stockroom
Behind the shelves
A stockroom is a storage area where supplies, merchandise, or materials are kept until needed.
Retail stores keep backup inventory in the stockroom; offices store paper and supplies there.
She went to the stockroom to grab more printer cartridges.
The term implies a dedicated space separate from the main working or selling area.
Horizontal storage platforms
- binsReceptacles for storage
- racksFrames for storing items
- palletsFlat freight platforms
- boxesSix-sided containers
crates · containers · inventory · merchandise · goods · organization · categorization · sorting
Replacing sold merchandise
- receivingAcquiring what's sent
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- unpackingRemoving items from containers
- sortingArranging into sequence
organizing · picking · packing · distribution · logistics · workflow · processing · tracking
Private space for dealings
- behind-the-scenesHidden from public view
- shopRetail sales venue
- storeRetail establishment
- boutiqueSmall specialized retail shop
merchandise · products · items · replenish · display · reserve · seasonal
shelves
Horizontal storage platforms
boxes · crates · containers · inventory · merchandise · goods · organization · categorization · sorting · labeling
restocking
Replacing sold merchandise
- receivingAcquiring what's sent
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- unpackingRemoving items from containers
sorting · organizing · picking · packing · distribution · logistics · workflow · processing · tracking · scanning
backroom
Private space for dealings
- behind-the-scenesHidden from public view
- shopRetail sales venue
- storeRetail establishment
boutique · merchandise · products · items · replenish · display · reserve · seasonal
forklift
Powered pallet-hoisting vehicle
industrial · aisle · conveyor · freight · crate · wholesale · bay · mezzanine
clerk
Office record-keeper
- managerOne who directs others
- attendantOne who assists others
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
supervisor · picker · packer · security · badge · training · shift · duties · responsibility
- warehousingwarehouse, warehouses, fulfillment centers, fulfillment center, distribution centers
- warehouse areasaisles, shelving, racking, loading dock, shipping area
- retailretail sales, Amazon, marketplace, clearance, sale
- shoppingbuying, shopping cart, shop, purchases, sale
- storagedrive, silos, bins, tanks, storehouse
- supplysupply, supplies, provisions, stockpile, reserve
stockroomsales floor
Retail display area
shop floor · showroom · retail floor · storefront · display area