News

Consumer Reports Reveals The 10 Best Supermarkets In America

Posted March 27, 2014 11:00 pm

Paige Cooperstein

<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Americans spend a lot of time and money grocery shopping. </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">The average shopper</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </span>visits the store<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> about 88 times a year, spending upwards of $6,000. </span>

Consumer Reports recently surveyed <span>27,208 readers to rank </span>55 supermarket chains around the U.S.

<span><span>The top three stores - Wegmans, an East Coast chain, Trader Joe's, a Southern California-based specialty food chain, and Publix, a Southern chain - all had high marks for service and cleanliness. </span></span>

Wal-Mart had a bad reputation among customers, ranking dead last. Customers complained about<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> slow checkout speeds and subpar food quality. </span>

Here are the top 10 supermarkets, according to Consumer Reports:

<h3>1. Wegmans (83 stores in the mid-Atlantic region, in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Virginia)<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5335a389eab8ead15d75da9e-800-/wegmans-1.png" border="0" alt="wegman's" width="600" style="line-height: 1.5em;" /></span></h3>

Consumer Reports Reader score: 88. Best service, Best perishables, Good prices, Best cleanliness

<h3>2. Trader Joe's (408 stores in 30 states)<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5335a42feab8eaf56075daa4-767-384/trader-joes-two-buck-chuck-wine-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Trader Joe's two buck chuck wine " width="600" /></h3>

Consumer Reports Reader score: 87. Best service, Good perishables, Best prices, Best cleanliness

<h3>3. Publix (1,080 stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee)<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5335a46deab8ea596475da9e-1200-600/publix-zephyrhills-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Publix Zephyrhills" width="600" /></h3>

<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Consumer Reports Reader score: 85. Best service, Best perishables, Okay prices, Best cleanliness</span>

<h3>4. Costco (648 stores worldwide)<img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5335a4fe69bedd6e2975daa3-1024-512/costco-23.jpg" border="0" alt="Costco" width="600" style="line-height: 1.5em; color: #222222; font-size: 15px;" /></h3>

<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Consumer Reports Reader score: 84. Okay service, Best perishables, Best prices, Good cleanliness</span>

<h3>5. Sprouts Farmers Market (150 locations in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Utah, Kansas and Georgia)<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5335a5796bb3f7211475da9e-1200-600/sproutsfarmersmarketwestwoodblvdlosangelesca.jpg" border="0" alt="Sprouts_Farmers_Market,_Westwood_Blvd,_Los_Angeles,_CA" width="600" /></h3>

<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Consumer reports Reader score: 84. Good Service, Best perishables, Good prices, Good cleanliness</span>

<h3>6. Market Basket (71 supermarkets in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine)<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5335a760ecad040030810528-1200-600/market-basket.jpg" border="0" alt="market basket " width="600" /></h3>

<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Consumer Reports Reader score: 83. Good service, Good perishables, Best prices, Good cleanliness</span>

<h3>7. Raley's (85 stores in California and Nevada)<img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5335a8916bb3f7601775daa7-1200-600/raleys.jpg" border="0" alt="raley's" width="600" /></h3>

<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Consumer Reports Reader score: 83. Good service, Best perishables, Bad prices, Best cleanliness </span>

<h3>8. Fairway Stores (14 stores in the tri-state area)<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5335a90169bedd343275daa5-800-400/fairway-market-redhook-1.jpg" border="0" alt="fairway market redhook" /></h3>

<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Consumer Reports Reader score: 83. Best service, Good perishables, Best prices, Good cleanliness</span>

<h3>9. Stater Bros. (167 stores in California)<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5335a9f2eab8ea7c6d75daac-1200-600/stater-bros.jpg" border="0" alt="stater bros" width="600" /></h3>

<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Consumer Reports Reader score: 82. Good service, Good perishables, Best prices, Good cleanliness</span>

<h3>10. WinCo Foods (93 stores in Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Texas)<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5335aa516bb3f77a2875da9e-798-399/winco-2.png" border="0" alt="winco" /></h3>

<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Consumer Reports Reader score: 81. Okay service, Okay perishables, Best prices, Okay cleanliness</span>

<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">And the bottom five on Consumer Reports' ranking:</span>

51: Pick 'n Save:<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> Reader score: 72</span>

52. Acme:<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> Reader score: 70</span>

53. Pathmark:<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> Reader score: 70</span>

54. Shaw's:<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> Reader score: 69</span>

55. Wal-Mart Supercenter:<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> Reader score: 67</span>

<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">See the ful report at Consumer Reports.</span>

<ul><li>Here's What's In That Cringe-Worthy 'Yummy' Report That Everyone Is Talking About</li><li>Everyone's Freaking Out About This New Kind Of Person Called The 'Yummy'</li><li>Here Are 4 Reasons To Be Optimistic About Lululemon </li></ul>

FOLLOW US! Our Retail Section Is On Twitter

Article Categories
Business News Retail and Shopping