If the person was offputing, I would not them working out on the floor, but that's because it's about customer service and appearance. I wouldn't actively discriminate against transgender people though.

"Let us respect people's opinions, and just because someone says no, let us not assume they are transphobic or phobic-anything.
For example, there are some roles which favour females (e.g. receptionists) and it doesn't mean the manager is misandrist, just that the manager wants a female facing their clientel."

Um, yeah it does mean that the manager is transphobic. Unlike working at Hooters or something, there is no job that "favors" non-trans people. That doesn't exist. It's explicitly and unapologetically transphobic.

Unless that "job" is in a strip club, Hooters, or any other organization that profits specifically from exploiting the sexuality of their consumers and could argue that they'd directly lose business from their customers not being sexually attracted to a transexual, it's textbook transphobia.

And for the record, if any man with the right credentials thought he was denied a receptionist job purely based of him not being a woman, even when he was perfectly qualified, he most definitely would have a case to sue the company for misandry.

I don't have an issue with transsexuals but if a sizable portion of my hypothetical customers don't approve of them then I'd have to let them go ...

Even though it would go against my ideals, there is one absolute rule that every businesses must follow and that is the customers are always right ...

No I wouldn't

If he looks like her, absolutely

If they could do the job like I would ask of anyone then sure. If anything hiring them would be good PR for me so I'm going to have to give a double yes!

If she was open to working in any position in the store, I would start her off as a stocker in the cosmetic/feminine products section to see how customers and other employees react to her. If she had good people skills with customers and got along with other employees after a bit then I would have no issues with her working in any part of the store.

Depends on what you mean by obvious. Do you mean dress code?

Would the same apply for physically male transgenders ?

If they were qualified for the job i don't see why it should matter.