On 7/24/2013 11:04 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Jul 2013 07:57:24 -0600, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
>> http://www.today.com/money/americas-...ate-6C10726884
>> or
>> http://tinyurl.com/mjcwlmg
>
> I've said it before and I'll say it again: Supermarket rankings are
> completely useless unless each survey participant has a chance to shop
> at each store being ranked. Since each participant has only shopped
> at an average of 15-20% of the stores on the list due to the regional
> nature of most supermarkets, the results are useless.
>
> And I'd argue that Trader Joes is not even a supermarket. And CostCo
> would be borderline as well.
>
> -sw
>
I agree. I haven't got a TJ's in the vicinity. Nor a Costco. (I don't
think of "wholesale clubs" such as Sam's or Costco as supermarkets,
although they do sell food.) Whole Foods, I already said I'm not
driving to Savannah, GA to check it out. Sounds like a waste of time
unless I have other things to do in Savannah.

There are very few grocery stores near me. And yes, they're regional.
Things change too fast for supermarket rankings to make much sense.
Don't blink! They'll reorganize. I seem to recall the Publix where I
shop now was once upon a time (some 20 years ago?) a Winn-Dixie supermarket.

Jill