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Henri Bendel

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Henri Bendel reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(131 total reviews)

Chris Fiore

79% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Henri Bendel has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 131 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Henri Bendel employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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131 reviews
3.0
Oct 4, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Relatively easy to get to - building located right above express train station in northern midtown. Friendly president and team. Many people were down to earth and hardworking. Casual attire. Strong commitment to "giving back" i.e. required scheduled community service.

Cons

Transient management in my department during my time there. I had multiple managers in a several month period. No real job training at all. A photocopied responsibility overview and half day of "training" on the first day. I personally did not feel comfortable asking questions as the feeling was I was expected to know exactly how things were supposed to be done/read someone's mind. Also, it felt as if the parent company's (Limited Brands) interests and priorities were on their brands/businesses and not on HB unfortunately. It is for that reason primarily I would not recommend HB to a job seeker - the future of the business seemed unstable to me.

2.0
Aug 8, 2015

Employment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good bonus check fun things to sell

Cons

only get bonus if you sell $200/hour per month physically exhausting job

5.0
May 27, 2014

Living the Bendel Girl Dream

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I absolutely love working for this brand. I have grown up shopping at the Henri Bendel in New York and I was so excited to see that they have branched out the HB brand into mall stores. Once a mall store opened in my mall I was quick to apply! I fully believe in this brand and the direction that they are going in. They do not mass produce so you will not be seeing all of your friends with the same handbag or statement necklace. The Bendel Girl leads the pack, never follows the fold. I absolutely love the Bendel Experience. They really encourage their employees not only to have passion behind the brand, but to be knowledgable in fashion and how to really create a fun environment for the customers. There is a reason why people fall in love with the brand and become Bendel Girls: the people that work there and show the passion through their knowledge and excitement. Corporate really listens to the managers on store level. When management gives feed back, you can see it implemented in the next few weeks/months. The corporate really wants to support the stores and they do what they can do make any product, inventory, operational changes they can to help the brand grow.

Cons

If you have no passion for the brand, and no passion for fashion, and you just want to come to work to do the bare minimum, then this is not the company for you. You get as much out of this job as you put into it. This is not a place to simply clerk, you really have to work for the sale and be aware of current trends and how it relates back to the HB brand

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