Does the grocery store Wegmans still exist today?
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is a 73-store U.S. regional supermarket chain with stores in the mid-Atlantic region including New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Northern Virginia, and Maryland. In 2008 and 2007 Fortune ranked Wegmans the third best company to work for in the United States. Wegmans has appeared on Fortune’s annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” list since its inception in 1998, and has ranked among the top 10 for seven consecutive years. Food Network recognized it with its award for Best Grocery Store in 2007, and Consumer Reports ranked it the top large grocery chain in the United States in 2009. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
What’s the best grocery store? WASHINGTON — When it comes to shopping for groceries, WTOP listeners say Wegmans is the best, followed by Giant and Safeway. Listeners from Warrenton to Walkersville texted and e-mailed their nominations for their favorite grocery stores. Thousands of you then voted for the top 10. Here’s how the votes broke down: 1. Wegmans — 35 percent 2. Giant — 19 percent 3. Safeway — 12 percent 4. Whole Foods Market — 5. Trader Joe’s — 8 percent 6. Harris Teeter — 7 percent 7. Shoppers Food & Pharmacy — 4 percent 8. Balducci’s — 2 percent 9. Graul’s Market Graul’s Market — 1 percent 10. MOM’s Organic Market — 1 percent WTOP received hundreds of e-mails from people who are passionate about their shopping. “Wegmans is the best grocery store in the D.C. area,” writes Lyn Peters. “My husband (a Rochester, N.Y. native who grew up with Wegmans) and I trek 25 miles from Rockville to the Fairfax store every month or so because it offers so much. First, there’s the
