Small shop, tight margins, big turnover. Payroll shouldn't be the hard part of your day.
You're the owner, the scheduler, the trainer, and the cleanup crew. You don't need another piece of software to learn. You need a person who handles payroll and tells you when something needs your attention.
What makes this industry hard
- Part-time and casual staff with shifting hours every cycle
- High turnover — always onboarding or offboarding someone
- Minimum wage changes that take effect without warning
- Margins too thin for expensive payroll platforms
Why low cost matters for biancas
Small retail margins don't fund SaaS bloat. You need every dollar working for inventory and staffing. We give you a real payroll person at a price that fits.
Example
Small retail shop · 10 employees · bi-weekly
A specialty boutique in KW-Cambridge with 3 full-time and 7 part-time staff, high turnover in the student crowd.
Typical monthly cost: $60–$95/month
Your situation is probably a little different — let's talk and we'll build a quote that fits.
What Makes Retail Payroll a Headache
Hours change every cycle. Someone called in sick. Someone picked up an extra shift. The new hire started Wednesday but you forgot to tell anyone until Friday.
Meanwhile, minimum wage just went up — again — and you’re not 100% sure when it took effect. Your margins are already 3-5%, and every dollar in overhead matters. The last thing you need is a $200/month payroll platform designed for companies ten times your size.
How We Handle It
You email us the schedule. We handle the rest — calculations, deductions, deposits, pay stubs, CRA filings. New hire? Send us their info and they’re on payroll next cycle. Someone quit? We handle the ROE.
High turnover doesn’t bother us. It’s what we do. Onboarding and offboarding are part of the service — not an add-on that costs extra.
Why Low Cost Matters in Retail
When your margins are 3-5%, every dollar in overhead matters. RPS costs less per month than most retail POS subscriptions. Managed payroll — processing, compliance, direct deposits, pay stubs — without the enterprise price tag.