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  • We’re one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Women!

    We’re very proud that today, Great Place to Work® and Fortune recognized The Container Store as one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Women! The winning companies were selected based on evaluations by over 135,600 female employees on Great Place to Work’s Trust Index© employee survey. In the survey, women considered everything from the fairness of their company’s promotions, to who has access to information and leadership, the level of support for employees’ personal lives, and the degree of

  • Love has a Place in Business

    The Container Store was recently mentioned in this excellent post on the Human Capital Blog by Michael Lee Stallard and we just had to share it! The blog is all about the competitive advantage of love in the workplace. Since our company was founded in 1978 we’ve believed in putting employees first and creating win-wins for all the stakeholders in our company, and that love – yes, love!, plays an important part in business. We truly believe that you can make business decisions based on love and

  • Love Your Stakeholders

    *This post is part of Our Leadership Conference Speaker Series. We hope you’ll enjoy reading all of the blogs written by each of Our Leadership Conference speakers, sharing the highlights and key takeaways from their session at the event! Human beings are complicated. We are much more than calculating economic machines. We are much more than reciprocating “pay me and I’ll do it” beings. For too long, businesses have denied that people are complicated. The standard view of people in business

  • Big Retail Dreams Fulfilled!

    Huge congratulations are in order for two of our fabulous employees – Timberey Meeks and Amie Lane – who were both chosen to receive a Dream BIG scholarship from the National Retail Federation and University of Phoenix! Each year, 20 full-tuition scholarships are awarded to people working in the retail industry who want to enhance their career through education in order to achieve everything that they hope and dream for! Timberey and Amie were each chosen to receive a scholarship out of hundreds

  • In Conversation with the VP of Cultural Programs & Community Relations

    This summer I’ve been particularly lucky to intern in what (in my opinion) is one of the most interesting departments of The Container Store – Cultural Programs & Community Relations. A small but mighty team, this department facilitates so much of what makes The Container Store a great place to work, from helping keep the company’s Foundation Principles top-of-mind daily with employees, to managing the Employee First Fund that helps employees in times of need. This inside look at the conscious,