Case Study: Barbed achieves clearer rota communication and staffing savings with RotaCloud

Barbed - Customer Case Study

Barbed, a retailer specializing in outdoor furniture with two stores and a strong online presence, struggled to manage staff rotas using spreadsheets after opening its second location. The manual process became impractical, caused mistakes, and often meant employees did not receive shift information or updates in time. Barbed turned to RotaCloud to find a better way to plan and share schedules.

After trialling RotaCloud’s cloud-based rota system, Barbed moved scheduling online so managers could organize shifts more efficiently and staff could receive alerts and messages about changes in hours or location. The result was better communication, happier employees, and a financial saving: the company found it needed less part-time and weekend cover thanks to more organized rotas.

Barbed

Graham Sterry

Managing Director