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Clothing Store Career - Version 21 vs Version 22
Oct 29, 2026, 01:16 AM
Correct the clothing business release date while keeping it distinct from a dedicated employee career.
Oct 29, 2026, 01:50 AM
Fix a stray closing parenthesis in the business comparison table.
11Overview22The Clothing Store Career is a confirmed but unreleased active career path for inZOI. Zois will work at clothing stores running the floor, helping customers, and managing inventory. The career was named explicitly in Director Hyungjun Kim's April 17, 2026 community letter as one of the features prepared but not yet ready to ship. The latest reviewed live patch is v0.11.1 from October 20, 2026; neither it nor the v0.11.0 mini update added this dedicated career. v0.9.0 on June 19, 2026 added a Clothing Store business type (mannequins displaying preset and custom outfits, available in Cahaya), but the Clothing Store Career itself has not yet shipped as a playable career path and remains deferred.44Confirmed Components66ComponentDescriptionActive Career TypePlayers control their Zoi during shifts at the store rather than relying on a rabbit-hole abstraction.Retail WorkplaceDedicated clothing store lots will be added to at least one city. The career is expected to use the same storefront framework as the v0.9.0 Clothing Store business type.Customer Service LoopGreeting customers, recommending outfits, ringing up purchases, and restocking shelves. Similar in structure to the existing convenience store and surf shop active careers.Promotion PathMultiple ranks; specific salaries not yet announced.Possible Business Ownership Tie-InThe earlier business roster lists thirteen preset types plus Open Lot, with the v0.9.0 roster including Clothing Store. The Clothing Store business type is already a player-ownable business; whether the dedicated employee career layers on top of it is not yet confirmed.88Connections to Existing Systems99the city's clothing store is the existing in-game commercial brand. The Clothing Store Career may interface with the city's clothing store stock and inventory.Clothing lists current outfits. The career will surface those items at retail.Furniture Store Career is a structurally similar live career and likely shares retail mechanics.Convenience Store Career is another reference point for the cashier and stocking flow.1111Timeline1313DateStatusMarch 26, 2026Clothing Store Career first hinted at in the v0.7.0 anniversary update preview materials.April 17, 2026Confirmed by name in the community letter as a feature prepared but not yet ready to ship.April 24, 2026Confirmed deferred past May 2026 along with the Hair Stylist Career and several other in-development systems.April 29, 2026v0.8.0 launched with Hair Salon businesses; the Clothing Store business type followed in v0.9.0 on June 19, with mannequins displaying preset and custom outfits in Cahaya), but the Clothing Store Career itself was not included and remains deferred.Current targetNo confirmed release date for the dedicated employee career.14+DateStatusMarch 26, 2026Clothing Store Career first hinted at in the v0.7.0 anniversary update preview materials.April 17, 2026Confirmed by name in the community letter as a feature prepared but not yet ready to ship.April 24, 2026Confirmed deferred past May 2026 along with the Hair Stylist Career and several other in-development systems.April 29, 2026v0.8.0 launched with Hair Salon businesses; the Clothing Store business type followed in v0.9.0 on June 19, with mannequins displaying preset and custom outfits in Cahaya, but the Clothing Store Career itself was not included and remains deferred.Current targetNo confirmed release date for the dedicated employee career.1515Open Questions1616Whether stores will sell only player-purchased outfits or include unique career-only stock.Tip and commission mechanics, if any.Cross-promotion with the in-game Clothing Store business type and the in-game shopping app.How the dedicated employee career would connect to the existing player-owned Clothing Store business.Salon and clothing store overlap (some upcoming retail roles share styling and recommendation mechanics).1818Business Type vs Active Career2020The phrase Clothing Store refers to two distinct concepts: the player-owned business released in v0.9.0, and the dedicated employee career described as in development.2222ItemRelease statusDescriptionClothing Store business typeShipped June 19, 2026 in v0.9.0Available as one of the in-game business types in Cahaya. Mannequins display preset and custom outfits; players who own this business type sell clothing through the standard business management loop.Clothing Store Career (this article)DeferredThe active career path that lets a Zoi work shifts at a clothing store as an employee. Confirmed by name in the April 17, 2026 community letter as in development; deferred again in the April 24 letter; not included in the v0.8.0 patch.2424If the goal is to play retail gameplay today, the Clothing Store business type is the available path: own the lot, run shifts as the owner, and serve NPC customers. The dedicated employee career is still pending.2525Watching for the Career Drop2727The official roadmap thread is the canonical source for confirming the active career has shipped. Three concrete signs to watch for in a future patch note:2929A Career app entry titled Clothing Store, listed alongside the new v0.8.0 careers under Dowon, Bliss Bay, or Cahaya.Active-career-style daily-task structure (greet, recommend, ring up, restock) appearing in a workplace lot description rather than only in a business-ownership context.Update history table mentioning Clothing Store Career as a new active career, not a business type.3131Until those land, treat the existing Convenience Store and Furniture Store career articles as the closest structural analogues for what the Clothing Store Career will probably look like.3333v0.9.0 Clothing Store Business Update3535The v0.9.0 update (June 19, 2026) added a clothing store business that you run on a property. Mannequins can be installed to sell chosen outfit combinations to other Zois, and seven new outfit items were added that can only be accessed at the clothing store. This is the player-run business type, not the dedicated employee career path.3737The active Clothing Store Career, an employee career with its own daily task structure, has not been added in the patches reviewed through October 29, 2026 (latest patch v0.11.1). If you want clothing-retail gameplay today, the clothing store business is the available route: own the lot and run it as the owner. The career-drop signs described below still apply.3939See Also4141Hair Stylist Career is a parallel deferred career. Furniture Store Career is the most structurally similar live retail career. Convenience Store Career covers cashier and stocking flow. the city's clothing store details the in-game commercial brand. Business covers the player-owned business framework. 2026 Roadmap tracks delivery status. April 2026 Update provides the deferral context.