Consumer Reports Ratings: Supermarkets Store 1 Wegmans 2 Publix Trader Joe's 3 4 Fareway Stores 5 Market Basket (Northeast) Costco 6 7 Raley's 8 Sprouts Farmers Market Fresh Market 9 10 Stater Bros. 11 WinCo Hy-Vee 12 13 H-E-B Aldi 14 Whole Foods Market 15 16 Fry's Harris-Teeter 17 18 King Soopers 19 Fred Meyer 20 Food City (KY, TN, VA) 21 Hannaford 22 Meijer 23 Dillons 24 Smith's Food & Drug 25 Lowes Foods (NC) 26 ShopRite 27 Schnucks 28 Food 4 Less County Market 29 30 QFC Kroger 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Save Mart Ingles IGA Bashas' Marsh Piggly Wiggly Tom Thumb Giant (PA) Cub Foods Shoppers Food & Pharmacy States MD, MA, NJ, NY,PA,VA FL,GA,NC,SC,TN AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NM, OH, NC, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WI IA,MN,IL,NE MA,NH 43 states - all but ME, ND, SD, WY, OK, AR, LA CA, NV AZ NY, NC, FL, IN, CA, PA, OH, VA, TX, GA, KS, CT, AL, AR, IA, IL, KY, MA, MD, MO, MS, NH, NJ, SC, OK, TN, TX, WI CA AZ, CA, ID, WA, CO, UT, TX IA, IL, MO, KS, NE, SD, MN, WI TX eastern states + MO, MN, IA, AR,NE,KS,OK,TX all except DE, MT, WY, VT, AK, SD, ND, WV AZ NC, SC, VA, GA, TN, FL, MD, DE CO,WY WA,OR,ID,AK KY,TN,VA ME,NH,VT,MA,NY MI, IN, IL, OH, KY, WI KS,NE NV,UT NC,SC,VA NY, NJ, CT, PA, DE, MD MO, IL, IN, WI, IA CA,IL,IN,NE,OH AR,IL,IN,LA,MI,MN,MS,ND,PA, WI WA,OR WA, OR, CA, NV, ID, MT, WY, CO, NM, NE, KS, TX, LA, AR, MO, IL, MI, IN, KY, TN, MS, OH, AL, VA, WV, NC, SC, GA CA,NV Al,GA,NC,SC,TN,VA 46 states AZ, CA, NM IN,OH AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MN,MO,M S,NC,OH,OK,SC,TN,VA,WV,IL, WI TX DE, MD, PA, VA, IL, IN, WI MN,IL MD,VA Reader Score Store Competitive cleanliness prices 90 87 5 5 4 3 Fresh storeprepared foods 5 5 Courteous staff Checkout speed Product variety Produce quality Produce variety 5 5 Service (staff & checkout) 4 5 5 5 5 4 Meats/ poultry quality 5 4 Perishables (produce & meats quality) 5 4 Store brand quality 4 4 5 5 5 4 Bakery Selection quality of healthy options 5 5 5 4 Prices of organic options 4 3 Bulk foods selection 4 2 Local produce quantity 5 2 87 85 85 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 5 3 3 4 3 5 3 3 3 * 4 5 3 3 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 84 84 83 4 5 4 5 2 4 5 4 4 3 5 4 2 4 4 2 4 3 2 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 3 5 1 3 4 83 83 83 5 4 3 1 4 5 5 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 3 3 4 3 3 5 4 2 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 5 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 5 3 2 2 82 82 5 4 2 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 81 3 5 1 3 3 3 1 3 2 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 1 81 81 5 4 1 4 5 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 4 3 4 3 5 3 1 3 4 2 4 2 81 80 80 79 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 2 1 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 4 2 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 2 4 4 3 4 4 2 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 4 3 4 4 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 2 3 2 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 * 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 78 77 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 1 2 2 3 77 77 77 77 77 77 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 * 2 2 2 3 3 2 77 77 76 76 76 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 * 1 1 2 3 * 2 2 2 2 * BJ's Wholesale Club 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 Big Y Ralphs Target/SuperTarget BI-LO (GA, NC, SC, TN) Sam's Club Brookshire's Vons Albertsons Price Chopper (Northeast) Food Lion 52 53 Weis 54 Giant Eagle Winn-Dixie 55 56 Giant (DC, DE, MD, VA) 57 Randalls Safeway 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 Jewel-Osco Stop & Shop Acme Pick 'n Save Tops Markets Shaw's Pathmark A&P Walmart Supercenter Waldbaum's Average Meaningful difference: 6 * = low N CT,DE,FL,GA,ME,MD,MA,NH,N J,NY,NC,OH,PA,RI,VA CT, MA CA all but VT GA,NC,SC,TN all TX, AR, LA CA,NV AZ, AR, CO, FL, LA, NM, TX NY, VT, MA, CT, NH, PA GA, KY, VA, TN, SC, NC, WV, MD, DE PA, NY, WV, MD, NJ PA, OH, WV, MD SC, NC, TN, GA, FL, AL, LA, MS DE, MD, PA, VA, IL, IN, WI TX AK, AZ, CA, CO, DE, HI, ID, MD, MT, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, VA, WA, WY IL,IA,IN MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ PA,NJ,DE,MD IL,WI NY, PA, VT ME,MA,NH,RI,VT NJ,NY CT, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA all NY 76 76 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 73 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 2 3 4 3 4 1 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 4 3 3 3 1 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 1 4 3 3 2 1 3 3 2 3 1 4 2 3 2 2 3 4 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 * 2 1 2 4 * 1 1 1 4 * 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 73 73 72 3 3 4 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 72 71 71 3 3 4 3 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 71 70 70 70 69 67 67 66 64 64 64 77 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 1 2 4 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 4 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 1 2 2 1 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 * 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 Store 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 Reader Score Store cleanliness Competitive prices Fresh storeprepared foods Courteous staff Checkout speed Service (staff & checkout) Product variety Produce quality Produce variety Meats & poultry quality Perishables Store brand quality (produce & meats quality) Wegmans Publix Trader Joe's Fareway Stores Market Basket (Northeast) Costco Raley's Sprouts Farmers Market Fresh Market Stater Bros. WinCo Hy-Vee H-E-B Aldi Whole Foods Market Fry's Harris-Teeter King Soopers Fred Meyer Food City (KY, TN, VA) Hannaford Meijer Dillons Smith's Food & Drug Lowes Foods (NC) ShopRite Schnucks Food 4 Less County Market QFC Kroger Save Mart Ingles IGA Bashas' Marsh Piggly Wiggly Tom Thumb Giant (PA) Cub Foods Shoppers Food & Pharmacy BJ's Wholesale Club Big Y Ralphs Target/SuperTarget BI-LO (GA, NC, SC, TN) Sam's Club Brookshire's Vons Albertsons Price Chopper (Northeast) Food Lion Weis Giant Eagle Winn-Dixie Giant (DC, DE, MD, VA) Randalls Safeway Jewel-Osco Stop & Shop Acme Pick 'n Save Tops Markets Shaw's Pathmark A&P Walmart Supercenter Waldbaum's 90 87 87 85 85 84 84 83 83 83 83 82 82 81 81 81 81 80 80 79 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 76 76 76 76 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 73 72 72 71 71 71 70 70 70 69 67 67 66 64 64 64 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 3 5 4 3 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 1 2 4 3 5 5 5 5 2 4 1 4 5 2 4 5 1 4 1 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 4 2 4 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 4 4 2 3 4 3 4 1 2 2 2 3 3 1 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 4 1 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 3 3 4 4 1 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 2 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 1 2 2 1 5 5 5 5 4 3 5 4 4 4 3 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 2 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 1 4 3 3 3 1 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 1 1 5 5 5 5 4 2 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 5 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 4 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 1 1 4 5 5 4 3 2 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 2 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 3 3 2 3 1 4 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 5 5 3 3 4 2 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 1 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 2 3 4 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 3 3 4 4 3 5 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 5 4 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 2 5 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 5 4 3 5 3 4 4 4 5 4 2 4 4 2 5 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 2 5 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 Average Meaningful difference: 6 * = low N 77 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Bakery quality Selection of healthy options Prices of organic options Bulk foods selection Local produce quantity 4 4 5 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 3 * 4 4 4 3 4 3 2 4 4 1 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 5 4 5 3 3 3 4 5 5 3 3 4 4 2 5 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 4 3 5 3 3 4 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 * 2 1 2 2 2 2 * 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 3 2 2 4 3 5 3 2 5 3 3 2 4 2 1 2 3 * 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 * 1 1 2 3 * 4 * 1 1 1 4 * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 * 5 2 2 3 2 1 3 4 3 2 2 3 4 1 4 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 * 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 Store 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 Wegmans Publix Trader Joe's Fareway Stores Market Basket (Northeast) Costco Raley's Sprouts Farmers Market Fresh Market Stater Bros. WinCo Hy-Vee H-E-B Aldi Whole Foods Market Fry's Harris-Teeter King Soopers Fred Meyer Food City (KY, TN, VA) Hannaford Meijer Dillons Smith's Food & Drug Lowes Foods (NC) ShopRite Schnucks Food 4 Less County Market QFC Kroger Save Mart Ingles IGA Bashas' Marsh Piggly Wiggly Tom Thumb Giant (PA) Cub Foods Shoppers Food & Pharmacy BJ's Wholesale Club Big Y Ralphs Target/SuperTarget BI-LO (GA, NC, SC, TN) Sam's Club Brookshire's Vons Albertsons Price Chopper (Northeast) Food Lion Weis Giant Eagle Winn-Dixie Giant (DC, DE, MD, VA) Randalls Safeway Jewel-Osco Stop & Shop Acme Pick 'n Save Tops Markets Shaw's Pathmark A&P Walmart Supercenter Waldbaum's Average Meaningful difference: 6 * = low N Reader Score Store cleanliness 90 87 87 85 85 84 84 83 83 83 83 82 82 81 81 81 81 80 80 79 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 76 76 76 76 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 73 72 72 71 71 71 70 70 70 69 67 67 66 64 64 64 77 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 3 5 4 3 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 1 2 4 Competitive prices Fresh storeprepared foods Courteous staff Checkout speed Service (staff & checkout) Product variety Produce quality Produce variety 4 3 5 5 5 5 2 4 1 4 5 2 4 5 1 4 1 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 4 2 4 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 4 4 2 3 4 3 4 1 2 2 2 3 3 1 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 4 1 3 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 3 3 4 4 1 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 2 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 1 2 2 1 3 5 5 5 5 4 3 5 4 4 4 3 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 2 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 1 4 3 3 3 1 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 1 1 3 5 5 5 5 4 2 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 5 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 4 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 1 1 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 2 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 3 3 2 3 1 4 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 5 5 3 3 4 2 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 1 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 2 3 4 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 3 3 4 4 3 5 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 5 4 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 2 5 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 Store 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 Wegmans Publix Trader Joe's Fareway Stores Market Basket (Northeast) Costco Raley's Sprouts Farmers Market Fresh Market Stater Bros. WinCo Hy-Vee H-E-B Aldi Whole Foods Market Fry's Harris-Teeter King Soopers Fred Meyer Food City (KY, TN, VA) Hannaford Meijer Dillons Smith's Food & Drug Lowes Foods (NC) ShopRite Schnucks Food 4 Less County Market QFC Kroger Save Mart Ingles IGA Bashas' Marsh Piggly Wiggly Tom Thumb Giant (PA) Cub Foods Shoppers Food & Pharmacy BJ's Wholesale Club Big Y Ralphs Target/SuperTarget BI-LO (GA, NC, SC, TN) Sam's Club Brookshire's Vons Albertsons Price Chopper (Northeast) Food Lion Weis Giant Eagle Winn-Dixie Giant (DC, DE, MD, VA) Randalls Safeway Jewel-Osco Stop & Shop Acme Pick 'n Save Tops Markets Shaw's Pathmark A&P Walmart Supercenter Waldbaum's Average Meaningful difference: 6 * = low N Reader Score Meats/poultry quality Perishables (produce & meats quality) 90 87 87 85 85 84 84 83 83 83 83 82 82 81 81 81 81 80 80 79 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 76 76 76 76 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 73 72 72 71 71 71 70 70 70 69 67 67 66 64 64 64 77 5 4 3 5 3 4 4 4 5 4 2 4 4 2 5 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 2 5 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 Store brand quality Bakery quality Selection of healthy Prices of organic options options 4 4 5 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 3 * 4 4 4 3 4 3 2 4 4 1 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 5 4 5 3 3 3 4 5 5 3 3 4 4 2 5 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 5 3 3 4 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 * 2 1 2 2 2 2 * 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 Bulk foods selection Local produce quantity 4 2 3 2 2 4 3 5 3 2 5 3 3 2 4 2 1 2 3 * 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 * 1 1 2 3 * 4 * 1 1 1 4 * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 * 2 5 2 2 3 2 1 3 4 3 2 2 3 4 1 4 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 * 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 Reader Score Store 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 31 29 30 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 Wegmans Publix Trader Joe's Fareway Stores Market Basket (Northeast) Costco Raley's Sprouts Farmers Market Fresh Market Stater Bros. WinCo Hy-Vee H-E-B Aldi Whole Foods Market Fry's Harris-Teeter King Soopers Fred Meyer Food City (KY, TN, VA) Hannaford Meijer Dillons Smith's Food & Drug Lowes Foods (NC) ShopRite Schnucks Food 4 Less County Market QFC Kroger Save Mart Ingles IGA Bashas' Marsh Piggly Wiggly Tom Thumb Giant (PA) Cub Foods Shoppers Food & Pharmacy BJ's Wholesale Club Big Y Ralphs Target/SuperTarget BI-LO (GA, NC, SC, TN) Sam's Club Brookshire's Vons Albertsons Price Chopper (Northeast) Food Lion Weis Giant Eagle Winn-Dixie Giant (DC, DE, MD, VA) Randalls Safeway Jewel-Osco Stop & Shop Acme Pick 'n Save Tops Markets Shaw's Pathmark A&P Walmart Supercenter Waldbaum's Difference = 2013 - 2014 New 2014 blobs: Produce variety, Selection of healthy options, Prices of organic options, Bulk foods selection, Local produce quantity * = not rated Store cleanliness Competitive prices Fresh store-prepared foods Courteous staff Checkout speed Service (staff & checkout) Product variety Produce quality Meats/poultry 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Smith's Food & Drug Cub Foods Schnucks Fresh Market Ingles Pick 'n Save Tops Markets Frequency 18831 11546 6892 6348 5699 4652 3927 3145 2801 2529 2498 2278 2037 2019 1887 1724 1624 1568 1479 1366 1345 1189 1150 1138 1084 1048 1050 1021 968 903 885 804 764 753 753 735 666 584 571 548 541 465 460 434 429 Market Share 16.93 10.38 6.2 5.71 5.12 4.18 3.53 2.83 2.52 2.27 2.25 2.05 1.83 1.82 1.7 1.55 1.46 1.41 1.33 1.23 1.21 1.07 1.03 1.02 0.97 0.94 0.94 0.92 0.87 0.81 0.8 0.72 0.69 0.68 0.68 0.66 0.6 0.53 0.51 0.49 0.49 0.42 0.41 0.39 0.39 Weis Acme A&P Big Y QFC BI-LO (GA, NC, SC, TN) IGA Piggly Wiggly Save Mart Lowes Foods (NC) Pathmark Dillons Fareway Stores Randalls Tom Thumb Waldbaum's Bashas' Food 4 Less County Market Food City (KY, TN, VA) Marsh Shoppers Food & Pharmacy Brookshire's Total 439 424 393 388 342 325 325 290 275 267 268 260 254 235 216 201 175 183 171 169 160 160 150 111208 0.39 0.38 0.35 0.35 0.31 0.29 0.29 0.26 0.25 0.24 0.24 0.23 0.23 0.21 0.19 0.18 0.16 0.16 0.15 0.15 0.14 0.14 0.13