retail floor

Where customers browse

The retail floor is the part of a store where merchandise is displayed and customers shop, as distinct from stockrooms, offices, or warehouses.

Workers on the retail floor interact directly with customers: She started on the retail floor before moving into management.

The term emphasizes the physical space where sales actually happen.

Related

checkout · shelving · square footage · customer · salesperson · linoleum · registers · fitting room · inventory · shopping · browsing · fluorescent · mannequin · price tags · point of sale · loss prevention · big box · foot traffic

Categories
Opposites
store location/function

retail floorstockroom

Storage for merchandise

back room · back of house · storage area · warehouse · storage room

commerce channel

retail floorvirtual marketplace

Online space for transactions

web shop · online marketplace · mail order · catalog sales

business function space

retail floorcorporate headquarters

Firm's primary administrative location

back office · executive suite · administrative offices · corporate offices · boardroom

Family

retail, floor, retailing, retailer, retailers, retailed, retails, floors, floored

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Top 500,000
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