Wegmans tops list in consumer survey
Wegmans and Trader Joe's were the top-rated supermarkets and Pathmark was in last place, in a survey of readers of Consumer Reports, the findings of which were released Tuesday. The rankings, which measured overall satisfaction with the shopping experience and drew from 24,203 responses to a survey of shopping experiences in April 2011 compared to the same month a year earlier, resulted in a rating of 88 out of 100 for Wegmans and 86 for Trader Joe's. A score of 80 meant customers were very satisfied, on average, and 60 meant fairly satisfied.
Wegmans and Trader Joe's were the top-rated supermarkets and Pathmark was in last place, in a survey of readers of Consumer Reports, the findings of which were released Tuesday.
The rankings, which measured overall satisfaction with the shopping experience and drew from 24,203 responses to a survey of shopping experiences in April 2011 compared to the same month a year earlier, resulted in a rating of 88 out of 100 for Wegmans and 86 for Trader Joe's. A score of 80 meant customers were very satisfied, on average, and 60 meant fairly satisfied.
Further down the list were Whole Foods Market, rating 81, Giant and Shop Rite at 78, Acme at 73, and Pathmark at 68. - Maria Panaritis