diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 669b4af..87fa224 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ cp .env.example .env
 npm run migrate             # creates ./data/srs.db
 npm run user create         # a short wizard: choose Admin or User 
 npm run user list           # show every account
+npm run shop create         # add a shop (name + unique code)
+npm run shop list           # show every shop
 npm run dev                 # http://127.0.0.1:8080
 npm test
 npm run typecheck
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 33635ab..86d0598 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     "migrate": "tsx src/db/migrate.ts",
     "migrate:prod": "node dist/db/migrate.js",
     "user": "tsx scripts/user.ts",
+    "shop": "tsx scripts/shop.ts",
     "results": "tsx scripts/results.ts",
     "test": "vitest run",
     "test:watch": "vitest",
diff --git a/scripts/cliIo.ts b/scripts/cliIo.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c6db10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/cliIo.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { createInterface } from 'node:readline';
+import { Cancelled, type Io } from '../src/cli/userWizard';
+
+export function makeIo(): { io: Io; close: () => void } {
+  const rl = createInterface({ input: process.stdin, output: process.stdout });
+  const queue: string[] = [];
+  let waiting: ((line: string | null) => void) | null = null;
+  let ended = false;
+
+  rl.on('line', (line) => {
+    if (waiting) {
+      const w = waiting;
+      waiting = null;
+      w(line);
+    } else {
+      queue.push(line);
+    }
+  });
+  rl.on('close', () => {
+    ended = true;
+    if (waiting) {
+      const w = waiting;
+      waiting = null;
+      w(null);
+    }
+  });
+
+  const io: Io = {
+    async ask(question) {
+      rl.setPrompt(question);
+      rl.prompt();
+      const line = queue.length > 0 ? queue.shift()! : ended ? null : await new Promise<string | null>((r) => (waiting = r));
+      if (line === null) throw new Cancelled();
+      return line.trim();
+    },
+    say(line = '') {
+      console.log(line);
+    },
+  };
+  return { io, close: () => rl.close() };
+}
diff --git a/scripts/shop.ts b/scripts/shop.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45b0a5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/shop.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/**
+ *   npm run shop create     a short wizard: name and code
+ *   npm run shop list       show every shop
+ */
+import { createShopWizard, shopListLines } from '../src/cli/shopWizard';
+import { loadConfig } from '../src/config';
+import { openDb } from '../src/db';
+import { runMigrations } from '../src/db/migrate';
+import { makeIo } from './cliIo';
+
+async function main(): Promise<number> {
+  const command = process.argv[2];
+  if (command !== 'create' && command !== 'list') {
+    console.log('usage:');
+    console.log('  npm run shop create    add a shop (a short wizard)');
+    console.log('  npm run shop list      show every shop');
+    return command ? 1 : 0;
+  }
+
+  const config = loadConfig();
+  const db = openDb(config.dbPath);
+  runMigrations(db);
+
+  try {
+    if (command === 'list') {
+      for (const line of shopListLines(db)) console.log(line);
+      return 0;
+    }
+    const { io, close } = makeIo();
+    try {
+      return await createShopWizard(db, io);
+    } finally {
+      close();
+    }
+  } finally {
+    db.close();
+  }
+}
+
+main().then(
+  (code) => process.exit(code),
+  (err) => {
+    console.error(String(err));
+    process.exit(1);
+  },
+);
diff --git a/scripts/user.ts b/scripts/user.ts
index 1adf6d5..c2be545 100644
--- a/scripts/user.ts
+++ b/scripts/user.ts
@@ -3,50 +3,11 @@
  *   npm run user list       show every account
  *
  */
-import { createInterface } from 'node:readline';
-import { Cancelled, createWizard, listLines, type Io } from '../src/cli/userWizard';
+import { createWizard, listLines } from '../src/cli/userWizard';
 import { loadConfig } from '../src/config';
 import { openDb } from '../src/db';
 import { runMigrations } from '../src/db/migrate';
-
-function makeIo(): { io: Io; close: () => void } {
-  const rl = createInterface({ input: process.stdin, output: process.stdout });
-  const queue: string[] = [];
-  let waiting: ((line: string | null) => void) | null = null;
-  let ended = false;
-
-  rl.on('line', (line) => {
-    if (waiting) {
-      const w = waiting;
-      waiting = null;
-      w(line);
-    } else {
-      queue.push(line);
-    }
-  });
-  rl.on('close', () => {
-    ended = true;
-    if (waiting) {
-      const w = waiting;
-      waiting = null;
-      w(null);
-    }
-  });
-
-  const io: Io = {
-    async ask(question) {
-      rl.setPrompt(question);
-      rl.prompt();
-      const line = queue.length > 0 ? queue.shift()! : ended ? null : await new Promise<string | null>((r) => (waiting = r));
-      if (line === null) throw new Cancelled();
-      return line.trim();
-    },
-    say(line = '') {
-      console.log(line);
-    },
-  };
-  return { io, close: () => rl.close() };
-}
+import { makeIo } from './cliIo';
 
 async function main(): Promise<number> {
   const command = process.argv[2];
diff --git a/src/cli/shopWizard.test.ts b/src/cli/shopWizard.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d13674
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/shopWizard.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { makeDb } from '../testing/helpers';
+import { createShop } from '../services/shops';
+import { createShopWizard, shopListLines } from './shopWizard';
+import { Cancelled, type Io } from './userWizard';
+
+function scripted(answers: string[]) {
+  const shown: string[] = [];
+  const queue = [...answers];
+  const io: Io = {
+    async ask(question) {
+      shown.push(question);
+      const next = queue.shift();
+      if (next === undefined) throw new Cancelled();
+      return next.trim();
+    },
+    say(line = '') {
+      shown.push(line);
+    },
+  };
+  return { io, text: () => shown.join('\n') };
+}
+
+const shops = (db: ReturnType<typeof makeDb>) => db.prepare('SELECT name, code, active FROM shops').all();
+
+describe('creating a shop', () => {
+  it('asks for name and code, confirms, then creates it', async () => {
+    const db = makeDb();
+    const s = scripted(['Lakshmi Agency', 'LK1', 'y']);
+    expect(await createShopWizard(db, s.io)).toBe(0);
+    expect(shops(db)).toEqual([{ name: 'Lakshmi Agency', code: 'LK1', active: 1 }]);
+    expect(s.text()).toContain('Created shop "Lakshmi Agency" (LK1).');
+  });
+
+  it('creates nothing when the answer is not yes', async () => {
+    const db = makeDb();
+    expect(await createShopWizard(db, scripted(['Lakshmi', 'LK1', 'n']).io)).toBe(0);
+    expect(shops(db)).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('asks again after a bad code, and q quits', async () => {
+    const db = makeDb();
+    const s = scripted(['Lakshmi', 'a b', 'LK1', 'y']);
+    await createShopWizard(db, s.io);
+    expect(s.text()).toContain('no spaces');
+    expect(shops(db)).toHaveLength(1);
+
+    const q = scripted(['Another', 'q']);
+    expect(await createShopWizard(db, q.io)).toBe(0);
+    expect(shops(db)).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it('reports a duplicate and exits 1', async () => {
+    const db = makeDb();
+    createShop(db, { name: 'Lakshmi', code: 'LK1' });
+    const s = scripted(['Other', 'LK1', 'y']);
+    expect(await createShopWizard(db, s.io)).toBe(1);
+    expect(s.text()).toContain('Could not create it: that shop code is already used.');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('listing shops', () => {
+  it('says so when there are none', () => {
+    expect(shopListLines(makeDb())).toEqual(['No shops yet. Run: npm run shop create']);
+  });
+
+  it('shows status, code and name', () => {
+    const db = makeDb();
+    createShop(db, { name: 'Lakshmi', code: 'LK1' });
+    expect(shopListLines(db).join('\n')).toMatch(/active\s+LK1\s+Lakshmi/);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/cli/shopWizard.ts b/src/cli/shopWizard.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4232bb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/shopWizard.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import type { Db } from '../db';
+import { RuleError } from '../services/accountRules';
+import { createShop, listShops, SHOP_CODE_MAX, SHOP_NAME_MAX } from '../services/shops';
+import { askUntil, Cancelled, confirm, type Io, type Parsed } from './userWizard';
+
+const parseName = (a: string): Parsed<string> =>
+  a.trim() !== '' && a.trim().length <= SHOP_NAME_MAX
+    ? { ok: true, value: a.trim() }
+    : { ok: false, error: `Type a name of 1 to ${SHOP_NAME_MAX} characters.` };
+
+const parseCode = (a: string): Parsed<string> =>
+  a.trim() !== '' && a.trim().length <= SHOP_CODE_MAX && !/\s/.test(a.trim())
+    ? { ok: true, value: a.trim() }
+    : { ok: false, error: `Type a code of 1 to ${SHOP_CODE_MAX} characters with no spaces.` };
+
+export async function createShopWizard(db: Db, io: Io): Promise<number> {
+  try {
+    io.say('Create a shop (type q at any question to quit)');
+    io.say();
+    const name = await askUntil(io, 'Shop name: ', parseName);
+    const code = await askUntil(io, 'Short code (unique, no spaces): ', parseCode);
+    io.say();
+    io.say(`About to create shop "${name}" with code ${code}.`);
+    if (!(await confirm(io, 'Create it? [y/N]: '))) {
+      io.say('Cancelled. Nothing was created.');
+      return 0;
+    }
+    const shop = createShop(db, { name, code });
+    io.say(`Created shop "${shop.name}" (${shop.code}).`);
+    io.say('Assign it to users with: npm run user create');
+    return 0;
+  } catch (e) {
+    if (e instanceof Cancelled) {
+      io.say(e.message === 'cancelled' ? 'Cancelled. Nothing was created.' : `Stopped: ${e.message}. Nothing was created.`);
+      return 0;
+    }
+    if (e instanceof RuleError) {
+      io.say(`Could not create it: ${e.message}.`);
+      return 1;
+    }
+    throw e;
+  }
+}
+
+export function shopListLines(db: Db): string[] {
+  const shops = listShops(db);
+  if (shops.length === 0) return ['No shops yet. Run: npm run shop create'];
+  return [
+    'STATUS    CODE                 NAME',
+    ...shops.map((s) => [(s.active ? 'active' : 'disabled').padEnd(9), s.code.padEnd(20), s.name].join(' ')),
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/src/cli/userWizard.ts b/src/cli/userWizard.ts
index da61979..a72f6fd 100644
--- a/src/cli/userWizard.ts
+++ b/src/cli/userWizard.ts
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ export interface Io {
   say(line?: string): void;
 }
 
-type Parsed<T> = { ok: true; value: T } | { ok: false; error: string };
+export type Parsed<T> = { ok: true; value: T } | { ok: false; error: string };
 
 const MAX_TRIES = 5;
 
-async function askUntil<T>(io: Io, question: string, parse: (answer: string) => Parsed<T>): Promise<T> {
+export async function askUntil<T>(io: Io, question: string, parse: (answer: string) => Parsed<T>): Promise<T> {
   for (let tries = 0; tries < MAX_TRIES; tries++) {
     const answer = await io.ask(question);
     if (answer.toLowerCase() === 'q') throw new Cancelled();
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ const parseShopNumbers =
     return { ok: true, value: [...new Set(numbers)] };
   };
 
-async function confirm(io: Io, question: string): Promise<boolean> {
+export async function confirm(io: Io, question: string): Promise<boolean> {
   const a = (await io.ask(question)).toLowerCase();
   return a === 'y' || a === 'yes';
 }
diff --git a/src/services/shops.test.ts b/src/services/shops.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e0b16f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/shops.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { makeDb } from '../testing/helpers';
+import { RuleError, type RuleErrorCode } from './accountRules';
+import { createShop, listShops } from './shops';
+
+const code = (fn: () => unknown): RuleErrorCode | 'no error' => {
+  try {
+    fn();
+    return 'no error';
+  } catch (e) {
+    if (e instanceof RuleError) return e.code;
+    throw e;
+  }
+};
+
+describe('createShop', () => {
+  it('creates an active shop and trims the name and code', () => {
+    const db = makeDb();
+    const shop = createShop(db, { name: '  Lakshmi Agency ', code: ' LK1 ' });
+    expect(shop).toEqual({ id: expect.any(Number), name: 'Lakshmi Agency', code: 'LK1' });
+    expect(db.prepare('SELECT active FROM shops WHERE id = ?').get(shop.id)).toEqual({ active: 1 });
+  });
+
+  it('refuses a blank or oversized name or code', () => {
+    const db = makeDb();
+    expect(code(() => createShop(db, { name: '  ', code: 'A' }))).toBe('invalid');
+    expect(code(() => createShop(db, { name: 'A shop', code: '' }))).toBe('invalid');
+    expect(code(() => createShop(db, { name: 'x'.repeat(101), code: 'A' }))).toBe('invalid');
+    expect(code(() => createShop(db, { name: 'A shop', code: 'x'.repeat(21) }))).toBe('invalid');
+    expect(listShops(db)).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('refuses a code with spaces inside', () => {
+    expect(code(() => createShop(makeDb(), { name: 'A shop', code: 'A B' }))).toBe('invalid');
+  });
+
+  it('refuses a code already used, even by an inactive shop', () => {
+    const db = makeDb();
+    const first = createShop(db, { name: 'One', code: 'A' });
+    db.prepare('UPDATE shops SET active = 0 WHERE id = ?').run(first.id);
+    expect(code(() => createShop(db, { name: 'Two', code: 'A' }))).toBe('conflict');
+  });
+
+  it('refuses a name already used by an active shop, ignoring case', () => {
+    const db = makeDb();
+    createShop(db, { name: 'Lakshmi', code: 'A' });
+    expect(code(() => createShop(db, { name: ' lakshmi ', code: 'B' }))).toBe('conflict');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('listShops', () => {
+  it('lists active and inactive shops by name', () => {
+    const db = makeDb();
+    createShop(db, { name: 'B shop', code: 'B' });
+    const a = createShop(db, { name: 'A shop', code: 'A' });
+    db.prepare('UPDATE shops SET active = 0 WHERE id = ?').run(a.id);
+    expect(listShops(db)).toEqual([
+      { id: a.id, name: 'A shop', code: 'A', active: false },
+      { id: expect.any(Number), name: 'B shop', code: 'B', active: true },
+    ]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/services/shops.ts b/src/services/shops.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2496f8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/shops.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import type { Db } from '../db';
+import { isUniqueViolation, RuleError } from './accountRules';
+import type { Shop } from './shopScope';
+
+export interface ShopListing extends Shop {
+  active: boolean;
+}
+
+export const SHOP_NAME_MAX = 100;
+export const SHOP_CODE_MAX = 20;
+
+export function createShop(db: Db, input: { name: string; code: string }): Shop {
+  const name = input.name.trim();
+  const code = input.code.trim();
+  if (name === '' || name.length > SHOP_NAME_MAX) {
+    throw new RuleError('invalid', `the shop name must be 1 to ${SHOP_NAME_MAX} characters`);
+  }
+  if (code === '' || code.length > SHOP_CODE_MAX || /\s/.test(code)) {
+    throw new RuleError('invalid', `the shop code must be 1 to ${SHOP_CODE_MAX} characters with no spaces`);
+  }
+
+  const sameName = db.prepare('SELECT 1 FROM shops WHERE active = 1 AND lower(name) = lower(?)').get(name);
+  if (sameName) throw new RuleError('conflict', 'an active shop already has that name');
+
+  try {
+    const id = Number(db.prepare('INSERT INTO shops (name, code) VALUES (?, ?)').run(name, code).lastInsertRowid);
+    return { id, name, code };
+  } catch (e) {
+    if (isUniqueViolation(e)) throw new RuleError('conflict', 'that shop code is already used');
+    throw e;
+  }
+}
+
+export function listShops(db: Db): ShopListing[] {
+  const rows = db.prepare('SELECT id, name, code, active FROM shops ORDER BY name, id').all() as Array<
+    Shop & { active: number }
+  >;
+  return rows.map((r) => ({ id: r.id, name: r.name, code: r.code, active: r.active === 1 }));
+}