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18 employers in the register hire in retail. Some roles in this trade are restricted by law regardless of who is hiring, and those are set out below.
| Employer | Based in | Work | What we read |
|---|---|---|---|
Best BuyNational consumer-electronics retailer with roughly 1,000 US stores. | Richfield, MN | RetailWarehouse and logistics | VerifiedSecond Chance Business Coalition member listRead September 3, 2026 |
CAVAFast-casual Mediterranean restaurant chain with more than 300 locations nationwide, founded in Washington, DC. | Washington, DC | Food serviceRetail | Not re-confirmedFair Chance Business Pledge, 2016 White House archiveRead September 3, 2026 |
CVS HealthNational pharmacy chain and health-services company operating about 9,000 retail locations plus distribution and call-center operations. | Woonsocket, RI | RetailHealthcare support | VerifiedSecond Chance Business Coalition member listRead September 3, 2026 |
DICK'S Sporting GoodsNational sporting-goods retailer with more than 700 stores plus distribution centers. | Coraopolis, PA | RetailWarehouse and logistics | VerifiedSecond Chance Business Coalition member listRead September 3, 2026 |
Gap Inc.Apparel retailer operating Gap, Old Navy, and Banana Republic stores and a large US distribution network. | San Francisco, CA | RetailWarehouse and logistics | VerifiedSecond Chance Business Coalition member listRead September 3, 2026 |
Goodwill Industries of Central IndianaCentral Indiana Goodwill nonprofit operating retail stores, warehouses, and education programs; hires people with criminal records and other barriers across its enterprises. | Indianapolis, IN | RetailWarehouse and logistics | Not re-confirmedFair Chance Business Pledge, 2016 White House archiveRead September 3, 2026 |
Homeboy IndustriesLos Angeles nonprofit network of social enterprises, including Homeboy Bakery, Homegirl Cafe, and retail merchandise, that trains and employs formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated people. | Los Angeles, CA | Food serviceRetail | VerifiedCompany statement, homeboyindustries.orgRead September 3, 2026 |
I Have A BeanWheaton, Illinois coffeehouse that intentionally hires men and women returning from prison as part of its mission. | Wheaton, IL | Food serviceRetail | VerifiedJails to Jobs, Second Chance Employers NetworkRead September 3, 2026 |
Lowe'sNational home-improvement retail chain with roughly 1,700 stores in the US. | Mooresville, NC | RetailConstruction and trades | VerifiedSecond Chance Business Coalition member listRead September 3, 2026 |
McDonald's USAThe largest US fast-food chain; most restaurants are independently owned franchises hiring locally. | Chicago, IL | Food serviceRetail | VerifiedSecond Chance Business Coalition member listRead September 3, 2026 |
R&R Head LabsDenver barbershop and social enterprise that trains and employs justice-impacted people as barbers and shop staff. | Denver, CO | Retail | VerifiedJails to Jobs, Second Chance Employers NetworkRead September 3, 2026 |
ShinolaDetroit manufacturer of watches, leather goods, and other consumer products with an assembly factory and retail stores. | Detroit, MI | ManufacturingRetail | Not re-confirmedFair Chance Business Pledge, 2016 White House archiveRead September 3, 2026 |
StarbucksThe largest US coffeehouse chain, with tens of thousands of company-operated and licensed stores. | Seattle, WA | Food serviceRetail | Not re-confirmedFair Chance Business Pledge, 2016 White House archiveRead September 3, 2026 |
TargetNational general-merchandise retail chain with roughly 1,950 stores plus a large supply-chain network. | Minneapolis, MN | RetailWarehouse and logistics | VerifiedSecond Chance Business Coalition member listRead September 3, 2026 |
The Home DepotThe largest US home improvement retailer, with more than 2,300 big-box stores and distribution centers across all 50 states. | Atlanta, GA | RetailConstruction and tradesWarehouse and logistics | VerifiedSecond Chance Business Coalition member listRead September 3, 2026 |
The Kroger Co.One of the largest US supermarket operators, with grocery stores, food-production plants, and distribution centers across most states. | Cincinnati, OH | RetailWarehouse and logistics | VerifiedSecond Chance Business Coalition member listRead September 3, 2026 |
Total Wine & MoreThe largest US independent alcohol retailer, with more than 200 superstores in about 25 states. | Bethesda, MD | RetailWarehouse and logistics | VerifiedSecond Chance Business Coalition member listRead September 3, 2026 |
WalmartThe largest private US employer, operating thousands of stores, clubs, and fulfillment centers nationwide. | Bentonville, AR | RetailWarehouse and logistics | VerifiedSecond Chance Business Coalition member listRead September 3, 2026 |
18 in retailThe whole register
What is restricted in this trade
These come from regulators and licensing boards, not from any employer on this page.
Pharmacy or clinic job with access to controlled substances A DEA-registered pharmacy or practice may not employ you in any position with access to controlled substances if you have a felony conviction relating to controlled substances. The rule is written as a flat prohibition on the employer, with no lookback and no time limit, and it reaches any agent or employee who has access rather than only the licensed pharmacist. It applies the same way if your own DEA registration was denied or revoked, or if you surrendered one for cause, meaning in the face of an investigation into how you handled controlled substances. Pharmacy and clinic work that does not involve access to the controlled substance stock, and health care employers that are not DEA registrants, sit outside this rule. 21 CFR 1301.76(a) · checked September 17, 2026
Pharmacy technician Restricted Pharmacy technicians are registered or licensed state by state, and in Pennsylvania a conviction is weighed against the actual job instead of triggering an automatic no. Pennsylvania started registering pharmacy technicians on June 28, 2025 and required registration to keep working as one by June 28, 2026. State law there bars licensing boards from denying anyone for good moral character or moral turpitude and makes them run a two-stage test instead: whether your offense is on the board's published list of directly related offenses, and if it is, whether you rebut a presumption of risk with evidence of rehabilitation. The old blanket felony drug bar in the practice acts now reaches only drug trafficking offenses defined by weight, such as at least 50 pounds of marijuana or at least 100 grams of a Schedule I or II narcotic, so a smaller drug felony no longer triggers it. A crime of violence can still be licensed three years after release with evidence of rehabilitation, while a sexual offense conviction is a permanent bar for health care practitioners. Other states set their own rules and several are far stricter, so read yours. 63 Pa.C.S. § 3113 (Pennsylvania) · checked September 17, 2026
Any job that puts a firearm or ammunition in your hands If you have a conviction for a crime punishable by more than a year in prison, federal law makes it a crime for you to possess or receive a firearm or ammunition, and that quietly closes more jobs than people expect. This is a bar on possession rather than on any named occupation, but it reaches every duty that puts a gun or a box of ammunition in your hands: a sporting goods counter, a warehouse aisle that stocks ammunition, armed security, parts of some manufacturing lines. Federal law separately makes it a crime for anyone to sell or hand over a firearm or ammunition to a person they know or have reason to believe is prohibited, which is why licensed dealers are careful about which roles they fill. The definition leaves out business regulation offenses such as antitrust, and leaves out state misdemeanors punishable by two years or less. An expungement, a set aside, a pardon, or a restoration of civil rights takes the conviction back out unless the order itself says your firearm rights are not restored. 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) · checked September 17, 2026
Armed security guard Restricted Armed security is licensed state by state, and the federal firearms bar applies on top of whatever your state decides. Pennsylvania is one worked example: a conviction for any of twelve named crimes of violence, including murder, rape, aggravated assault, robbery, burglary, kidnapping, arson, recklessly endangering another person, and terroristic threats, categorically blocks certification, while any other conviction only may block it and the decision can be appealed. The state card does not give you any right to carry a firearm that state or federal law otherwise denies you, so the federal bar operates independently. California runs it the other way, as a discretionary fitness review, and state law there generally limits denials to convictions substantially related to the work and within seven years, with no denial permitted on a dismissed conviction, a pardon, a certificate of rehabilitation, or an arrest that led to no conviction. Your own state will differ, so read its rule rather than either of these. Pa. Lethal Weapons Training Act, Act 235 of 1974 · checked September 17, 2026
Unarmed guard at a contract security company Restricted Pennsylvania has no statewide license for unarmed guards, but a licensed guard company there may not knowingly employ anyone with a felony in any capacity, and only an executive pardon lifts that. This is a rule aimed at the employer rather than a license you apply for, and it covers a felony plus a list of other offenses including weapons offenses, receiving stolen property, unlawful entry of a building, narcotics distribution, recklessly endangering another person, terroristic threats, and simple assault. The company faces a fine and can lose its license over it, which is why contract guard firms screen hard even for posts with no weapon. The same act exempts security staff employed directly and exclusively by the business being protected, so in-house security is a separate and more open lane than a guard agency. Other states handle unarmed guards differently, several of them through a license you apply for yourself, so treat this as one example rather than a national rule. Private Detective Act of 1953 (Pa.), Act 361, § 13(a) · checked September 17, 2026