Would it be difficult to obtain a retail/waiter job in SF? (Hollister: find a job)

[destroycreate]

I will be a student at Uni next year in the city and after hearing about all the unemployment issues the Bay Area is facing, my question is: would it be hard to at least find a job in retail, like at Banana Republic for example? (I have been working there for a year, as well as other stores). Or in a mall (Zara, Mango, H&M, etc.). If push comes to shove, I could also do waiting.

My plan is to work part-time at a job like that and then take an internship on the side to build my resume. But will this be impossible to find even in this job climate?

[Jonotastic]

Banana Republic and Zara for example are higher end stores, which will be more difficult. I know there are opportunities at stores such as Quicksilver, Hollister, Abercrombie (not specifically these, but on the same level) because I have friends working at those stores in Union Square. You shouldn't have any problem finding an entry-level job in retail, I just don't know about at designer stores. I had two friends who worked at Armani Exchange, but they really looked the part and could afford their clothes.