Top Retail Employers in United States — AI Visibility Rankings
The PerceptionX Employer Visibility Index ranks 39 Retail employers in United States by how often they appear in AI assistants' answers (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity) when candidates ask about employers. Data period: 2026-07.
| Rank | Company | Visibility Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Costco | 62.5 | = |
| #2 | Wegmans Food Markets | 56.3 | ▲ 2 |
| #3 | Trader Joe's | 37.5 | ▲ 2 |
| #4 | H-e-b | 31.3 | ▲ 11 |
| #5 | Zappos | 31.3 | ▲ 12 |
| #6 | Publix Super Markets | 25 | ▲ 8 |
| #7 | Carmax | 18.8 | ▲ 4 |
| #8 | Lowe's | 18.8 | ▼ 1 |
| #9 | Lululemon | 18.8 | ▲ 3 |
| #10 | Patagonia | 18.8 | ▼ 1 |
| #11 | Rei | 18.8 | ▼ 1 |
| #12 | Sheetz | 18.8 | ▲ 36 |
| #13 | Target | 18.8 | ▼ 11 |
| #14 | The Home Depot | 18.8 | ▼ 11 |
| #15 | Apple | 12.5 | ▲ 3 |
| #16 | Barnes & Noble | 12.5 | ▲ 17 |
| #17 | Best Buy | 12.5 | ▼ 9 |
| #18 | Dick's Sporting Goods | 12.5 | ▲ 4 |
| #19 | Nike | 12.5 | ▼ 3 |
| #20 | Trek Bicycle | 12.5 | — |
| #21 | Walmart | 12.5 | ▼ 15 |
| #22 | Wegmans | 12.5 | ▲ 30 |
| #23 | Ben & Jerry's | 6.3 | ▼ 2 |
| #24 | Chewy | 6.3 | — |
| #25 | Chick-fil-a | 6.3 | — |
| #26 | Fanatics | 6.3 | ▲ 11 |
| #27 | Foot Locker | 6.3 | ▲ 11 |
| #28 | 6.3 | — | |
| #29 | Harbor Freight Tools | 6.3 | ▲ 11 |
| #30 | IKEA | 6.3 | ▼ 6 |
| #31 | J.crew | 6.3 | — |
| #32 | Kimberly-Clark | 6.3 | — |
| #33 | Kohl's | 6.3 | ▼ 8 |
| #34 | Kroger | 6.3 | — |
| #35 | Macy's | 6.3 | ▼ 8 |
| #36 | Publix | 6.3 | ▲ 6 |
| #37 | Quiktrip | 6.3 | ▲ 7 |
| #38 | Shopify | 6.3 | — |
| #39 | Starbucks | 6.3 | ▼ 10 |
Machine-readable data: https://employers.perceptionx.ai/api/rankings. Full API docs: https://employers.perceptionx.ai/api-docs.