The 10 Best Fashion Retailers To Work For

Retail companies are often criticized for paying low wages, requiring long hours, and offering too few opportunities for full-time employment.

So we set out to find the companies — specifically in fashion retail — where employees love coming to work every day.

We asked Glassdoor.com to help us review hundreds of employee ratings to identify the best companies.

The most common benefit that the happiest of employees cited was deep discounts on store merchandise, including 50% off at Brooks Brothers and 30% off at J. Crew. Other perks that employees praised included tuition reimbursement, flexible hours, "great people," good customers, and "thousands of dollars worth of free products."

But even the best companies have unhappy employees. We've included both positive and negative reviews for each company in the ranking. Complaints included long hours, the stress of prom season (Men's Wearhouse) and the cost of adhering to dress code standards (J. Crew).

For the purposes of the report, we included companies with U.S. store locations that had received at least 25 employee reviews in the past year. The company ratings are based on a 5-point scale, with "1" being very dissatisfied and "5" being very satisfied.

10. Men’s Wearhouse

Company rating: 3.4 

Pro:“TMW offers a pretty good discount on purchases, 401k, discount on company stock and tuition reimbursement. The company has a great message of servant leadership and transparency.” – Men’s Wearhouse Employee

Con:“Prom season (March-June) can get very stressful for all employees in a store. There are a lot of people to be helped in a short amount of time. Patience decreases and tensions rise.” – Men’s Wearhouse Wardrobe Consultant (North Canton, Ohio)

9. The Gap

Company rating: 3.4

Pro:“Flexible hours, good pay, opportunity for getting a raise, rewards program, flexible hours, discounts at Gap, Gap Outlet, Old Navy, and Banana Republic.” – The Gap Sales Associate

Con:“Many employees don't work at a rapid fire pace like we need to and it leaves a lot on the shoulders of those who do.” – The Gap Sales Associate (Bloomington, Ill.)

8. Francesca’s Collections

Company rating: 3.5

Pro:“Really great company to work for, upper management keeps close ties with the stores to make sure they are successful and that they are being honest with their work ethics. Great management, great atmosphere, and really nice people in general.” – Francesca’s Collections Boutique Key Holder (Chicago)

Con:“The employee discount could be better, considering we always have a rack of clothes (clothes that are the last one) that are 30/40% off.” – Francesca’s Collections Boutique Associate (Lone Tree, Colo.)