Finance:Floorwalker

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Short description: Senior employee in a large store with supervisory responsibilities

A floorwalker is a senior employee in a large store (usually a department store) who supervises sales staff, in addition to directing and assisting customers, answering any queries they may have. It is similar to a supervisor in supermarkets who have the power to request additional cashiers to open more tills if needed.

Cultural depiction

  • Charles Chaplin had his Tramp impersonate one in The Floorwalker.
  • "Captain" Stephen Peacock is a regular character with that position in the British television situation comedy, Are You Being Served?.