Updated January 26, 2012
The best U.S. retail companies to work for have stayed the same, for the most part, from 2006 through 2012, according to Fortune Magazine's annual "100 Best Companies to Work For" List. In looking at the 2012 best retail employers, there are no surprises in the names of the retail best companies, but there is plenty of ranking movement with those best retail employers, when compared to the 2010 Best Companies to Work For list.
Below is a complete list of retail companies included on Fortune Magazine's "Best Companies to Work For" lists in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. These are the companies in the U.S. retail industry that have been judged to be the best employers, compared to employers from all other industries in the U.S.
More information about "Best Companies to Work For" qualifications
Each of the yearly ranking lists below are arranged according to the rankings in the left column which were assigned by Fortune Magazine's editors. The number ranking assigned is compared to the ranking of 100 top employers from all U.S. industries.
See also a five-year comparison of Best Retail Employers arranged alphabetically
Fortune Magazine's 2012 Best Retail Companies to Work For:
1 Google
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4 Wegmans Food Markets
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8 Recreational Equipment (REI)
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11 Zappos.com
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12 Mercedes-Benz USA
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22 The Container Store
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32 Whole Foods Market
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34 Nugget Market
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55 Men's Wearhouse
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61 Nordstrom
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62 Build-A-Bear Workshop
66 QuikTrip
73 Starbucks
78 Publix Super Markets
91 CarMax
99 Darden Restaurants
Fortune Magazine's 2011 Best Retail Companies to Work For:
3 Wegmans Food Markets
4 Google
6 Zappos.com
8 Nugget Market
9 Recreational Equipment (REI)
18 Stew Leonard's
21 Container Store
24 Whole Foods Market
34 Quik Trip
48 Build-A-Bear Workshop
67 Publix Super Markets
74 Nordstrom
81 CarMax
87 Men's Wearhouse
94 Aeropostale
97 Darden Restaurants
98 Starbucks
Fortune Magazine's 2010 Best Retail Companies to Work For:
3 Wegmans Food Markets
4 Google
5 Nugget Market
14 REI
15 Zappos.com
18 Whole Foods Market
36 Container Store
41 QuikTrip
53 Nordstrom
56 CarMax
64 Stew Leonard's
68 Men's Wearhouse
80 Build-A-Bear Workshop
86 Publix Super Markets
93 Starbucks
Five-year comparison of Best Retail Employers arranged alphabetically
