Americans spend a lot of time and money grocery shopping. The average shopper visits the store about 88 times a year, spending upwards of $6,000.
Consumer Reports recently surveyed 27,208 readers to rank 55 supermarket chains around the U.S.
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.
Wal-Mart had a bad reputation among customers, ranking dead last. Customers complained about slow checkout speeds and subpar food quality.
Here are the top 10 supermarkets, according to Consumer Reports:
1. Wegmans (83 stores in the mid-Atlantic region, in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Virginia)
Consumer Reports Reader score: 88. Best service, Best perishables, Good prices, Best cleanliness
2. Trader Joe's (408 stores in 30 states)
Consumer Reports Reader score: 87. Best service, Good perishables, Best prices, Best cleanliness
3. Publix (1,080 stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee)
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Consumer Reports Reader score: 85. Best service, Best perishables, Okay prices, Best cleanliness
4. Costco (648 stores worldwide)
Consumer Reports Reader score: 84. Okay service, Best perishables, Best prices, Good cleanliness
5. Sprouts Farmers Market (150 locations in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Utah, Kansas and Georgia)
Consumer reports Reader score: 84. Good Service, Best perishables, Good prices, Good cleanliness
6. Market Basket (71 supermarkets in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine)
Consumer Reports Reader score: 83. Good service, Good perishables, Best prices, Good cleanliness
7. Raley's (85 stores in California and Nevada)
Consumer Reports Reader score: 83. Good service, Best perishables, Bad prices, Best cleanliness
8. Fairway Stores (14 stores in the tri-state area)
Consumer Reports Reader score: 83. Best service, Good perishables, Best prices, Good cleanliness
9. Stater Bros. (167 stores in California)
Consumer Reports Reader score: 82. Good service, Good perishables, Best prices, Good cleanliness
10. WinCo Foods (93 stores in Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Texas)
Consumer Reports Reader score: 81. Okay service, Okay perishables, Best prices, Okay cleanliness
And the bottom five on Consumer Reports' ranking:
51: Pick 'n Save: Reader score: 72
52. Acme: Reader score: 70
53. Pathmark: Reader score: 70
54. Shaw's: Reader score: 69
55. Wal-Mart Supercenter: Reader score: 67
52. Acme: Reader score: 70
53. Pathmark: Reader score: 70
54. Shaw's: Reader score: 69
55. Wal-Mart Supercenter: Reader score: 67
See the ful report at Consumer Reports.
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