shop floor
noun
British
: the area where products are made in a factory
proper safety procedures for the shop floor
also
: the workers in a factory
managerial control of the shop floor
Examples of shop floor in a Sentence
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The shop floor leaves little tolerance for failure, as people depend on technology to perform safely, consistently and without disruption.
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John Clemons, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
The brand is now among the five top-selling at Harrods, which will double its space on the shop floor this summer.
—Time Contributors, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
Minimalist as the look may be, when these dresses hit the shop floor come the autumn, there’ll be myriad ways to pull off the trend.
—Alexandre Marain, Vogue, 13 Apr. 2026
Other designers and entrepreneurs, including Paul Smith, Manolo Blahnik, Liz Earle, and Richard James, cut their teeth at Browns, designing, buying, or working on the shop floor.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
Having a good read of people is also important to Marci Hirshleifer-Penn, who spends as much time on the shop floor as on social media.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, social media influencers helped customers find options that previously may have been discovered on the shop floor, Barbara Kahn, a professor of marketing at the University of Pennsylvania, told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2026
South Florida acts including the Mavericks, Marilyn Manson, The Goods, Nuclear Valdez, Forget the Name and Karlzen promoted their projects from a small stage set up on the shop floor.
—Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
Predictive maintenance has also reshaped the shop floor.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
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John Clemons, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
The brand is now among the five top-selling at Harrods, which will double its space on the shop floor this summer.
—Time Contributors, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
Minimalist as the look may be, when these dresses hit the shop floor come the autumn, there’ll be myriad ways to pull off the trend.
—Alexandre Marain, Vogue, 13 Apr. 2026
Other designers and entrepreneurs, including Paul Smith, Manolo Blahnik, Liz Earle, and Richard James, cut their teeth at Browns, designing, buying, or working on the shop floor.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
Having a good read of people is also important to Marci Hirshleifer-Penn, who spends as much time on the shop floor as on social media.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, social media influencers helped customers find options that previously may have been discovered on the shop floor, Barbara Kahn, a professor of marketing at the University of Pennsylvania, told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2026
South Florida acts including the Mavericks, Marilyn Manson, The Goods, Nuclear Valdez, Forget the Name and Karlzen promoted their projects from a small stage set up on the shop floor.
—Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
Predictive maintenance has also reshaped the shop floor.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Shop floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shop%20floor. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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