Although it ’s easy one of the best places to score 19 - cent bananas , great chintzy wine , and as many damn sample as you want , Trader Joe ’s has been dethroned as America ’s favorite grocery depot – after holding the titlefor four days in a row , according toan yearly studyby consumer insight firm Market Force Information .
Wegmans , the beloved regional grocery store chain , top this year ’s ranking , while Publix take second place on the list for the 4th yr in a row . honorable ol' Trader Joe ’s , however , fall to third placeafter slipping by 5 percentage degree in the study ’s Composite Loyalty Index . The scoring is based on how 10,000 respondents rated " their satisfaction with their most recent grocery shopping experience and their likelihood to refer that grocer to others , " the firm said in apress loss .
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Market Force assign Wegmans ' big rise to its power to win over new “ devoted customers " despite its ho-hum maturation . " Its focus on employee training to assure customers have the best experience has been a bring home the bacon scheme that creates superfans eager for a new position to open near their home , " according to the firm . Just necessitate New Yorkers who are excited about theupcoming Brooklyn location .
While TJ ’s did n’t rank No . 1 on the overall list , it did take the top spot in one of a handful of other prosody in the subject : teller good manners . So , ultimately , Trader Joe ’s wo n’t get to keep its crown as America ’s favorite grocery store , but it certainly should n’t wear one of its paper bag on its head teacher in shame .
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