floorwalker

Department store monitor

A floorwalker is a department store employee who supervises sales staff and assists customers on the sales floor.

The position was more common in the era of large downtown department stores, when floorwalkers would patrol their assigned floors to ensure smooth operations and handle customer complaints: The floorwalker directed me to the hosiery department.

retail

salesfloor

Retail display area

customer · service · assistance · inquiry · shopping · browsing · checkout · returns · exchange · greeting

supervision

supervisor

One who directs workers

coordinator · superintendent · inspector · monitor · watchfulness · vigilance · oversight · surveillance · accountability · rounds

employee

clerk

Office record-keeper

staff · attendant · greeter · cashier · merchandiser · stocker · concierge · representative · advisor · specialist

Opposites
retail role hierarchy

floorwalkercashier

Till operator

checkout clerk · fitting room attendant · stock boy · shelf stocker · bag boy

mobility and position in retail space

floorwalkercashier

Till operator

checkout operator · fitting room attendant · counter clerk

Family

floorwalkers

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G