Best Large Workplaces in Retail

To determine the Best Workplaces in Retail in 2020, Great Place to Work ® analyzed anonymous survey feedback representing over 900,000 employees working in the retail industry in the United States. Take a look at the best large retail workplaces below. See also: Best Small and Medium Workplaces in Retail

METHODOLOGY

The Top Ten

Wegmans Food Markets

Prev. #1

Food/Grocery

Employees say: "During this year of many unknowns, working at a place you feel safe and comfortable while also being your own person has been a huge task that Wegmans has took on amazingly. I can certainly say I've not felt more safe."

CarMax

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Specialty

Employees say: "Carmax is the first company I've worked for that 'walks the walk.' Being a female in a male-dominated industry was difficult, but here I'm treated as an equal, and have had the opportunity to learn in stretch roles, and am now managing my own store!"

Publix Super Markets

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Food/Grocery

Employees say: "During Hurricane Michael our upper management came to our store. Took the time to talk with almost all of us. It really made you feel like people in the higher positions genuinely cared about you, and what you went and are going through."

Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI)

Prev. #4

Specialty

Employees say: "I LOVE that REI closes on Black Friday and pays every single employee to get outside and play that day. Other retailers are making employees come in on Thanksgiving Day, whereas REI is closed on Thanksgiving AND Black Friday."

Nugget Market

Prev. #5

Food/Grocery

Employees say: "Nugget allows associates to put on their nametags with their preferred pronouns, which makes a lot of people feel more comfortable and shows how inclusive we are of all gender identities."