Employee Approval Ratings of CEOs of the Largest U.S. Retail Industry Chains

Investors and analysts tend to rate retail industry CEOs with a completely different set of criteria than retail employees would use to rate their boss's-boss's-boss's boss. So if you asked the employees of the largest U.S. retail industry chains if they approved of their CEO, what would they say? Would the collective opinion of current and former employees be different than the collective opinion of retail industry analysts and investors?

Employees have the opportunity to rate, rank, and express their opinions about current and former employers on Glassdoor.com, a career community website dedicated to providing an inside look at what it's really like to work for the largest American companies.

The ratings on Glassdoor.com are ongoing and change with each review, but as of the publish date of this article, these are the employee approval ratings of the largest CEOs at the helm of the largest retail chains in the U.S.:

Employee Approval Ratings for the CEOs of the Largest U.S. Retail Chains:

100% Employee Approval Rating
Tony Hsieh, CEO
Zappos.com

97% Employee Approval Rating
Steve Jobs, CEO and Director
Apple
Apple Research Index

92% Employee Approval Rating
Charles C. Butt, Chairman and CEO
H-E-B

92% Employee Approval Rating
James Sinegal, CEO
Costco
Costco Research Index >>

84% Employee Approval Rating
Jeff Bezos, Chairman, President, and CEO
Amazon.com
Amazon Research Index >>

83% Employee Approval Rating
Brian Dunn, CEO
Best Buy
Best Buy Research Index >>

76% Employee Approval Rating
Frank Blake, Chairman and CEO
Home Depot
Home Depot Company Profile >>

74% Employee Approval Rating
Glenn Murphy, Chairman and CEO
The Gap
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70% Employee Approval Rating
Robert A. Niblock, Chairman and CEO
Lowe's

69% Employee Approval Rating
Laura Sen, President, CEO, and Director
BJ's Wholesale Club
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69% Employee Approval Rating
Gregg Steinhafel, President, CEO, and Director
Target
Target Research Index >>

67% Employee Approval Rating
David Dillon, Chairman and CEO
Kroger
Kroger Mission Statement

64% Employee Approval Rating
Carol Meyrowitz, President, CEO, and Director
TJX
TJX Research Index >>

62% Employee Approval Rating
Kevin Mansell, Chairman, President & CEO
Kohl's
Kohl's Research Index >>

82% Employee Approval Rating
Ed Crenshaw, CEO and Director
Publix
Largest U.S. Supermarket Chains >>

62% Employee Approval Rating
Ron Sargent, Chairman and CEO
Staples
Staples Mission Statement >>

60% Employee Approval Rating
Terry J. Lundgren, Chairman, President, and CEO
Macy's
Macy's Research Index >>

60% Employee Approval Rating
Mike Ullman III, Chairman and CEO
JCPenney
JC Penney Research Index >>

59% Employee Approval Rating
Mindy Grossman, CEO
HSN

56% Employee Approval Rating
Craig Herkert, CEO
SuperValu

53% Employee Approval Rating
Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO
Dell
Dell Research Index >>

53% Employee Approval Rating
Jerry Storch, Chairman and CEO
Toys 'R Us
Toys 'R Us Customer Loyalty Program >>

48% Employee Approval Rating
Hank Meijer, Co-Chairman and CEO
Meijer

46% Employee Approval Rating
Greg Wasson, President and CEO
Walgreens

46% Employee Approval Rating
Mike Duke, President and CEO
Wal-Mart

46% Employee Approval Rating
Sandy Beall III, Chairman, President and CEO
Ruby Tuesday

41% Employee Approval Rating
Louis D'Ambrosio, President & CEO
Sears Holdings

40% Employee Approval Rating
Larry Merlo, President and CEO
CVS Caremark

40% Employee Approval Rating
Sam Martin III, President and CEO
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company

40% Employee Approval Rating
Steve Burd, Chairman, President, and CEO
Safeway

37% Employee Approval Rating
Mike Jeffries, Chairman and CEO
Abercrombie & Fitch

34% Employee Approval Rating
Rick Drelling, Chairman and CEO
Dollar General

29% Employee Approval Rating
Paul Raines, CEO
GameStop

20% Employee Approval Rating
John T. Standley, President, CEO, and Director
Rite Aid

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