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Co-ghosts Alicia and Jessica plus very funny guests discuss terrible work experiences, adorable animals and a bunch of other weird segments!

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Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026

Retail Nightmares turns guest anecdotes and minor personal peculiarities into warm, steadily escalating conversational comedy.

Alicia Tobin and Jessica Delisle treat the guest interview as a conversation that can take a wrong turn and build a home there. With returning guests such as Graham Clark and Katie Nordgren, the familiarity permits quick interruptions, affectionate teasing and riffs that develop…

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A wife-finding business plan gets a quarterly timeline, and you get Alicia and Jessica's appalled running commentary.

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  • a guest who can turn a surprise case of cheesies into a story worth lingering over
  • room for candid thoughts about getting older, with space left for a joke
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Retail Nightmares Episode 361 Presents Jigsaw Jamboree - Season 7 - Episode 42 (feat. Sally White and Emmett Hall)May 30, 2022

A substitute episode that stays deep in puzzle talk and never really leaves.

Retail Nightmares skips a week while Alicia deals with COVID, and the replacement slot goes to sister podcast Jigsaw Jamboree, here as season seven, episode 42.

Retail Nightmares Episode 350 - Katie Nordgren!Mar 14, 2022

Winter, visibility, and bathroom politics turn into one very funny hangout.

Retail Nightmares settles into Katie Norgren's winter self-mythology with a tidy mix of bright shirts, a radiator, hyaluronic acid, and the relief that can come from being a little less watched.

Retail Nightmares Episode 310 - Brent Butt!

A loose hangout that treats touring annoyances like matters of principle.

Retail Nightmares makes Brent Butt the center of a loose, food-obsessed hangout built around touring gripes and the small comforts that keep them manageable: Hawkins cheesies, Belleville hotels, low-drama travel partners, and the ability to shrug off bad coffee, bad milk, and…

Retail Nightmares Episode 313 - Sean Devlin!

A return-guest episode that turns marriage logistics into a very strange business case.

Retail Nightmares leans on Sean Devlin's return, opening with a mouth injury, a quick catch-up about his time working in the U.S., and an easy sense that he is back home.

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Retail Nightmares Episode 333 - Laurie Woolever!

    ·1h 14m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 304 - Tony Cliff!

    ·1h 10m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 359 - Lili Wexu!

    ·1h 4m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 358 - Jackie Hoffart!

    ·1h 15m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 366 - Graham Clark!

    ·1h 27m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 365 - Laurie Woolever!

    ·1h 20m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 364 - Aaron Read!

    ·1h 31m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 363 - Tom Whalen!

    ·1h 19m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 357 - Amy Goodmurphy!

    ·1h 24m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 362 - Jakub "Kuba" Wiatrak!

    ·1h 1m
  11. 11

    Retail Nightmares Episode 361 Presents Jigsaw Jamboree - Season 7 - Episode 42 (feat. Sally White and Emmett Hall)

    ·55m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 360 - Hannah McGregor!

    ·1h 49m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 316 - Ese Atawo!

    ·59m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 356 - Cynara Geissler!

    ·1h 42m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 355 - Em Cooper!

    ·1h 21m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 354 - Jen Sookfong Lee!

    ·58m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 353 - Darcy Michael!

    ·1h 12m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 352 - Colin Sharp!

    ·1h 23m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 351 - Ronald Dario!

    ·1h
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 350 - Katie Nordgren!

    ·1h 24m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 349 - Cole Nowicki!

    ·1h 14m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 348 - Kelli Ogmundson!

    ·55m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 347 - Ember Konopaki!

    ·1h 21m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 346 - Abby Shumka!

    ·1h 3m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 345 - Chris Thornton!

    ·1h 13m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 344 - David Harris!

    ·1h 32m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 343 - Niko Stratis!

    ·1h 42m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 342 - Kyle Fines!

    ·1h 16m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 341 - Graham Clark!

    ·1h 25m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 340 - Emmett Hall!

    ·1h 24m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 339 - Briana Rayner!

    ·57m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 338 - Shane McLean!

    ·1h 25m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 337 - Nicole Passmore!

    ·1h 25m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 336 - Jane Stanton!

    ·1h 11m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 335 - Dorothea Paas!

    ·1h 25m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 334 - Cam MacLeod!

    ·1h 13m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 305 - Jordan Morris!

    ·1h 18m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 332 - Dana Smith!

    ·1h 22m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 331 - Pascalle Dugay!

    ·1h 13m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 330 Spooktacular - Andrew MacLachlan!

    ·1h 18m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 329 - Christine Bortolin!

    ·1h 17m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 328 - Gil Goletski!

    ·1h 17m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 327 - Abdul Aziz!

    ·1h 15m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 326 - Chris Thornton!

    ·1h 22m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 325 - Paul Anthony!

    ·1h 4m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 324 - Ivan Decker!

    ·1h 15m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 323 - Kevin Lee!

    ·1h 21m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 322 - Adam Pateman!

    ·59m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 321 - Alison Rosen!

    ·1h 18m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 320 - Morgan Brayton!

    ·1h 18m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 319 - Emma Wong!

    ·1h 13m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 318 - Nancy Robertson!

    ·1h 17m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 317 - Andrea Warner!

    ·1h 25m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 315 - Benjamin Harrison!

    ·1h 19m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 314 - Sally White!

    ·54m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 312 - Lizzie Bartelt!

    ·1h 15m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 311 - Sophie Buddle!

    ·1h 9m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 309 - Randee Neumeyer!

    ·1h 11m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 308 - Aunt Sheila!

    ·1h 18m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 307 - Vish Khanna!

    ·1h 33m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 306 - David Harris!

    ·1h 11m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 303 - Ronald Dario!

    ·52m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 302 - Racquel Belmonte!

    ·1h 22m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 301 - Tim Gray!

    ·1h 29m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 300 Spudtacular with Abdul Aziz, Christine Bortolin, Graham Clark, Jasmine Lukuku, Kelli Ogmundson, and Aaron Read!

    ·1h 28m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 299 - Hiller Goodspeed!

    ·1h 15m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 298 - Hasan Li!

    ·1h 18m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 297 - Anna Marquardt!

    ·1h 2m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 296 - Maarten Bayliss!

    ·57m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 295 - Paul F. Tompkins! (feat. Abdul Aziz!)

    ·1h 12m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 294 - Chris Thornton!

    ·1h 12m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 293 - Allie Entwistle! (feat. Abdul Aziz!)

    ·1h 7m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 292 - Kerri Donaldson!

    ·58m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 291 - Niko Stratis!

    ·1h 15m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 290 - Abby Shumka!

    ·1h 7m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 289 - Dina Del Bucchia!

    ·1h 16m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 288 - Luigi Ratch!

    ·1h 31m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 287 - Pisstacular with Sarah Szloboda!

    ·1h 2m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 286 - Emmett Hall!

    ·1h 7m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 285 - Aaron Read!

    ·1h 3m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 284 - Nicole Passmore!

    ·1h 12m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 283 - Sean Cranbury!

    ·50m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 282 - Laurie Woolever!

    ·1h 24m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 281 - Shanda Leer!

    ·1h 16m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 280 - Dave Shumka!

    ·58m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 279 - Katie-Ellen Humphries!

    ·1h 1m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 278 - Gina Harms!

    ·50m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 277 - Erica Sigurdson!

    ·1h 3m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 276 - Kevin Lee!

    ·1h 19m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 275 - Andrew Neville!

    ·1h 5m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 274 - Stacey McLachlan!

    ·1h 3m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 273 - Tegan Verheul!

    ·1h
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 272 - Rae Lynn Carson!

    ·1h 12m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 271 - Carla Mah!

    ·1h 4m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 270 - Jen Sookfong Lee!

    ·51m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 269 - Dave Harris!

    ·1h 5m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 268 - Kyle Fines!

    ·1h 6m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 267 - Stacy Burnett!

    ·55m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 310 - Brent Butt!

    Hidden gem

    Alicia Tobin kicks things off by welcoming Brent Butt and noting that he is a real-life friend.

    ·1h 24m·5 clips
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 313 - Sean Devlin!

    Hidden gem

    Sean Devlin drops by Retail Nightmares for a return visit.

    ·1h 27m·5 clips
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 366 - Graham Clark!

    Hidden gem

    Retail Nightmares episode 366 reunites Jessica Delisle, Alicia Tobin, and returning guest Graham after the previous episode aired on July 11, 2022.

    Apr 21, 2025·1h 27m·5 clips
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 365 - Laurie Woolever!

    Jul 11, 2022·1h 20m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 364 - Aaron Read!

    Jun 27, 2022·1h 31m
  104. 104

    Retail Nightmares Episode 363 - Tom Whalen!

    Jun 13, 2022·1h 19m
  105. 105

    Retail Nightmares Episode 362 - Jakub "Kuba" Wiatrak!

    Jun 6, 2022·1h 1m
  106. 106

    Retail Nightmares Episode 361 Presents Jigsaw Jamboree - Season 7 - Episode 42 (feat. Sally White and Emmett Hall)

    Hidden gem

    Retail Nightmares skips its usual episode this week because Alicia is still dealing with COVID and is not feeling all that great.

    May 30, 2022·55m·3 clips
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 360 - Hannah McGregor!

    May 23, 2022·1h 49m
  108. 108

    Retail Nightmares Episode 359 - Lili Wexu!

    May 16, 2022·1h 4m
  109. 109

    Retail Nightmares Episode 358 - Jackie Hoffart!

    May 9, 2022·1h 15m
  110. 110

    Retail Nightmares Episode 357 - Amy Goodmurphy!

    May 2, 2022·1h 24m
  111. 111

    Retail Nightmares Episode 356 - Cynara Geissler!

    Apr 25, 2022·1h 42m
  112. 112

    Retail Nightmares Episode 355 - Em Cooper!

    Apr 18, 2022·1h 21m
  113. 113

    Retail Nightmares Episode 354 - Jen Sookfong Lee!

    Apr 11, 2022·58m
  114. 114

    Retail Nightmares Episode 353 - Darcy Michael!

    Apr 4, 2022·1h 12m
  115. 115

    Retail Nightmares Episode 352 - Colin Sharp!

    Mar 28, 2022·1h 23m
  116. 116

    Retail Nightmares Episode 351 - Ronald Dario!

    Mar 21, 2022·1h
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 350 - Katie Nordgren!

    Hidden gem

    Alicia Tobin and Jessica Delisle welcome comedian and writer Katie Norgren back to Retail Nightmares.

    Mar 14, 2022·1h 24m·5 clips
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 349 - Cole Nowicki!

    Mar 7, 2022·1h 14m
  119. 119

    Retail Nightmares Episode 348 - Kelli Ogmundson!

    Feb 28, 2022·55m
  120. 120

    Retail Nightmares Episode 347 - Ember Konopaki!

    Feb 21, 2022·1h 21m
  121. 121

    Retail Nightmares Episode 346 - Abby Shumka!

    Feb 14, 2022·1h 3m
  122. 122

    Retail Nightmares Episode 345 - Chris Thornton!

    Feb 7, 2022·1h 13m
  123. 123

    Retail Nightmares Episode 344 - David Harris!

    Jan 31, 2022·1h 32m
  124. 124

    Retail Nightmares Episode 343 - Niko Stratis!

    Jan 24, 2022·1h 42m
  125. 125

    Retail Nightmares Episode 342 - Kyle Fines!

    Jan 17, 2022·1h 16m
  126. 126

    Retail Nightmares Episode 341 - Graham Clark!

    Jan 10, 2022·1h 25m
  127. 127

    Retail Nightmares Episode 340 - Emmett Hall!

    Jan 3, 2022·1h 24m
  128. 128

    Retail Nightmares Episode 339 - Briana Rayner!

    Dec 27, 2021·57m
  129. 129

    Retail Nightmares Episode 338 - Shane McLean!

    Dec 20, 2021·1h 25m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 337 - Nicole Passmore!

    Dec 13, 2021·1h 25m
  131. 131

    Retail Nightmares Episode 336 - Jane Stanton!

    Dec 6, 2021·1h 11m
  132. 132

    Retail Nightmares Episode 335 - Dorothea Paas!

    Nov 29, 2021·1h 25m
  133. 133

    Retail Nightmares Episode 334 - Cam MacLeod!

    Nov 22, 2021·1h 13m
  134. 134

    Retail Nightmares Episode 333 - Laurie Woolever!

    Nov 15, 2021·1h 14m
  135. 135

    Retail Nightmares Episode 332 - Dana Smith!

    Nov 8, 2021·1h 22m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 331 - Pascalle Dugay!

    Nov 1, 2021·1h 13m
  137. 137

    Retail Nightmares Episode 330 Spooktacular - Andrew MacLachlan!

    Oct 25, 2021·1h 18m
  138. 138

    Retail Nightmares Episode 329 - Christine Bortolin!

    Oct 18, 2021·1h 17m
  139. 139

    Retail Nightmares Episode 328 - Gil Goletski!

    Oct 11, 2021·1h 17m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 327 - Abdul Aziz!

    Oct 4, 2021·1h 15m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 326 - Chris Thornton!

    Sep 27, 2021·1h 22m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 325 - Paul Anthony!

    Sep 20, 2021·1h 4m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 324 - Ivan Decker!

    Sep 13, 2021·1h 15m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 323 - Kevin Lee!

    Sep 6, 2021·1h 21m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 322 - Adam Pateman!

    Aug 30, 2021·59m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 321 - Alison Rosen!

    Aug 23, 2021·1h 18m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 320 - Morgan Brayton!

    Aug 16, 2021·1h 18m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 319 - Emma Wong!

    Aug 9, 2021·1h 13m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 318 - Nancy Robertson!

    Aug 2, 2021·1h 17m
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    Retail Nightmares Episode 317 - Andrea Warner!

    Jul 26, 2021·1h 25m