retail clerk
Shop floor worker
A retail clerk is an employee who works in a store, handling sales transactions, assisting customers, and stocking merchandise.
The term is somewhat old-fashioned; *sales associate* or *cashier* now predominates in American usage.
She worked as a retail clerk at the department store through college.
- cashierTill operator
- checkoutPayment completion process
- cash registerRetail transaction machine
- counterFlat service surface
- registerRecord officially; vocal range
salesperson · customer service · store · shop · fitting room · merchandise · inventory · shelves · apron · nametag · scanner · barcode · price tag · stockroom · aisle · uniform · name badge · greeting
- retail jobscashier, sales reps, cashiers, shop assistant, salesperson
- starter jobsbabysitter, cashier, busboy, busser, lifeguard
- store workerssales associate, shop assistant, cashier, store manager, assistant manager
- pink-collar jobsnurse, nursing, receptionist, secretary, teaching
- saleswomenAvon lady, door-to-door seller, fashion consultant
- workersworkers, employee, employees, laborer, laborers
role hierarchy in retail
retail clerkCEO
Top corporate officer
store manager · district manager · franchise owner · regional director · corporate buyer
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