Open to close, every shift covered. Every hire paperwork-complete.
Seasonal and part-time hires onboarded from their phone in an afternoon. Offers, the handbook and store policies signed before the first shift. Schedules by store, time off approved with coverage in view, and a time clock that feeds payroll — one app for the floor and the back office.
14 days freeNo credit card requiredEvery feature included
Main St. store · this week
Mon, Nov 16 · 22 employees- ✓Holiday schedule published58 shifts · 22 people notifiedView
- 6Seasonal hires onboarding4 handbook signed · 2 W-4 pendingRemind
- PTO3 time-off requests · Dec 24Coverage shown before approvingDecide
- !Black Friday · 2 open shifts6 AM opener, 2 PM floorFill
- OLOffer signed · record createdPriya Shah · Sales Associate · $16.50/hrOpen
- OTOvertime buildingMarcus Johnson · 36h by ThursdayReview
From offer to first shift to payroll, without the back-office pile.
Retail HR is a seasonal scramble, twice a year.
Ten hires in two weeks
Paper packets, half-signed, piled on the manager's desk the week before Black Friday.
Schedule by group text
Versions three and four of the schedule are both live. Two people show for one shift, nobody for the next.
Time off nobody tracked
Three requests for December 24 approved separately. Now the opener is uncovered.
Punches that don't match shifts
Scheduled 9–5, punched 8:50–5:20, paid for all of it — every day, every associate.
Hire fast. Schedule once. Pay for what was worked.
Six seasonal hires onboarded in an afternoon.
Send offers to candidates' phones with the rate benchmarked against current associates. Each signed offer creates the record and assigns the Sales Associate workflow — handbook, W-4, I-9, direct deposit, store policies — all done from a phone before the first shift. Clock-in waits until the required items are complete.
- Workflows per role: associate, keyholder, cashier, stock, manager
- Handbook and loss-prevention policy signed before day one
- Hired-and-done in minutes, not a stack on the desk
Build the week around availability. Publish it once.
Build schedules by store from templates, see availability before you assign, and publish — everyone's notified on their phone and there's only ever one live version. The schedule shows what should happen; time tracking shows what did.
- Retail scheduling by store, department and role
- Opener, closer and weekend coverage at a glance
- Open shifts visible to managers before the week starts
Approve December 24 knowing who else is off.
Employees request from the app and see their balance. You approve or deny in one tap with coverage in view — how many others are off those days and whether the opener is still covered. Policies and balances by role, store or location.
- Time off requests with balance after and coverage impact
- Blackout dates for peak weeks
- Balances visible to employees, so fewer questions
Clock in at the store. Scheduled vs. actual, side by side.
Associates clock in from their phone or a tablet kiosk at the store, with location context at the punch. Early punches and overtime are flagged against the schedule during the week. One record per employee holds rate, documents, availability and hours; payroll review catches the rest before you export.
- Retail time tracking with scheduled-vs-actual
- Employee records with rate history and signed documents
- Payroll review and export to QuickBooks, ADP, Paychex or Paycom
What PunchPro does for a retailer — and what it doesn't.
PunchPro manages the people: hiring paperwork, records, policies, schedules, time, PTO and payroll prep. It is not a point-of-sale, inventory or full-service payroll system, and it works alongside the ones you use.
| Need | PunchPro | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Offer letters, onboarding, handbook sign-off | Yes | From a phone, before the first shift |
| Scheduling by store with availability | Yes | Published to phones; one live version |
| Time clock (phone or tablet kiosk) | Yes | Location context at the punch; scheduled vs. actual |
| Time off with coverage in view | Yes | Blackout dates, balances by role or store |
| Payroll review & export | Yes | QuickBooks, ADP, Paychex, Paycom |
| Employee records & org chart | Yes | Who's on the floor right now |
| Point of sale, inventory, sales reporting | No | Not in PunchPro |
| Shift swapping between employees | No | Managers reassign shifts |
| Full-service payroll, benefits | No | Keep your payroll provider |
Who runs their stores on PunchPro.
Scheduling-only apps and paper packets vs. one system for the whole store.
Scheduling app + paper HR
- Hiring paperwork still printed and piled
- Handbook acknowledgment is a signature line in a packet
- Time clock is a separate tool or the POS
- PTO approved without seeing coverage
- Records in a filing cabinet per store
PunchPro
- Offers, handbook and forms signed from a phone
- Signature tracked per version, required before first punch
- Schedule, punches and PTO in one app
- Coverage shown on every approval
- One record per employee across stores
One plan per business, however many stores.
per business, plus $7 per active user / month
A 22-person store: $193.99 / month · 14-day free trial, no credit card required
- Scheduling by store
- Time clock & kiosk
- Time off with coverage
- Payroll review & export
- Offer letters & e-signature
- Onboarding workflows
- Handbook builder
- Document tracking
- Employee records
- Overtime tracking
HR software for retail, answered plainly.
What should HR software do for a retail store?
Onboard hourly and seasonal hires from a phone, collect handbook and policy signatures before the first shift, schedule by store with availability, clock people in at the store, approve time off with coverage in view, and hand payroll clean hours. PunchPro does all of that; it is not a POS or inventory system.
How fast can I onboard seasonal hires?
Send offers in a batch; each signed offer creates the record and assigns the role's checklist. Most seasonal hires finish handbook, W-4 and I-9 steps from their phone the same day.
Can employees clock in on a shared tablet?
Yes. Use a tablet kiosk at the store or each employee's phone. Location context is captured at the punch; there's no continuous tracking.
Does PunchPro work across multiple stores?
Yes. Schedule by location, assign employees to one or more stores, and keep one record per person. Pricing is per business, not per store.
Can employees swap shifts?
Not directly. Managers reassign shifts, so coverage and overtime stay under control; employees see the updated schedule immediately.
Does it integrate with my POS?
No. PunchPro's time clock is separate from your point of sale. Approved hours export to QuickBooks, ADP, Paychex or Paycom.
Can I set blackout dates for time off?
Yes. Set blackout periods for peak weeks and PunchPro flags requests that fall inside them.
What does it cost?
$39.99 per month per business plus $7 per active user per month, every feature included. 14-day free trial, no credit card required.
Be ready for the season before the season.
Set up your store, send your first offers, and publish next week's schedule today.
14 days freeNo credit card requiredEvery feature included