sales assistant
noun
: a person whose job is to sell things in a store : salesclerk
She works as a sales assistant at Macy's.
Examples of sales assistant in a Sentence
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For the equivalent of $300, the sales assistant said Visateka could reserve flights and a hotel, and prepare documents to take to the French embassy for a visa appointment.
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Elizabeth McBride, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
Kristen then spent time as a sales assistant for the Tennessee Titans before pivoting to public relations and marketing roles for a few years, most notably as Mercedes Benz-Birmingham's marketing director.
—Jane Lacroix, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Examples include support for new ‘checkout-free’ shopping in Prada stores, where customers can complete their transactions by tapping on a sales assistant’s mobile device.
—Jill Standish, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
For those ready to embrace the future, adding a virtual sales assistant doesn't have to be a heavy lift; a basic version can be implemented in as quickly as a week without much capital investment.
—Hassaan Raza, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Why did L’Oréal buy The Body Shop? PR and marketing consultant Laura Wythe was a sales assistant at The Body Shop from 2010 until 2014.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 28 Feb. 2024
Popular on Variety Katie Hogan is being promoted to distribution and marketing executive, reporting to Kelly and Mason; and the company has hired Martina Buendía Silva, who has a background in finance and production, as its new executive sales assistant.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 May 2024
Baker Bakery wrapper Cake decorator Cashier Cashier assistant Food service assistant
Forklift driver
Licensed and non-licensed opticians
Meat cutter
Membership clerk
Non-licensed hearing aid assistant
Pharmacist
Pharmacy sales assistant
Stocker
Tire installer
What are the employee benefits and pay?
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2024
Where one episode is led by a troubled starlet, another centers a meek sales assistant with murder on her mind.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 31 May 2023
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Elizabeth McBride, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
Kristen then spent time as a sales assistant for the Tennessee Titans before pivoting to public relations and marketing roles for a few years, most notably as Mercedes Benz-Birmingham's marketing director.
—Jane Lacroix, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Examples include support for new ‘checkout-free’ shopping in Prada stores, where customers can complete their transactions by tapping on a sales assistant’s mobile device.
—Jill Standish, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
For those ready to embrace the future, adding a virtual sales assistant doesn't have to be a heavy lift; a basic version can be implemented in as quickly as a week without much capital investment.
—Hassaan Raza, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Why did L’Oréal buy The Body Shop? PR and marketing consultant Laura Wythe was a sales assistant at The Body Shop from 2010 until 2014.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 28 Feb. 2024
Popular on Variety Katie Hogan is being promoted to distribution and marketing executive, reporting to Kelly and Mason; and the company has hired Martina Buendía Silva, who has a background in finance and production, as its new executive sales assistant.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 May 2024
Baker Bakery wrapper Cake decorator Cashier Cashier assistant Food service assistant
Forklift driver
Licensed and non-licensed opticians
Meat cutter
Membership clerk
Non-licensed hearing aid assistant
Pharmacist
Pharmacy sales assistant
Stocker
Tire installer
What are the employee benefits and pay?
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2024
Where one episode is led by a troubled starlet, another centers a meek sales assistant with murder on her mind.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 31 May 2023
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“Sales assistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20assistant. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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