He left her to answer the knock on the door and came back with the clerk.
He went into a long discussion with the clerk about his need for a quiet room.
He was in the back, near the paint, talking with the clerk.
Listening at the top, Harry could hear him talking with the clerk.
When it's our turn with the clerk who operates the table saw, he gives us the Look.
He argued with the clerk over a matter of some cigarettes.
He left a detective with the clerk and went upstairs.
It was evidently of good quality, and found favor with the clerk.
This works best in really big stores with too many departments and clerks for any one person to know everything.
He didn't bother with the clerk, but went straight to the elevator.