# Run Multiple Locations From One Dashboard

Source: https://nextupwalkin.com/blog/run-multiple-locations-from-one-dashboard

> What changes at two or three locations: lines, teams and reports, a comparison table, a plan price chart and how one account handles every shop.

Operations

# How to run multiple locations from one dashboard

A second shop does not need a second system, but it does need rules. Give each shop its own line, screens and team, share the brand and the service menu, and measure every shop the same way. This guide covers what changes at two or three locations and how one account handles it.

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[Blog](https://nextupwalkin.com/blog) [By Nicholas Chadwick](https://nextupwalkin.com/about)·November 1, 2026· 8 min read

## The short answer

Keep what is local local, and share what should be the same everywhere. A shop’s line, hours, screens and team belong to the shop. The brand, the service menu and the way you measure belong to the business.

Then check every shop on the same few numbers, on the same schedule, from one place. Most of the difficulty of a second location is not software. It is that the owner can no longer see both rooms at once.

## What changes when you open the second shop

Your attention splits. A line that you used to feel with your own eyes is now two lines, and one of them is always the one you are not in. You need a number you trust for each, such as the current wait and the count of people who left, rather than a feeling.

Teams stop being interchangeable. A barber who is excellent at Main Street may not fit Oak Avenue’s crowd, and covering a sick day means moving someone, which means somebody has to know who is free.

Regulars cross over. A client who lives near one shop may work near the other, and they expect the same service menu and the same look in both places. Prices can differ with the neighborhood, but surprises feel like errors.

## One location versus two or three

The table sets out what changes and what stays the same. The last column says how NextUp Walk-in handles it.

What changes from one location to several

Line and waitOne line you can seeA line you are not in, each with its own waitEach location has its own line, link and QR code

ScreensOne TV and tabletOne set per shopStaff Screen, TV, Door Tablet and Queue Status per location

TeamEveryone knows everyoneCover and moves between shopsA staff PIN per location; included team members counted across the business

Services and pricesOne menuOne menu, some local price differencesOne catalog; switch a service off or set a price per location

BrandOne lookThe same look at every doorLogo, colors and fonts shared across the business

ReportsOne set of numbersPer shop and combined, on the same basisPick one location or all in Insights; choose one or several for the books

BillingOne subscriptionOne subscription, more locationsA lower rate for each extra location, prorated

## A rollout checklist for the new shop

Before the doors open, set the new shop’s opening hours, check its service prices, add the team who work there, set its booking and walk-in options and print its QR code for the door. Treat the opening as a short project with a list, because a missing hour or a wrong price shows up on day one.

Name a lead for each shop who answers for its numbers. The owner reviews the numbers; the lead explains them. And decide once, in writing, what is the same everywhere: the service menu, the look of the screens and how a walk-out or a no-show is handled.

## Compare shops like for like

A comparison only means something when the conditions match. Use the same date range for every shop, the same measures and each shop’s own time zone and hours, so a Saturday is a Saturday everywhere.

A longer wait at one shop is not automatically a problem. It may mean a busier neighborhood or a team member who is out. The numbers tell you where to look, not what is wrong. Wait, people who left the line, no-shows and average ticket are the four to start with.

When one shop is ahead, ask what it does differently before you copy it elsewhere. The answer is often a person, not a setting.

## How NextUp Walk-in handles it

A new location is a complete line, not a copy of a setting, and every paid plan can have more than one. Only an owner can add a location. The Free plan has one.

- **Its own line and screens.** Customers join the right shop with its own link and QR code. The Staff Screen, TV Display, Door Tablet and Queue Status are per location, with a staff PIN for each.
- **Shared where you want it.** Branding and the services catalog belong to the business, so you add a service once. You can switch a service off at one shop or set a different price there.
- **One dashboard.** Owners and managers see every location after one sign-in. Insights and the accounting reports let you choose one location, several or all, and charts use each shop’s own time zone.
- **One rate for every extra shop.** Each location after the first costs $19 a month on Walk-in, $39 on Pro and $44 on Restaurant, prorated for the rest of your cycle, with no volume tiers. See the chart for the total at each size.
- **Team members across the business.** Walk-in and Pro include 3 team members per location, counted across all your locations.
- **Room to grow.** You can add up to 50 locations yourself from the dashboard.

Example mockup: three locations of a fictional business, Sablebend Barbershop.

Monthly plan price by number of locations
- Walk-in
- Pro
- Restaurant

Hover or tab to a column for the numbers.

Monthly plan price by number of locations Walk-inProRestaurant

1 location$29$59$69

2 locations$48$98$113

3 locations$67$137$157

4 locations$86$176$201

5 locations$105$215$245

Read from NextUp Walk-in’s published plan prices: the first location plus the lower rate for each extra. Excludes team members past the 3 included per location, the card fee and the website builder. Yearly billing is two months free.

See it on your own line

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Free needs no card: pick it at sign-up. The 14-day trial has every Pro feature, once per business. A card is needed to start, but nothing is charged until the trial ends, when the plan is charged unless you cancel first.

## A weekly rhythm across shops

Once a week, open Insights for all locations over the last 7 days, then for each shop in turn, and write down three numbers per shop: average wait, people who left the line and no-shows. Compare them with the week before, not with each other.

Pick one thing to change at the weakest shop that week, and look again next Monday. Ten minutes, the same time every week, tells you more than an annual review.

See [multiple locations](https://nextupwalkin.com/features/multiple-locations?from=run-multiple-locations-from-one-dashboard), [insights](https://nextupwalkin.com/features/insights?from=run-multiple-locations-from-one-dashboard), [accounting reports](https://nextupwalkin.com/features/accounting-reports?from=run-multiple-locations-from-one-dashboard), [pricing](https://nextupwalkin.com/pricing?from=run-multiple-locations-from-one-dashboard).

[Multiple locationsRun each location with its own line, screens and team, and see them all in one dashboard. Every location after the first is the same lower price.](https://nextupwalkin.com/features/multiple-locations?from=run-multiple-locations-from-one-dashboard) [InsightsWalk-ins, waits, revenue and busy hours, compared with the period before. And on Pro, ask a question in plain words and get the answer from your own numbers.](https://nextupwalkin.com/features/insights?from=run-multiple-locations-from-one-dashboard) [Accounting reportsThe Accounting page gathers sales, tax, tips, fees and payouts for any period, with files your accountant can open or import. It also checks that the numbers tie.](https://nextupwalkin.com/features/accounting-reports?from=run-multiple-locations-from-one-dashboard)

## Open the next shop without a new system

Add the second shop in a few minutes.

Open Locations, add the shop and set it up the way you did the first. Start on Free with no card, or try every Pro feature for 14 days.

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Free needs no card: pick it at sign-up. The 14-day trial has every Pro feature, once per business. A card is needed to start, but nothing is charged until the trial ends, when the plan is charged unless you cancel first.

## Questions

### What does an extra location cost?

Your plan’s additional-location rate, prorated: $19 a month on Walk-in, $39 on Pro and $44 on Restaurant. It is the same however many you add.

### What is shared between locations?

Branding and your services catalog. Lines, screens, QR codes, staff PINs, hours and settings are separate for each location.

### Can I see all my shops in one report?

Yes. Insights has a location picker for one location or all of them, and each shop’s charts use its own time zone.

### Which plans can have more than one location?

Every paid plan. The Free plan has one location, and you can add up to 50 from the dashboard.

[Nicholas Chadwick](https://nextupwalkin.com/about)Founder, NextUp Walk-in

Founder of NextUp Walk-in and a software engineer with 20 years of building systems that have to work under pressure.

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