Does Cotton Traders pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cotton Traders employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cotton Traders. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cotton Traders?

79% of Cotton Traders employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cotton Traders 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cotton Traders?

Team Trader (11) , Team Leader (7) , Sales Assistant (6) , Store Manager (6) , Retail Sales Assistant (4) , Manager (3) , Team Trader, Sales Assistant (3) , Assistant Buyer (2) , Call Center Agent (2) , Call Centre Agent (2) , Contact Centre Advisor (2) , Customer Service Associate (2) , Customer Service Representative (2) , Retail Store Manager (2) , Warehouse Operative (2)

What are the pros of working at Cotton Traders according to real employee reviews?

"Great manager" ((in 7 reviews)); "Most of the colleagues are friendly." ((in 6 reviews)); "friendly team, great first job" ((in 5 reviews)); "The people are great!" ((in 5 reviews)); "Training was good." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cotton Traders according to real employee reviews?

"Awful salary, loads of work, and zero progression." ((in 4 reviews)); "low wage but fair for an unskilled position." ((in 4 reviews))

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Cotton Traders Reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(99 total reviews)

Nick Hamblin

93% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture and values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Senior management

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity and inclusion

3.3

Career opportunities

Cotton Traders has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 99 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cotton Traders employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

99 reviews

3.0

23 June 2026

Meh

Team trader, sales assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Easy tasks Weekly rotation of stock Bupa benefits

Cons

Same music constantly for years Large targets Overworked

4.0

18 May 2026

Lovely colleagues, but work can be repetitive

Call center agent

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The people were all so lovely

Cons

Repetitive work with scripted calls, but to be expected and management allowed chat between

5.0

3 Apr 2026

Excellent company to work for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Cotton Traders employees are all so lovely and supportive.

Cons

Can't think of any - genuinely a lovely place to work!

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Jobs at Cotton Traders

Retail Sales Assistant

Worthing, South East England, England

GBP 13 - GBP 13 /hr

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Retail Sales Assistant

Wootton, East Midlands, England

GBP 13 - GBP 13 /hr

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Retail Sales Assistant

Temporary Retail Sales Assistant

Retail Sales Assistant - Peterborough

Peterborough, England

GBP 13 - GBP 13 /hr

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