Voting open 1 to 30 September 2026

Your
workplace
won't vote
for itself.

Slightly awkward, entirely true. Since 2011, Retail Employer of the Year has been decided by the people who actually work in retail, and the customers who shop there. Not a panel. Not us.

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Running since 2011
Australia and New Zealand
Voted by staff and customers, not panels
Thirty seconds, one click

How it works

The entire process.

1

Go to voteretail.com

You are here. On your phone, on the bus, in the stockroom. Wherever, really.

2

Nominate your workplace

Type the name in yourself. It is not a search function, so there is no list to scroll and nothing to pick from.

3

That is genuinely it

No login, no form to print, no code sent to an email you cannot access. Total time, about thirty seconds.

The 2025 winners

Last year's
best places
to work.

Six businesses, two countries, decided entirely by votes. The 2026 winners are announced on 5 October.

Every winner since 2017
New Zealand, smallDFS NZ
New Zealand, medium2degrees Retail
New Zealand, largeFoodstuffs North Island
Australia, smallThe Silver Collective
Australia, mediumFreedom
Australia, largeEssilorLuxottica

Why it matters

Great employers don't brag.
Their teams do.

Every business says it has a great culture. This is the one place where the people who work there get to say it instead, and where it actually gets counted. People vote for all sorts of reasons. These are the ones that come up most.

Team dynamicCareer progressionTraining and developmentWork/life balanceRecognitionLeadership styleWorkplace environmentBusiness culture

Key dates

Ten days.
One click.
No regrets.

Voting opened1 September 2026
Voting closes30 September 2026
Winners announced5 October 2026

Voting is open.
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