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Top 15 retailers to work for in the UKTop 15 retailers to work for in the UKTop 15 retailers to work for in the UK
RankingRetailerAverage rating out of fiveExample employee commentLast year's ranking
1 Ikea 4.1 "It's just a brilliant place to work. Amazing people, great pay, good opportunities, and overall a really fun place to work." - Current Employee 3
2 Screwfix 4.1 "Great culture, fantastic life/work balance, support, good salary, relaxed atmosphere, transparency and putting people first. Clear vision of delivering excellent customer service and sales, freedom in creating own commercial displays and listening to staff. Achievable bonus system, plenty of incentives for the store teams to win and share. Great expansion plans and progression opportunities." - Current Employee New entry
3 Sweaty Betty 4.1 "Positive work atmosphere, incredible staff benefits, great training, generous clothing allowance, encouragement to be healthy and active, great management." - Former employee  New entry
4 Oliver Bonas 4 "They are a Living Wage employer which is fantastic. It means we feel really appreciated and looked after, i think that's very rare when working in retail. Although the company are rapidly expanding it still maintains a personal and close knit atmosphere too. Everyone knows each other, it's like a big family. They are also very keen on internal progression, and prefer to promote from within the company, so it's great for giving you career aspects. I myself started as a temporary Christmas team member, and 2 years later i am a supervisor!" - Current employee New entry
5 Fat Face 3.9 "Very friendly and welcoming place to work, shifts are fun and busy, never had a dull day! Plus you get some perks when working there such as discounts." - Current Employee  9
6 Hobbycraft 3.9 "Fantastic team and environment. Can pick up knowledge of crafts and techniques from colleagues, customers and artisans. Double discount day (50% off in December), charity events." - Current Employee  New entry
7 The Works 3.9 Strong leadership. Agile and fast paced. Fun environment to work in - few of my colleagues say they don't like Mondays. Goal orientated culture, passionate colleagues from store support through to the shop floor and power to influence at all levels - your career, store and team is what you make of it" - Current Employee New entry
8 Harrods 3.8 "Excellent company, friendly staff, great benefits, good training, lots of opportunity, people really listen to you." - Former employee 14
9 John Lewis 3.8 "Great group of people, opportunity to share you ideas, you feel like part of the process to make a successful retailer." - Current Employee 5
10 Schuh 3.8 "Great atmosphere to work in. Fast paced(depending on store location). Shifts and overtime pickup really good and easy. Transferring between stores is the easiest process. Progression in the company is great. Hourly rate of pay is one of the best on the high street." - Former Employee 4
11 Charles Tyrwhitt 3.8 The communication is good intra- and inter-departmentally, and there is no silo-working. There is flexibility in my role - I can move my shift times if necessary, and work out of the London office when the need arises. The chance to self-start and run with projects is very welcome. There is also the chance to move upwards, sideways and around the business - if an internal opportunity arises for which your skill set is relevant, then you are encouraged to go for it." 11
12 Sofology 3.8 "Not commission lead, all working together as a team to achieve the goal of assisting customers. People listen to ideas to make things better within the company for the good of the customer and company. New internal academy for progressing internally and plenty of training to make every role stronger." - Current Employee New entry
13 TK Maxx 3.7 "Great culture, motivating, straff are very open and friendly. You own your own development, theres Lots of opportunities and room to change job tasks and responsibilities." - Current Employee New entry
14 Selfridges 3.7 "The salary, commission scheme and other benefits at Selfridges are outstanding in the retail sector. The base salary is currently £9.75 an hour, with 0.5% commission on every sale; this rises to 1% and 1.5% depending on sales targets. The discount is also 35% on own bought stock, and 20% on concessions, so it is a very rewarding job." - Current Employee New entry
15 Lush   "The products are amazing & actually work. The company gives back a lot, engages both customers and staff in how its products are produced. Managers, supervisors work perfectly in sync." - Current Employee 6