Top retail employers in the Netherlands
Albert Heijn leads Dutch retail with a Visibility score of 66.7 out of 100, 10.3 points ahead of Ahold Delhaize. HEMA is third. The list covers the 39 retail employers AI recommends to job seekers in the Netherlands.
- 166.7
Albert Heijn
#1 in Dutch retail#1 for interviews#1 for Store Operations#1 for Technology & EngineeringEvery AI recommends it for interviews, innovation and the hiring process, among others. No other Dutch retail employer is named for interviews by every AI. The retail employer AI recommends most in the Netherlands.
- 256.4
Ahold Delhaize
Top 3#1 for Merchandising#1 for Supply Chain#1 for Technology & EngineeringEvery AI recommends it for innovation, leadership and career growth, among others.
- 351.3
HEMA
Top 3#1 for purposeEvery AIEvery AI recommends it for purpose, leadership and career growth. No other Dutch retail employer is named for purpose by every AI.
- 438.5
Zalando
#1 for work-life balance#1 for E-commerce & DigitalEvery AIEvery AI recommends it for work-life balance and pay. No other Dutch retail employer is named for work-life balance by every AI.
- 535.9
IKEA
Every AIEvery AI recommends it for pay.
- 633.3
Action
Every AIAI recommends it most for leadership, career growth and culture, among others.
- 730.8
AI recommends it most for the hiring process, culture and interviews, among others. One AI does not mention it yet.
- 828.2
AI recommends it most for interviews and pay. One AI does not mention it yet.
- 920.5
Lidl
Every AIEvery AI recommends it for job security.
- 1015.4
Zara
Every AIEvery AI recommends it for the hiring process.
Everyone else
11 to 21C&A, ALDI, Inditex, Kruidvat and 25 moreShow
- 11C&A10.3
- 12ALDI7.7
- 12Inditex7.7
- 12Kruidvat7.7
- 12Media Markt7.7
- 16COS5.1
- 16MediaMarktSaturn5.1
- 16Rituals5.1
- 16The Co-op5.1
- 16Tony's Chocolonely5.1
- 21ABN AMRO2.6
- 21ASML2.6
- 21ASOS2.6
- 21Amazon2.6
- 21Booking.com2.6
- 21Carrefour2.6
- 21Elsevier2.6
- 21ING2.6
- 21KPN2.6
- 21Lekkerland2.6
- 21Mango2.6
- 21Metro2.6
- 21Nike2.6
- 21OTTO2.6
- 21Other Stories2.6
- 21PostNL2.6
- 21SPAR2.6
- 21The Body Shop2.6
- 21adidas2.6
Best for what candidates ask about
The Dutch retail employer AI recommends most when candidates ask about each topic.
- PayAlbert Heijn
- InnovationAlbert Heijn
- LeadershipAhold Delhaize
- PurposeHEMA
- Hiring processAlbert Heijn
- Career growthAhold Delhaize
- CultureAlbert Heijn
- Work-life balanceZalando
- InclusionAlbert Heijn
- InterviewsAlbert Heijn
- OnboardingAlbert Heijn
- Job securityAhold Delhaize
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 the NetherlandsSee the ranking →
- Top retail employers for Merchandising in the NetherlandsSee the ranking →
- Top retail employers for Store Operations in the NetherlandsSee the ranking →
- Top retail employers for Supply Chain in the NetherlandsSee the ranking →
- Top retail employers for Technology & Engineering in the NetherlandsSee 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 inclusion and pay: AI recommends the leaders for these far more often than the employers below them. The gap is smallest on purpose, 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 21st highest score. Elsewhere the lead changes hands: in Switzerland, AI recommends Migros first.
More than half of the 39 employers score 5.1 or less, while a place in the top ten takes a score of 15.4. The leader's 66.7 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
- IrelandTop pickDunnes Stores
- ItalyTop pickThe Co-op
- JapanTop pickUniqlo
- MexicoTop pickWalmart
- 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 the Netherlands?
Going by who AI recommends most to Dutch job seekers right now: Albert Heijn, Ahold Delhaize, HEMA, Zalando and IKEA.
Which Dutch retail employer does AI recommend for purpose?
HEMA. No other Dutch retail employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about purpose.
Which Dutch retail employer does AI recommend for work-life balance?
Zalando. No other Dutch retail employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about work-life balance.
Which Dutch retail employer does AI recommend for interviews?
Albert Heijn. No other Dutch retail employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about interviews.
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.