Wegmans tops Consumer Reports list again

Wegmans grabbed the top spot in a survey of grocery chains conducted by Consumer Reports, which received feedback from nearly 58,000 subscribers. Wegmans has held the top spot in the annual survey since 2006.

For 2017, the company received excellent ratings in categories such as cleanliness, fresh store-prepared foods, staff courtesy, checkout speed, produce quality and variety, meat/poultry quality, healthy options and local produce quantity.

Market Basket finished second, followed by Trader Joe's, Publix and Fairway Stores. Costco and Aldi received good marks, while Whole Foods, Kroger, BJ's, ShopRite, Giant and Weis were further down the list. Acme received poor marks, and Walmart finished last.

Wegmans again named top supermarket in U.S.

Wegmans was recently named the top supermarket in the U.S. by the American Customer Satisfaction Index for the second consecutive year. Here is the list along with the scores.

Wegmans - (86)
Trader Joe's - (83)
H-E-B - (82)
Publix - (82)
Aldi - (81)
Hy-Vee - (78)
Kroger - (76)
Delhaize (Food Lion / Hannaford) - (76)
ShopRite - (75)
Meijer - (74)
Bi-Lo - (74)
Whole Foods - (73)
Supervalu - (71)
Target - (71)
A&P - (70)
Ahold (Giant) - (70)
Albertsons (Acme) - (68)
Giant Eagle - (67)
Walmart - (67)

It's interesting to note that the controversial year for Whole Foods cost them dearly in this report, as their score dropped 10 points from the previous year. Target's score dropped 12 points.

Wegmans, which was also named America's best supermarket by Consumer Reports, had the only year over year gain.

Wegmans rated best supermarket by Consumer Reports

In Consumer Reports' annual ranking of supermarket brands, Wegmans once again came out on top. In all, 68 supermarket brands were ranked based on responses from more than 62,000 Consumer Reports subscribers. Traditional supermarkets, warehouse clubs, supercenters and limited assortment stores were included in the study.

The top rated supermarkets, which also included Publix and Trader Joe's, received high scores for overall freshness, staff courtesy and a clean shopping environment.

Walmart Supercenters, which tied for last with A&P and Waldbaum's, earned low marks in every category other than price.

The results:

1) Wegmans
2) Publix
3) Trader Joe's
4) Fareway Stores
5) Market Basket
6) Costco
7) Raley's
8) Sprouts Farmers Market
9) Fresh Market
10) Stater Brothers

Also:
14) Aldi
15) Whole Foods
26) ShopRite
39) Giant
42) BJ's Wholesale Club
45) Target / Super Target
47) Sam's Club
53) Weis
61) Acme
65) Pathmark
66) A&P
66) Walmart