sales floors

Where merchandise displays

Sales floors are the areas of retail stores where merchandise is displayed and customers shop.

The term distinguishes this public space from back rooms, warehouses, and offices: She spent eight hours on the sales floor before her break.

In larger stores, different sales floors may occupy different levels of the building.

Related

retail · inventory · back room · display · racks · storefronts · customers · customer service · checkout · foot traffic · changing rooms · shops · aisle · impulse purchases · salesperson · loss prevention · fitting rooms · department stores

Opposites
retail space function

sales floorsstockrooms

Spaces holding reserve inventory

warehouses · back rooms · stock rooms · loading docks · storage facilities

commercial activity zone

sales floorsback of house

Non-public restaurant operations

back offices · behind the scenes · restricted areas · administrative offices · corporate headquarters

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