<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><title>Getting Out of Retail</title><id>https://gettingoutofretail.com/blog</id><link href="https://gettingoutofretail.com/atom.xml" rel="self"/><link href="https://gettingoutofretail.com/blog"/><updated>2026-08-27T08:10:00.000Z</updated><entry><title>The retail skills you already have (but probably aren&apos;t putting on your CV)</title><id>https://gettingoutofretail.com/blog/retail-skills-you-already-have</id><link href="https://gettingoutofretail.com/blog/retail-skills-you-already-have"/><published>2026-08-27T08:00:00.000Z</published><updated>2026-08-27T08:00:00.000Z</updated><summary>Stocking shelves and working a till are tasks. Look underneath them and you will find evidence that travels much further.</summary></entry><entry><title>Jobs after retail: realistic directions to explore</title><id>https://gettingoutofretail.com/blog/jobs-after-retail-realistic-directions</id><link href="https://gettingoutofretail.com/blog/jobs-after-retail-realistic-directions"/><published>2026-08-27T08:05:00.000Z</published><updated>2026-08-27T08:05:00.000Z</updated><summary>You are not limited to another shop, restaurant or customer-service desk. Start with several plausible directions and test them.</summary></entry><entry><title>How to start getting out of retail without having everything figured out</title><id>https://gettingoutofretail.com/blog/start-getting-out-of-retail</id><link href="https://gettingoutofretail.com/blog/start-getting-out-of-retail"/><published>2026-08-27T08:10:00.000Z</published><updated>2026-08-27T08:10:00.000Z</updated><summary>You do not need a five-year plan. You need a direction worth testing and one action you can repeat this week.</summary></entry></feed>