Does working at a convenience store count as "retail"?

Don't be so sure. Remember John Candy's character on SCTV, "Harry, the Guy with a Snake on his Face."
By all appearances a successful businessman and TV personality.

The mystery man came over and he said I'm out of sight.
He said for a nominal service charge I can take you to nirvana tonight.
If I was ready willing and able to pay him his regular fee, he would drop all of the rest of his pressing affairs and devote his attention to me.

But I said?

I hope that was the one he asked for.

I bet his favorite X-files character was Scully. (Ha!)

Yeah, someone in the thread claims that he already works retail.

Were you tornadoed?

Nope, all safe here.