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Inventory: Never run out mid-service.

Track every product across retail and in-service stock, and let Idle predict the run-out date before it happens. You restock with time to spare, never mid-treatment with a client in the chair.

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At a glance

Idle tracks retail and in-service stock on separate counters, with thresholds, expiry dates and a full movement log per product. It predicts run-out dates and drafts reorder quantities, so you restock before you run out. Receive or use stock without closing the shop, count with a guided stock-keeping mode, and let AI restock handle the maths and the timing for you.

A salon owner checking stock at the retail counter

Two counters, one clear picture of your stock.

Idle keeps retail and in-service stock on separate counters, so you always know what you sold versus what your team used. Every product carries its own threshold, expiry date and a full movement log, and you can receive a delivery or use stock without closing the shop or pausing the day.

Retail and in-service, tracked apart

Sell over the counter or use during a treatment, and each draws down its own counter so your cost of service is always true.

A movement log on every product

Every receive, use and sale is recorded with who, what and when, so nothing on your shelf is a mystery.

A salon manager running a stock-take on a tablet at reception

Stock-takes that finish the same night.

Stock-keeping mode is a guided stock-take that makes counting easy. Work through your products one by one, and every count updates the system directly as you go. When you finish, Idle hands you a final report, so the after-hours guesswork is replaced by a session you can actually close.

Guided, item by item

Idle walks you through the count so nothing is missed and the numbers go straight into the system.

A final report at the end

Close the session and see exactly what was added, used and unchanged, ready to act on.

The shelf only tells you it is empty when it is too late.

Running out mid-service

The client is in the chair, the treatment has started, and the one bottle you needed ran out yesterday with no warning.

Dead stock quietly expiring

Product you over-ordered sits at the back of the shelf past its date, turning shelf space and cash into waste.

Counting by hand after hours

Stock lives on a clipboard nobody updates, so the real count only happens late at night with a pen and a guess.

A salon owner reviewing a restock order on a phone

AI that reorders before you run out.

AI restock watches how fast each product sells, predicts the run-out date, and drafts a reorder quantity for every item. You review the draft and send it straight to your vendor. The maths and the timing are handled for you, while every order stays your decision.

Predicts your run-out date

Idle learns each product's burn rate and tells you when it will hit zero, well before it does.

Drafts the order to your vendor

Reorder quantities arrive ready to send, so you confirm in a tap instead of doing the sums by hand.

Everything in your inventory

Retail and in-service stock, thresholds, expiry tracking and AI restock, with deeper customisation whenever you want it.

In your plan

Inventory tracking: retail and in-service
Thresholds and expiry dates per product
Full movement log on every product
Stock-keeping mode: guided stock-take
AI restock predictions and run-out dates
Receive or use stock without closing the shop
Final stock-take report
AI-drafted reorder quantities

Make it yours

This is how Idle works: there is no rigid template. You tell us what you need, and we scope it, build it, and set it up for you, so beyond your plan we can tailor almost anything, including:

Batch and lot tracking
Supplier purchase orders
Auto-email a vendor at threshold
Multi-store stock transfers
Anything else you can describe

The business impact

What changes	The old way	The Idle way
Running out	A surprise mid-service, with a client already in the chair	Flagged before you hit zero, with time to reorder
Stock-take	After-hours counting on a clipboard nobody trusts	A guided mode with a final report you can close the same night
Reordering	Guesswork on what and how much to order	AI-drafted quantities sent straight to your vendor
Waste	Expired dead stock found at the back of the shelf	Expiry tracking and alerts before product spoils

Inventory FAQ

Does my stock update as I work, or do I have to log everything by hand?

It updates as you work. Receive a delivery or use product during a service and the counter moves there and then, without closing the shop or pausing the day. Every change is written to a movement log per product, so you always know what changed, when, and by whom.

What is the difference between retail and in-service stock in Idle?

Idle keeps two separate counters per product. Retail stock is what you sell to clients over the counter. In-service stock is what your team uses during treatments. Tracking them apart means you see your true cost of service and never confuse a product you sold with one you used.

Will Idle warn me before I run out of a product?

Yes. Set a threshold per product and Idle flags it the moment stock drops near the line, before you hit zero. It also tracks how fast each product sells and predicts the run-out date, so you reorder with time to spare rather than mid-service.

How does AI restock work?

Idle watches how fast each product sells, predicts when it will run out, and drafts a reorder quantity for each item. You review the draft and send it straight to your vendor. You stay in control of every order, Idle just removes the guesswork and the after-hours maths.