Top retail employers in Ireland
Dunnes Stores leads Irish retail with a Visibility score of 87.2 out of 100, 5.1 points ahead of Tesco. Lidl is third. The list covers the 31 retail employers AI recommends to job seekers in Ireland.
- 187.2
Dunnes Stores
#1 in Irish retail#1 for culture#1 for E-commerce & Digital#1 for Supply ChainEvery AI recommends it for culture, career growth and work-life balance, among others. No other Irish retail employer is named for culture by every AI. The retail employer AI recommends most in Ireland.
- 282.1
Tesco
Top 3#1 for innovation#1 for Merchandising#1 for Store OperationsEvery AI recommends it for innovation, career growth and work-life balance, among others. No other Irish retail employer is named for innovation by every AI.
- 361.5
Lidl
Top 3Every AIEvery AI recommends it for interviews.
- 448.7
ALDI
Every AIAI recommends it most for pay, career growth and leadership, among others.
- 533.3
AI recommends it most for culture and interviews. One AI does not mention it yet.
- 533.3
Primark
Every AIAI recommends it most for work-life balance, culture and interviews, among others.
- 730.8
Selfridges
Every AIAI recommends it most for innovation and onboarding.
- 828.2
AI recommends it most for innovation. One AI does not mention it yet.
- 828.2
AI recommends it most for purpose. One AI does not mention it yet.
- 828.2
Musgrave Group
Every AIEvery AI recommends it for leadership.
Everyone else
11 to 23Argos, Harvey Norman, Amazon, Currys and 17 moreShow
- 11Argos17.9
- 11Harvey Norman17.9
- 13Amazon10.3
- 13Currys10.3
- 13Sainsbury's10.3
- 16B&Q7.7
- 16H&M7.7
- 16Next7.7
- 16Zara7.7
- 20Inditex5.1
- 20Musgrave Retail Partners5.1
- 20TJX5.1
- 23Apple2.6
- 23Google2.6
- 23Jack & Jones2.6
- 23John Lewis2.6
- 23Lush2.6
- 23Massimo Dutti2.6
- 23Patagonia2.6
- 23The Body Shop2.6
- 23Zalando2.6
Best for what candidates ask about
The Irish retail employer AI recommends most when candidates ask about each topic.
- PayDunnes Stores
- InnovationTesco
- LeadershipDunnes Stores
- PurposeDunnes Stores
- Hiring processDunnes Stores
- Career growthDunnes Stores
- CultureDunnes Stores
- Work-life balanceDunnes Stores
- InclusionDunnes Stores
- InterviewsDunnes Stores
- OnboardingDunnes Stores
- Job securityDunnes Stores
By role
Who AI recommends to engineers is not who it recommends to salespeople. Each role has its own ranking.
- Top retail employers for E-commerce & Digital in IrelandSee the ranking →
- Top retail employers for Merchandising in IrelandSee the ranking →
- Top retail employers for Store Operations in IrelandSee the ranking →
- Top retail employers for Supply Chain in IrelandSee the ranking →
- Top retail employers for Technology & Engineering in IrelandSee the ranking →
About this ranking
This is the first measurement of this ranking, so there is no earlier order to compare it with yet.
What separates the top five from the rest is interviews and leadership: AI recommends the leaders for these far more often than the employers below them. The gap is smallest on the hiring process, where the rest of the list keeps closer to the leaders.
Across the 23 countries the index covers for retail, the leader here has the 8th highest score. Elsewhere the lead changes hands: in Switzerland, AI recommends Migros first.
More than half of the 31 employers score 7.7 or less, while a place in the top ten takes a score of 28.2. The leader's 87.2 shows how far ahead the most recommended employers sit.
Most lists of the best retail companies to work for come from employee surveys or awards. This one tracks what AI tells job seekers, because many candidates now ask AI where to work before they open a careers page.
Retail rankings in other countries
- AustraliaTop pickWoolworths Group
- BrazilTop pickMagazine Luiza
- CanadaTop pickCanadian Tire
- ChinaTop pickJD.com
- DenmarkTop pickSalling Group
- FranceTop pickCarrefour
- GermanyTop pickRewe
- IndiaTop pickReliance Retail
- ItalyTop pickThe Co-op
- JapanTop pickUniqlo
- MexicoTop pickWalmart
- NetherlandsTop pickAlbert Heijn
- NorwayTop pickThe Co-op
- Saudi ArabiaTop pickCarrefour
- SingaporeTop pickNTUC FairPrice
- South KoreaTop pickShinsegae
- SpainTop pickInditex
- SwedenTop pickH&M
- SwitzerlandTop pickMigros
- United Arab EmiratesTop pickMajid Al Futtaim
- United KingdomTop pickJohn Lewis
- United StatesTop pickTarget
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Questions about this ranking
What are the top retail companies to work for in Ireland?
Going by who AI recommends most to Irish job seekers right now: Dunnes Stores, Tesco, Lidl, ALDI and Marks & Spencer.
Which Irish retail employer does AI recommend for innovation?
Tesco. No other Irish retail employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about innovation.
Which Irish retail employer does AI recommend for culture?
Dunnes Stores. No other Irish retail employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about culture.
Which Irish retail employers does AI recommend for career growth?
Dunnes Stores and Tesco are both named by every AI when candidates ask about career growth.
How does the Employer Visibility Index work?
We ask AI assistants the questions job seekers ask about employers, by industry, country and role. We record which employers they recommend and turn that into a Visibility score out of 100.
How often are rankings updated?
Rankings refresh with each new round of AI answers. Each page shows the date its data was updated, and the arrows next to each score show how an employer has moved since the previous measurement.
Do I need to be a PerceptionX customer to appear in the index?
No. Any employer AI recommends often enough appears automatically. Customers get the full picture behind their Visibility score and well beyond it: how positively AI describes them (Sentiment), the themes it links them with, the sources it relies on, custom reports by country and role, and clear steps to improve how candidates see them.