Retail is one of Cape Town's biggest entry points to employment — and one of the most underrated paths to a real long-term career. The shopping-centre footprint across the Cape Metro is huge (Canal Walk, V&A Waterfront, Bayside, Cavendish, Cape Gate, Tygervalley, Blue Route, Somerset Mall, Constantia Village, Bellville's Voortrekker corridor) and every one of those centres is recruiting at any given time. The roles aren't always glamorous, but the chains promote from within aggressively, and a s...