered only when a room is free. Each booking goes on the customer's contact, and the confirmation lets them reschedule.
Each customer's wedding date, measurements and fittings are on their contact.
Contacts keeps a page for each customer. A pinned note holds the wedding date and the measurements. The bridal appointment, every fitting and each invoice appear in its history.
A follow-up sets the day to call, such as when the gown arrives from the designer. The follow-ups list shows what is overdue, due today and coming up.
The customer signs the gown order, and pays the deposit by card.
Proposals turns the order into a page the customer reads and signs online. It lists the gown, the alterations and the veil, with your terms for special orders. The deposit invoice is issued as they sign.
You bill the balance when you choose, such as at the last fitting. You can see when the order was opened, and the signed PDF is kept with it.
Each hire suit is checked out to its customer, with the day it is due back.
Asset Tracker lists every hire suit, with its tag, category and condition. You check one out to the customer's contact, with a due-back date.
Overdue lists the suits not yet returned. At check-in, you record each suit's condition. A stain or a tear stays in its history.
Veils, ties and accessories sell online, for pickup at the shop.
Store is the shop's online shop. Each product can come in sizes and colours, each with its own stock. A customer can choose local pickup, and marking the order ready emails them.
A sale at the counter is recorded as an order, so the stock stays right.
You plan the consultants' and seamstresses' week, and each sees their own shifts.
Staff Scheduling plans the shop's shifts by position, such as consultant, seamstress and stylist. You publish the week, and each person sees their own shifts.
Staff can swap shifts and ask for time off. You choose which requests wait for your decision. An open shift lets someone pick up a busy Saturday.
Five more areas cover enquiries, invoices, fitting rooms, posts and the books.
- Forms
- Forms takes enquiries with the wedding date, the style and the budget.
- Invoicing
- Invoicing bills alterations and hire fees, and records a deposit paid at the counter.
- Resource Booking
- Resource Booking holds the fitting rooms that each appointment needs.
- Social Media
- Social Media schedules posts about new gowns, with Instagram posted from a reminder.
- Accounting
- Accounting keeps the books, with invoices, payments and sales already in them.
A wedding goes from the first appointment to a collected gown and a paid balance.
Everything about one customer stays on their contact.
The appointment
The customer books a bridal appointment online, with a consultant.
The order
They choose a gown, and sign the order with the deposit by card.
The wait
A follow-up on their contact marks when the gown is due from the designer.
The fittings
Each fitting is booked with the seamstress, in a free fitting room.
The balance
You bill the balance at the last fitting, and they pay by card.
The suits
The wedding party's hire suits are checked out, then checked back in.
Setting up takes five steps.
Add your services
You add the bridal appointment and your fittings, with their lengths and prices. Help: Add and edit appointment services.
Add your staff
You choose who takes appointments and set their weekly hours. Help: Add staff and set appointment hours.
Publish your booking page
You name the page, choose its address and publish it. Help: Set up Appointments.
Connect Stripe
You connect your Stripe account, so customers can pay deposits by card. Help: Connect Stripe to receive money.
List your hire suits
You add each hire suit with its tag and condition. Help: Track individual assets.
Plans
A shop with staff fits the Team plan, one price for up to 25 members. Bookings are unlimited on every plan.
On the free plan, you can send 5 proposals and create 5 invoices a month.
Magpie adds no fee to online sales or invoice payments. Stripe's processing fee is taken from each card payment. Prices are on the Pricing page.
Other shops and services for a big day have pages of their own.
Wedding and event planners
An event planner runs the whole day, from the venue to the suppliers.
Tailors, cobblers and repair shops
A tailor takes fittings and repairs, and bills each job when it is ready.
Questions bridal shops ask
Can customers book a bridal appointment online?
Yes. Your booking page lists each service with its length and price. The customer chooses a consultant, or anyone available, then a day and a free time. They need only a name and an email address, and a phone number if they like.
Can a booking keep a fitting room free?
Yes. A service can need one resource from Resource Booking, such as a fitting room. A time is offered only when that room is free too.
Can customers move their own appointment?
Yes. The confirmation email links to a page where they reschedule with the same consultant, or cancel. Once the notice you set has passed, the page asks them to contact the shop instead.
Where do I keep a customer's measurements?
In a pinned note on their contact, near the top of the page. Their appointments, invoices and signed orders are listed below it, newest first.
Can I take a deposit on a gown order?
Yes. The order is a proposal with a deposit in its payment schedule. When the customer signs, the deposit invoice is issued, and they can pay it by card. You bill the balance when you choose.
Can a deposit paid in the shop go on the invoice?
Yes. You record a part payment on the invoice, with how it was paid. The invoice shows as partly paid until the balance is in.
Can I track the suits we hire out?
Yes. Each suit is an asset with a tag, a category and a condition. You check it out to the customer's contact with a due-back date. Overdue lists the late ones, and check-in records the condition.
Can customers see our accessories online?
Yes. Store lists each product with its sizes and colours, photos and stock. Customers can pay by card and collect at the shop. A gift card can be emailed to someone on a date the buyer chooses.
Can I plan the shifts around busy Saturdays?
Yes. You plan the week by position and publish it. An open shift lets anyone in that position take it. Staff can swap shifts and ask for time off. You choose which requests wait for your decision.
Can enquiries tell me the wedding date and budget?
Yes. A form can ask for the wedding date, the style they like and their budget. Each answer is kept with the response, and you can be emailed when one arrives.
What does Magpie take from card payments?
Magpie adds no fee to online sales or invoice payments. Stripe's processing fee is taken from each card payment. The rest goes to the shop's own Stripe account.
Open your appointment book online.
Create a Magpie account and add your bridal appointment.