shop assistant

Retail floor worker

A shop assistant is a retail employee who helps customers, answers questions, stocks shelves, and handles sales transactions.

The term is standard in British English; Americans typically say sales clerk or sales associate.

The shop assistant showed me where to find the batteries.

role

helper

One who aids another

staff · employee · worker · representative · apprentice · trainee · intern · junior · subordinate · colleague

retail environment

boutique

Small specialized retail shop

outlet · emporium · retail chain · fitting room · stockroom · counter · register · till · display · mannequin

tasks

stocking shelves

Arranging goods for sale

cashiering · bagging · greeting · queue management · restocking · merchandising · stock check · product demonstration · gift wrapping · closing duties

customer service

assistance

Support or aid given

sizing · fitting · product knowledge · returns · exchanges · refunds · upselling · cross-selling · loyalty programs · personal shopping

Categories
Opposites
retail hierarchy/authority

shop assistantshop owner

Merchant running a store

store manager · proprietor · manager · boss · employer

commercial transaction role

shop assistantcustomer

Buyer of goods

shopper · buyer · patron · client · consumer

Family

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G