This Is The Best Grocery Store In Michigan, New Ranking Says

MICHIGAN — We all have a favorite grocery store in Michigan, but how well does it stack up against the others in terms of prices, promotions, quality and other measures?

The data analytics firm dunnhumby helps customers sort it out in its seventh annual Retailer Preference Index released earlier this month. The index is made up of the 65 largest U.S. retailers selling everyday food and non-food items. The ranking system looked at five categories: price, promotions, and rewards; quality; digital; operations; and speed and convenience.

Overall, Texas-based H-E-B was ranked as the top U.S. grocery store, followed by Amazon, Costco, Market Basket, Sam’s Club, Wegmans, Aldi, ShopRite, Walmart Neighborhood Market stores and Walmart, respectively.

When it comes to just quality, the list shakes out differently, with H-E-B coming in at No. 7 and outranked by No. 1 Wegmans, followed by Trader Joe’s, The Fresh Market, Sprouts Farmers Market, Fresh Thyme Market and Publix, respectively. Big Y, Harris Teeter and Lowes Foods rounded out the top 10.

Here’s a look at how well stores in Michigan ranked in other measures considered by dunnhumby:

Top retailers by price are:

• ALDI: 3rd place
• Walmart: 5th place
• Save-A-Lot: 7th place

Top retailers by promotions and rewards are:

• Safeway: 5th place
• Kroger: 6th place

When prices are combined with promotions and rewards, the top retailers in Michigan are:

• ALDI: 3rd place
• Walmart: 6th place
• Save-A-Lot: 9th place

In the speed and convenience category, top stores in Michigan are:

• ALDI: 3rd place
• Save-A-Lot: 9th place

In the operations category, top stores in Michigan are:

• Costco: 1st place
• Sam's Club: 3rd place
• BJ’s Wholesale: 7th place

In the quality category, top stores in Michigan are:

• Trader Joe’s: 2nd place
• Fresh Thyme Market: 3rd place