Retailing is in the middle of significant growth. That growth spells opportunity. Starting salaries can double within two years. Chief executive officers are as young as forty. New graduates may control millions of dollars and right out of college manage many people.
Few fields allow the speed of advancement and rewards that retailing does.
Retailing has been the starting ground for many with the American dream. Never forget that Sears started as a single store. J.C. Penney's, Toy's R Us, PETsMART, Sherwin Williams, Macy's, Bloomingdales, and Lowe's, each started as single stores. Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in the world, started as a single store four decades ago. Compensation differs by category and store.