1.
store manager; shop manager
The person in charge of a single shop or restaurant — responsible for staff, stock, and daily operations. Used both as a job title and as a term of address.
Composed of 店 (shop) + 長 (head, chief). Scope is one location: a manager over several shops is an エリアマネージャー or 統括店長.
Common collocations
- 店長になる: to become a store manager
- 店長を呼ぶ: to call the manager
- 副店長: assistant manager
- 店長代理: acting manager
Usage
Like other 長 titles, 店長 is used directly as a form of address by staff — 店長、お客様がお見えです — with no name and no さん needed.