The Guardian UK 300: top retail employers
…as voted for by students and graduates
The Guardian UK 300 is the largest and most comprehensive annual survey of student opinion on graduate careers and employers. The survey determines not only the most popular 300 graduate employers in the UK overall, but also the most popular graduate employers in a range of career sectors, including media and advertising.
The top graduate employers for retail are listed in the table below. The top two employers have swapped places from last year, with Amazon now in first place, and the John Lewis Partnership now in second. The Arcadia Group and Marks & Spencer have remained the same in third and fourth place, and Lidl has entered the top ten in eighth place.
Students interested in retail...
- expected to earn a modest income of around £22,000
- mostly studied business/management, creative arts and design, or English
- had related work experience in just over half of cases, at 51%.*
*Statistics are rounded.
In 2016, over 52,000 undergraduates took part in the trendence Graduate Barometer.
Last year: 2
The UK's largest department store retailer, we sell over a million different lines through our John Lewis and Waitrose shops and online business.
Retail, buying and merchandising
Aldi
Last year: 6
Retail, buying and merchandising
Abercrombie & Fitch
Last year: 5
Retail, buying and merchandising
Boots
Last year: 7
Boots are the UK’s leading pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer. We’re evolving in the changing world of retail and the future looks bright.
Retail, buying and merchandising
Lidl
Last year: 13
Retail, buying and merchandising
Tesco
Last year: 8
Find out now how your career could go a long, long way with Tesco.
Retail, buying and merchandising
Asda
Last year: 10
Retail, buying and merchandising