Amela
Sereno operating company — new platform launch story
ℹ︎For confidentiality, company names, project names and system images have been replaced with pseudonyms and mock-ups.

Salon booking, built in-house from scratch.

Sereno is a relaxation-salon booking platform that provides a dedicated app for customers, owners and therapists.

“Booking experience, shift management, store operations and real-time communication” ─ the story of launching a new platform, built in-house from scratch in 7 months, that satisfies the four axes a salon booking needs all at once.

Dedicated apps
3 apps
Optimized per role
Booking & chat
Instant
Real-time sync
Store operations
Unified
Multi-store support
Launch
7 months
built in-house from scratch
01
CLIENT
About the client

A leading domestic “Sereno operating company” driving the salon experience.

The Sereno operating company focused on the booking experience of relaxation salons. It provides dedicated apps for customers, owners and therapists, offering a service that digitally connects everything from booking to store operations.

At its core, Sereno is the platform supporting everything from store and course search to booking, shift and store operations, real-time chat and notifications. With an experience optimized per role, it raises customer satisfaction and operational efficiency at once.

Dedicated apps
3 apps
Support
Multiple stores
Sync
Real-time
BUSINESS FLOW
1
STEP 01
Customer searches stores and courses
2
STEP 02
Pick an open slot and book
3
STEP 03
Therapist serves and adjusts shifts
4
STEP 04
Owner manages operations centrally
02
CHALLENGE
Design challenges to solve

The four structural requirements demanded of the booking platform.

None of these were about technology choices; they were business requirements tied directly to customer satisfaction, staff utilization, store operations and immediacy of communication. Building anew from scratch required a design that “makes them all hold true at once.”

If the booking experience is poor, customers leave
When stores, courses and open slots are hard to find,Booking completion rate drops.
If shift management is cumbersome, utilization suffers
When therapists can’t grasp their own bookings,Utilization efficiency declines.
If store operations are fragmented, management breaks down
When staff and bookings across stores are viewed separately,Operational load balloons.
If communication lags, you lose both opportunity and trust
When booking changes and notifications don’t arrive instantly,Customer trust is damaged.
03
ARCHITECTURE
The architecture we built together

Turning salon booking into “a platform optimized per role” across four domains.

Booking experience, shift management, store operations and real-time communication ─ we built the four domains a salon booking needs entirely in-house, from scratch. Together with the Sereno operating company, we deliver an optimal experience for customers, therapists and owners alike.

AmelaEXECUTION
7 months
Duration
30 person-months
Total effort
Domain ①
Booking experience
Challenge
Need to make it easy to find stores and courses and book
Solution
A customer app: search → open slots → book
Raise the booking completion rate
Domain ②
Shift management
Challenge
Need therapists to grasp bookings and shifts
Solution
A therapist app for bookings, shifts and performance
Raise utilization efficiency
Domain ③
Store operations
Challenge
Need to centrally manage staff and bookings across multiple stores
Solution
An owner app for stores, staff and sales
Reduce operational load
Domain ④
Real-time communication
Challenge
Need to deliver booking changes and notifications instantly
Solution
Real-time chat + push notifications
Ensures immediacy of communication
TECH STACK
Mobile
React Native i18next CodePush
Backend
Express MongoDB MySQL Redis
Realtime
Socket.io OneSignal
04
IMPACT
The value the platform creates

The Sereno operating company’s “salon booking,” accelerated.

This platform continuously produces business outcomes ─ booking experience, staff utilization, store operations and customer satisfaction ─ rather than technical metrics.

A booking-friendly customer experience
Search → choose → book, completed without hesitation.
A mechanism that optimizes utilization
Therapists can grasp their own bookings and shifts and work efficiently.
A management platform that supports operations
Centrally manage multiple stores and focus on operations.
Real-time communication that protects trust
Booking changes and notifications arrive instantly, protecting customer trust.
🧖
STAKEHOLDER
Customers
Typically
Phone booking leaves open slots unclear
With Sereno
See open slots and book on the spot
📈
Higher booking completion rate
Higher customer satisfaction
💆
STAKEHOLDER
Therapist
Typically
Tracking shifts and bookings is manual
With Sereno
See bookings and shifts at a glance in the app
📈
Higher utilization efficiency
Better working conditions
🏬
STAKEHOLDER
Owner
Typically
Separate management per store
With Sereno
Centrally manage multiple stores
📈
Higher operational efficiency
Easy to scale
🏢
STAKEHOLDER
Management
Typically
Missed booking opportunities
With Sereno
Maximize bookings and utilization
📈
Maximized sales opportunities
Sustainable growth
05
DEMO
Three scenarios

Experience Sereno with a live, working demo.