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Working the floor at big box retailers, and working in foodservice, helped to polish my social skills.
I have worked for two big box retailers and really enjoyed my work experience at both places, as well as the experience I had working in a brewpub. Keep in mind you'll not only be socializing with customers, but also with your coworkers, and depending on where you work, you may struggle to find things in common with your coworkers. I've had this problem at a couple of workplaces.
If you go into retail, an important first step is to know as much as possible about whatever you're selling, whether it's lunch meat or hair dryers. And when you see a customer, always make eye contact, smile, and say, "Can I help you find anything today?" or some opening to that effect.
I kind of miss working in that kind of extremely social environment; I find my social anxiety gets far worse when I spend less time around people.
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If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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