Trader Joe's dethroned as America's favorite grocer

Trader Joe's dethroned as America's favorite grocer

Trader Joe's has been dethroned as America's admired grocery store; this year, Wegmans took the crown, according to one anniversary survey.

Customer insights close Bazaar Force Information on Wednesday appear a new set of grocery rankings adopted from analysis responses of added than 10,000 people. They're based on a blended adherence basis that measures belief including achievement with the aliment quality, checkout speed, amount and chump service.

For the aboriginal time in four years, Trader Joe's is not at the top of Bazaar Force's list. It fell to the third atom abaft Wegmans and Publix, respectively.

In an industry abounding with competition, grocery chains accept to acclimate to growing customer needs and bazaar trends. Particularly this year, as one in 5 consumers appear that they would not acclaim their grocer to a acquaintance or colleague, according to Bazaar Force.

Trader Joe's beneath to comment.

"When you attending at the top brands, I do wish to be bright that the top three — Wegmans, Publix (PUSH), Trader Joe's — they are very, actual competitive," Cheryl Flink, arch action administrator of Bazaar Force, told CNBC. "There is hardly any aberration in amid the three of them."

While Wegmans took the top atom with a adherence appraisement of 76 percent, Publix and Trader Joe's are not far behind. Publix denticulate a 75 percent appraisement and Trader Joe's was ranked at 73 percent.

The next abutting grocery alternation is Hy-Vee Aliment Food which garnered a adherence account of 68 percent.

"Trader Joe's has not gone backwards on service," Flink said, answer that competitors accept bigger in this regard.

Wegmans, in particular, stands afar from added grocers because of its specialty items and brands and their quick cash-out experience, Flink said.

Representatives for Wegmans were not anon accessible for comment.

Across the board, Wegmans, Publix and Trader Joe's denticulate accomplished in accountant courtesy, abundance cleanliness, account availability, checkout acceleration and specialty administration account if compared to added grocers.

The better trend in supermarkets is able meals, Flink said. Some two-thirds of respondents acclaimed that they acquirement able foods at atomic already a month, with 19 percent authoritative these purchases already a week.

"The grocers are putting time and accomplishment in this abstraction of ready-to-eat," Flink said, answer that consumers are gluttonous convenience, an another for dining out, and aliment quality.

Companies like Blue Apron, which accommodate ready-to-cook items for consumers, are above antagonism for grocery stores, Flink added.

Still, alone 4.3 percent of barter advised alteration grocers, according to Bazaar Force Information, highlighting just how loyal consumers are to their brands.

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