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Top retail employers in Italy

The Co-op leads Italian retail with a Visibility score of 71.8 out of 100, 7.7 points ahead of Esselunga. Conad is third. The list covers the 70 retail employers AI recommends to job seekers in Italy.

70 employers · scores out of 100 · Data updated:

  1. 1

    The Co-op

    #1 in Italian retail#1 for purpose#1 for Store Operations#1 for Supply Chain

    Every AI recommends it for purpose, innovation and job security, among others. No other Italian retail employer is named for purpose by every AI. The retail employer AI recommends most in Italy.

    71.8
  2. 2

    Esselunga

    Top 3#1 for MerchandisingEvery AI

    Every AI recommends it for leadership, career growth and culture.

    64.1
  3. 3

    Conad

    Top 3Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for job security, leadership and career growth.

    56.4
  4. 4

    Decathlon

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for culture and interviews.

    43.6
  5. 4

    Zara

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for interviews.

    43.6
  6. 6

    Inditex

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for interviews.

    38.5
  7. 7

    Carrefour

    AI recommends it most for job security, career growth and innovation. One AI does not mention it yet.

    35.9
  8. 7

    H&M

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for interviews.

    35.9
  9. 9

    IKEA

    Every AI

    AI recommends it most for interviews and career growth.

    28.2
  10. 9

    Zalando

    #1 for E-commerce & Digital#1 for Technology & EngineeringEvery AI

    AI recommends it most for work-life balance, culture and career growth, among others.

    28.2

Everyone else

11 to 30Amazon, Gucci, Kering, Benetton and 21 moreShow
  1. 11Amazon25.6
  2. 11Gucci25.6
  3. 11Kering25.6
  4. 14Benetton23.1
  5. 14EssilorLuxottica23.1
  6. 14Prada23.1
  7. 14Unieuro23.1
  8. 18LVMH20.5
  9. 19Lidl17.9
  10. 19Mediaworld17.9
  11. 21Armani15.4
  12. 21Calzedonia15.4
  13. 21Intimissimi15.4
  14. 24Luxottica12.8
  15. 24Moncler12.8
  16. 24Richemont12.8
  17. 24Rinascente12.8
  18. 24Sephora12.8
  19. 29Bottega Veneta10.3
  20. 30Bershka7.7
  21. 30Dior7.7
  22. 30Ferragamo7.7
  23. 30Louis Vuitton7.7
  24. 30Massimo Dutti7.7
  25. 30Saint Laurent7.7
36 to 41Church's, Leroy Merlin, Media Markt, Miu Miu and 31 moreShow
  1. 36Church's5.1
  2. 36Leroy Merlin5.1
  3. 36Media Markt5.1
  4. 36Miu Miu5.1
  5. 36Pull&Bear5.1
  6. 41ALDI2.6
  7. 41Aesop2.6
  8. 41Borsa Italiana2.6
  9. 41Bulgari2.6
  10. 41C&A2.6
  11. 41Ceconomy2.6
  12. 41Chanel2.6
  13. 41DHL2.6
  14. 41Enel2.6
  15. 41Eni2.6
  16. 41Euronics2.6
  17. 41Ferrero2.6
  18. 41Gruppo Calzedonia2.6
  19. 41Mango2.6
  20. 41MediaMarktSaturn2.6
  21. 41Microsoft2.6
  22. 41Natura &Co2.6
  23. 41Nike2.6
  24. 41Oakley2.6
  25. 41Primark2.6
  26. 41Ray-Ban2.6
  27. 41Selfridges2.6
  28. 41Sodexo2.6
  29. 41Stradivarius2.6
  30. 41The Body Shop2.6
  31. 41UPS2.6
  32. 41Unilever2.6
  33. 41YNAP2.6
  34. 41Zegna2.6
  35. 41adidas2.6

Best for what candidates ask about

The Italian retail employer AI recommends most when candidates ask about each topic.

By role

Who AI recommends to engineers is not who it recommends to salespeople. Each role has its own 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 culture and career growth: AI recommends the leaders for these far more often than the employers below them. The gap is smallest on inclusion, 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 18th highest score. The Co-op also leads in Norway.

Half of the 70 employers score 5.1 or less, while a place in the top ten takes a score of 28.2. The leader's 71.8 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.

Read our article: Top retail companies to work for

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Questions about this ranking

What are the top retail companies to work for in Italy?

Going by who AI recommends most to Italian job seekers right now: The Co-op, Esselunga, Conad, Decathlon and Zara.

Which Italian retail employer does AI recommend for purpose?

The Co-op. No other Italian retail employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about purpose.

Which Italian retail employers does AI recommend for innovation?

The Co-op and Richemont are both named by every AI when candidates ask about innovation.

Which Italian retail employers does AI recommend for job security?

The Co-op and Conad are both named by every AI when candidates ask about job security.

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.