You pay for who works
Sale-season cover, stand-ins, and temporary staff only count while they're active. You don't pay for users who are no longer part of the push.
Retail
Run every store from a single account
In retail, staffing shifts with sales, promotions, and weekends, and sometimes it spreads across several stores. Kinmu brings clock-ins, absences, and schedules into one account so you know who's where without calling each location.
Time tracking that follows every store
A small store looks easy to keep track of, until you add cover for absences, time off, evening shifts, promotional weeks, or a second location. That's when paper or a shared spreadsheet starts to strain: every store records differently, changes get agreed in a group chat, and whoever handles admin ends up piecing the data together once nobody remembers the details.
The real cost isn't the paperwork, it's the blind spot. You can't see which store is overstaffed on a quiet Tuesday and short-handed on Saturday morning. You can't tell whether the manager who covered two locations actually got paid for both. And when someone questions a paycheck, the answer lives in a spreadsheet that three different people edited. A single source of truth turns all of that from an argument into a lookup.
With Kinmu each store can have its own clock-in point and you see everything in one place. Adding a location, moving someone between stores, or bringing on promotional staff doesn't mean duplicating systems. The result is less admin and a clearer view of how each store is really covered.
Built for stores with a changing lineup
A kiosk per store
Set a fixed point in each location so the team clocks in from the stockroom or the staff entrance, without needing a computer of their own.
Clock in from a phone
Managers or staff who cover several stores clock in from the app wherever they're working that day.
Team calendar
Check who's working, who's off, and which store each person is in before you arrange cover or a swap.
Requests in one place
Time off, leave, and schedule changes stay in one place instead of scattering across chats from several stores.
A busy sale Saturday across three stores
It's a sale Saturday and your three stores open with extra cover. In each location the team clocks in at the stockroom kiosk on arrival. One manager starts at the downtown store and moves to another in the afternoon to cover; she clocks in from her phone, without driving to an office or sending messages to record where she is.
During that push, two people only work a handful of days. You activate them in Kinmu while the peak lasts and deactivate them afterward, without switching tools or carrying unnecessary fixed costs. If someone asks to move a day off because something came up, the request stays on record and whoever is responsible answers from the same screen.
At the end of the week, admin doesn't have to collect sheets from each store or decipher photos sent in a group chat. Clock-ins are centralized, corrections keep their history, and the calendar shows how each store was covered. Record-keeping stops depending on how carefully each manager handles paper and becomes part of how the business runs.
Get your time records in order, without the paperwork
Digital records
Clock-ins, clock-outs, and breaks saved automatically.
Traceability
Every correction stays documented in the history.
Retention
Records stay in the cloud for five years.
Privacy
Varied, non-intrusive ways to clock in.
For one store, a small chain, or several locations
Kinmu fits independent retail: multiple locations, active users, simple setup, and time tracking without enterprise software.
Pay as you use
Cost rises and falls with your active team.
No user minimum
Works for one small store or several locations.
No lock-in
Cancel whenever you want.
Just hours and absences
What matters, without modules you never open.
Unlimited stores
Add locations with no extra charge per site.
Quick to adopt
Your team clocks in from day one.
Start without changing how you run your stores
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Create your stores
Add each location, its schedules, and the people who work there.
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Choose how to clock in
Kiosk in store, app for people who move around, or both depending on the role.
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See it all together
Check clock-ins, requests, and absences across every store from a single account.
Digitize time tracking in your store
Try it free for 15 days
Run every store from a single account
Can I manage several stores with one account?
Yes. You can create separate locations and review their clock-ins from a single view, without opening an account per store.
What if someone works in two stores?
They clock in from their phone at whichever store they're in that day. The record reflects real coverage instead of depending on a fixed point.
Do small stores need to track hours?
In most places, yes, and even where the rules are loose it's worth doing. A clear record is what settles payroll questions and shows you how each store is really staffed.
Does Kinmu help with holiday or sale-season cover?
Yes. You pay for active users, so you can bring on temporary staff during a busy period and take them off afterward.
Do I need to install something in every store?
Not necessarily. A kiosk can serve as a fixed point and the app covers anyone who moves around. You don't need physical time clocks.
How are time off and leave handled?
Your team submits requests in Kinmu and whoever is responsible approves or declines, with everything recorded and no loose messages.
Does it work for stores with different opening hours?
Yes. You can set schedules per person or per store, including mornings, evenings, weekends, and one-off promotions.
Can I see who's in each store today?
The team calendar shows attendance, absences, and assignments so you can arrange cover without last-minute calls.
What's the advantage over a spreadsheet?
A spreadsheet depends on someone keeping it current. Kinmu captures the data as it happens, flags exceptions, and keeps changes traceable.
Can I produce the records if someone asks for them?
Yes. Clock-ins stay in the cloud and you can export time reports whenever you need them.