Product Requirements Document : Saloon

Product Requirements Document : Saloon

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Customer Pain Points

  • Misguided Style Imitation
    Customers blindly imitate celebrity hairstyles without considering personal hair type and face shape.
    Results in disappointment and unsatisfactory outcomes.

  • Ineffective Product Selection
    Relying on friends, bloggers, and YouTubers for product recommendations.
    Leads to wasting time and money through a trial-and-error approach.


Objective

Objective from Customer’s View

  • Offer personalized hair advice with recommendations for hairstyles, products, and routines that fit each customer’s style, hair type, and preferences.

  • Provide more services beyond cutting and styling, including a complete guide to hair care products and routines that work for each customer.

  • Provide frequent discounts and rewards on products for repeat purchases, referrals, or sharing with friends, helping customers save more.

Business Outcomes

  • Achieve 80% customer retention by offering personalized value.

  • Lower marketing costs using referrals and organic promotions.

  • Expand business categories by partnering with hair brands to earn commissions for promoting their products on our platform and affiliate links.

  • Grow the customer base through loyalty programs and ambassadors.


Scope

Included:

  • Haircut Services: Includes threading, shaving, and beard grooming.

  • Hair Treatment and Coloring: Deep conditioning, Hair Spa, straightening, curling, coloring, and related treatments.

  • Packages:

    • Bridal

    • Groom

    • Photoshoot

    • Group styling for events (e.g., annual day, corporate events, or parties).

Excluded:

  • Home service (Limited accessibility for individuals with disabilities; please contact us for more information).

  • Waxing

  • Nails catalogue

  • Makeup Services

  • Body Treatments

  • Medical hair condition treatments


Features And Requirements

P1: Must-Have Features (Essential for Launch)

  • Customer Booking System
    Feature: A simple website where customers can choose their stylist based on their budget—junior, senior, or director. Higher-level stylists (senior or director) cost more, but customers can pick a junior stylist if they want a cheaper option.

  • Service Catalogue
    Feature: A list of all our salon services with prices and descriptions so customers know exactly what they can choose.

  • Product Platform with Affiliate Links
    Feature: A section where we show products customers can buy. If we can’t sell them directly, we’ll link to trusted websites.

  • Payment Integration
    Feature: A secure way for customers to pay for services and products through the website.

P2: Important Features (Can Be Added Later)

  • Customer Profiles
    Feature: After a customer’s first visit, we save details like their hair type, texture, face shape, and color preferences.

  • Product Recommendations (AI-Driven)
    Feature: The website gives product suggestions based on what customers have booked before. At first, it will be general, but over time, it will get more personalized.

  • Push Notifications
    Feature: Automatic reminders for upcoming appointments, new products, or special offers.

  • Reviews and Ratings
    Feature: A place for customers to leave feedback and rate their experiences.

P3: Additional Features (Can Wait)

  • Loyalty and Referral Program
    Feature: Customers can refer others to us and get a 10% discount. We’ll also offer subscriptions for customers to get discounts depending on the level they choose.

  • Ambassador Program
    Feature: A section where customers can become ambassadors (based on a certain criteria) by posting about us on Instagram, creating videos, or promoting us online. They’ll get discounts or free products as rewards.

  • Group Event Bookings
    Feature: An option for customers to book styling for groups, like for parties, corporate events, or annual gatherings.


Usecases

  • Customers can book an appointment with a stylist based on their budget by choosing from junior, senior, or director-level stylists.

  • Customers can browse a list of services with prices and descriptions to help them pick what they want without having to visit the store.

  • Customers can view products they may want to buy and either buy them directly or through affiliate links from their tailored-feed.

  • Customers can securely pay for services and products through the website.

  • Customers will get reminders for upcoming appointments, special deals, or new products through push notifications and can leave feedback and rate their experiences after their visits.

  • Customers can refer friends to the salon and get a discount on their next service.

  • Customers can join an ambassador program and get rewards for promoting the salon on social media.

  • Customers can book appointments for groups, like parties or corporate events, in one go.


Technical Requirements

  • React and Tailwind CSS: For building the user interface.

  • Firebase: For push notifications.

  • Node.js with Express: For API development.

  • MongoDB: For database management.

  • Stripe/Razorpay: For payment integration.

  • TensorFlow: For AI-driven features like personalized product recommendations or image analysis


Design Requirement:

  • Use a dark theme that represents hair, giving it a elegant feel.

  • Add gold or silver accents to bring a touch of luxury.

  • Use a funky, modern font to create a stylish look, ensuring customers feel stylish too.


Success Metrics:

  • Customer Retention: 80% retention in 6 months.

  • User Engagement: 50% click-through on recommendations of products and links.

  • Revenue Growth: 40% increase in revenue in 6 months.

  • Referral Program: 500+ new customers through referrals in 6 months.

  • Ambassador Program: 20 ambassadors within 12 months.


Timeline:

  • Phase 1: Launch platform ,hire talented workforce(stylists and tech) , establish connections with brands within 3 months.

  • Phase 2: Implement personalized features and referral program by month 5.

  • Phase 3: Introduce ambassador program and loyalty programs when the customers retention has reached 50%.