Feuti grew up in Pascoag, Rhode Island, where he and his older sister were raised by their single mother, who worked in a screen windows factory.

“Growing up in a single-parent family during America’s first ‘Great Recession’ wasn’t always easy, but I look back on my formative years fondly,” said Feuti.

[2] In Massachusetts, Feuti had over 15 years of retail management experience at seven different stores, selling everything from arts and crafts supplies, jewelry and men's footwear to clothing, giftware and toys.

He first worked at a convenience store, recalling: Next, he was employed at Father and Son Shoes, selling backpacks: Tapping into such past experiences, Feuti's daily comic strip Retail was launched on January 1, 2006 by King Features Syndicate.

The main character is an eight-year-old boy named Gil who is raised by his single mother Cheryl in a poverty-stricken household.