// Unit group · 5221

Shopkeepers

Shopkeepers operate small retail shops either independently or with support from a small number of others.

5 Service and Sales Workers / 52 Sales Workers / 522 Shop Aalespersons / All level 4

// Working conditions

Lifting and postureViolence and stress

// Hand tools

No hand tools in this set.

determining product mix, stock and price levels for goods to be sold

purchasing and ordering goods for sale from markets, wholesalers and other suppliers

budgeting and maintaining records of stock levels and financial transactions

determining prices and displaying goods for sale

selling goods to customers and advising them on product use

examining returned goods and deciding on appropriate action

taking inventory of goods in stock.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Grocer
- Newsagent
- Shopkeeper

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
Shop manager - 1420
Market stallholder - 5211

Notes

Only operators of small shops for whom the management and supervision of staff is not a significant component of the work are classified in Unit Group 5221: Shopkeepers. Operators of shops where management tasks and supervision of staff are significant and frequent elements of the work are classified in Unit Group 1420: Retail and Wholesale Trade Managers. Staff who control and direct the activities of shop sales assistants, checkout operators and other workers, but who do not take responsibility for determining product mix, overall setting of prices, budgets and staffing levels, selection and recruitment are classified in Unit Group 5222: Shop Supervisors.

Indexed job titles 8