Overview
- H‑E‑B is No. 1 for the fifth time in nine years in Dunnhumby’s ninth annual Retailer Preference Index.
- Market Basket placed second and Woodman’s third, marking the first year the top three slots are all held by regional grocers.
- Costco ranked fourth, followed by Aldi, WinCo Foods, Trader Joe’s, Amazon, Wegmans and ShopRite to round out the top 10.
- Amazon fell two places and Sam’s Club dropped six as the weighting of digital strengths diminished in the latest analysis.
- Dunnhumby evaluated 81 retailers using Flywheel financials and surveys of more than 11,000 U.S. shoppers, citing widespread financial strain and stronger price sensitivity across income levels.