{
  "slug": "marks-and-spencer",
  "month": "2026-09",
  "status": "current",
  "themes": {
    "Inclusion": {
      "rank": 5,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Innovation": {
      "rank": 3,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Leadership": {
      "rank": 1,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Onboarding": {
      "rank": 1,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Compensation": {
      "rank": 3,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Job Security": {
      "rank": 6,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Company Culture": {
      "rank": 4,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Candidate Feedback": {
      "rank": 3,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Wellbeing & Balance": {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Career Opportunities": {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Interview Experience": {
      "rank": 1,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Mission, Purpose & Impact": {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Application & Communication": {
      "rank": 1,
      "score": 66.7
    }
  },
  "company": "Marks & Spencer",
  "country": "United Kingdom",
  "history": [
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "month": "2026-02",
      "visibilityScore": 51.1
    },
    {
      "rank": 7,
      "month": "2026-03",
      "visibilityScore": 100
    },
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "month": "2026-04",
      "visibilityScore": 68.8
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Marks & Spencer is tracked across AI employer visibility rankings in the Retail sector. When candidates research the company through AI, it appears frequently in employer-related queries — ranking #1 out of 63 Retail companies in the PerceptionX index.\n\nAI models most frequently position Marks & Spencer alongside Sainsbury's, John Lewis Partnership, and Tesco when discussing Retail employers.\n\nThe company shows strongest employer visibility in Application & Communication, Candidate Feedback and Career Opportunities.\n\nMarks & Spencer's Visibility Score has risen from 51.1 to 82.1 across its last 4 measurements (since February 2026), climbing 1 place in the Retail rankings. Over that period it has moved ahead of Tesco. It currently tops this ranking.\n\nThis analysis is based on AI-generated responses from ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Perplexity. Data is refreshed regularly to reflect changes in AI employer perception.",
  "website": "marksandspencer.com",
  "industry": "Retail",
  "profileUrl": "https://employers.perceptionx.ai/company/marks-and-spencer",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-20",
  "modelScores": {
    "chatgpt": 92.3,
    "googleAi": 84.6,
    "perplexity": 69.2
  },
  "overallRank": 20,
  "industryRank": 1,
  "mentionCount": 32,
  "topCompetitors": [
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "slug": "sainsburys",
      "company": "Sainsbury's",
      "visibilityScore": 69.2
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "slug": "john-lewis-partnership",
      "company": "John Lewis Partnership",
      "visibilityScore": 66.7
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "slug": "tesco",
      "company": "Tesco",
      "visibilityScore": 51.3
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "slug": "asos",
      "company": "ASOS",
      "visibilityScore": 35.9
    },
    {
      "rank": 6,
      "slug": "waitrose",
      "company": "Waitrose",
      "visibilityScore": 33.3
    }
  ],
  "otherIndustries": [
    {
      "industry": "Apparel",
      "industryRank": 2,
      "visibilityScore": 66.7
    },
    {
      "industry": "FMCG",
      "industryRank": 24,
      "visibilityScore": 5.1
    }
  ],
  "visibilityScore": 82.1,
  "totalCompaniesInCountry": 1415,
  "totalCompaniesInIndustry": 63,
  "methodology": {
    "version": "1.0",
    "url": "https://employers.perceptionx.ai/api-docs/#methodology",
    "description": "Visibility Score (0-100) is the share of AI model × candidate-experience-theme combinations within an industry and country where the company was mentioned in AI-generated answers to candidate-style questions. Ranks are computed per industry and country; ties break by mention count, then company name. Responses from other assistants (e.g. Claude, DeepSeek) are collected for research but not included in index scoring.",
    "models": [
      "ChatGPT",
      "Google Gemini",
      "Perplexity"
    ]
  }
}