Pros
All around training. At Express they will teach you the basic building blocks of working in retail. *Cash Register and Return/Exchanges (once you go through Cashier training) *Selling and basic loss prevention techniques *Customer satisfaction *Working relationships with other like-minded young fashion conscious individuals. =) I still have friends from when I worked there three years ago.
Cons
There is not a lot of room for growth if you don't have the time to back it up. *if you're a full-time student (like I was) a high paced selling environment in the long run will be emotionally and physically exhausting. *I knew many people who had worked there for multiple years without moving up in ranks. A lot of employees were dissatisfied. *Favoritism amongst upper management *don't get into retail if you can't handle stress. *the clean up at night. Big store=big mess!