Harris Teeter is also owned by Kroger and they sell their store brand as well as the Kroger Private Selection brand items and are slowly integrating the Kroger brands as well as their app its exactly the same as Kroger's but they operate it separately
Woodmans is based in Illinois and Wisconsin. I love their selection and low prices. Seriously, there are 2 full aisles of pizza. And cheese. It's insane the variety you can get.
Great glimpse of grocery store chains. Been to Publix, Mejier, Piggly Wiggly, Kroger’s, Pick-n-Save(which we call pick-n-spend~lol 😂) enjoyed your video! Keep the great videos coming.
I never do grocery stores where regional until I was in high school. I moved from New Hampshire where we shop at Hannaford, sometimes Shaws, and hardly ever market basket. When I got to California all it had in Bakersfield was Vons and Ralphs, they basically are all the same to me unless they are the gross price right and all the type stores that don't give you bags and don't have delis and make you pay for cards, I'll pay an extra couple cents for my produce and go to Hannaford thanks.
In your Meijer footage, you featured a product from my hometown, Kalamazoo, Bells Brewery's Spring & Summer selection, Oberon. There is even a day that celebrates the new bottling
I found Wegmans when I went to Syracuse University. Then I moved to Rochester after graduation, the home of Wegmans. I would give up a limb for them to open up here in California.
I live near Tampa Fl. we do have Kroger delivery but not a walk in store please build,Publix is beautiful store but you pay top money so it's Winn Dixie, Aldi & Walmart build Kroger give all of them a shake up. Most shoppers like walking into a grocery store & look instead of on line which never know how fresh veggies & fruits will appear at your house.
You are correct about Heinen's great service & the vast offerings of in store made foods. We live about 3 hours from Cleveland & when we go there for a weekend to see shows in the theater district, try new restaurants, etc., we always take coolers & stop at one of the Heinen's 19 metro stores (they also have 4 in Illinois) to stock up on great tasting foods.
I would love to see a Publix in Wisconsin but I doubt that will ever happen. One store that should expand is Sendicks. Right now they are just in the Milwaukee area.
Central Market is great if you have a very specific thing you are looking for but if you’re just doing general shopping, it can be a very confusing place to shop.
Meijer and Piggly Wiggly are the two stores I miss the most after moving to where they are not present. I live near an HiVee but I really do not like shopping there; the management staff in the store near me are the worst people you could possibly meet. I have started doing most of my food shopping at Costco, SAM'S and a local organic grocery.
I live in Texas and I shop at H‑E‑B semi-regularly online and in person and I’m kinda surprised that H‑E‑B hasn’t spread to other states in the region especially Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Arizona.
@@loriloristuff I completely understand it’s just that Houston, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth (the entire Metroplex) have other stores such as Tom Thumb, Randall’s, Albertsons, Kroger, etc…
FYI: Publix sub bread is shipped frozen from their bakery and heated up at the stores. The subs are still good but it's not fresh bread. Also their locations are all over the southeastern US as far north as Virginia..
...Publix - for sure...been shopping there almost since I moved to FL in 1979...can't beat their subs - or deli - free samples when you order cold cuts are their best kept secret...clean stores, great service - carry out is part of the service...I worked as a sales rep for Keebler from 1981 to 1985 and you wouldn't be;live how F'in filthy many other store were...sometimes hadda brush rat shit off my deliveries in the back rooms
I actually prefer to grocery shop at Target and Walmart now instead of Meijer. Since the pandemic was declared ended, they've made major changes to their sales that are NOT customer friendly. They seem to be focused on their investors making a ton of money by forcing us to by crazy amounts of multiple products in order to get them on sale. Also a Huge hassle is having to go online to 'clip'' coupons to get a few cents off of products. Too much time and aggravation to shop there now.
I will never shop at Walmart again, after having a "greeter" grab my receipt to check a fan she directly saw me ring up. I am not thief! That said, yes, Meijer has gone downhill.
No Market Basket on this video? Let's put Market Basket in Florida and have some Publix stores in New England!( At least Publix is moving up the I-95 corridor with stores in Virginia,js)
Some Wegmans are fine. The closest one to me in Rochester NY isn’t. Coolers that are constantly broken, bad prepared food selection, poorly stocked shelves Wegmans need to upgrade some of their hometown stores to keep up with their own standards.
I’ve lived in Florida and Texas and I will take Publix over H.E.B. any day. Publix has better quality store brands, amazing bakery and, of course, their Subs. I miss shopping at Publix.
@@rtflone No they are not wrong , Kroger's is considered one of the more expensive grocery stores in my area. But when I visit my relatives in Florida and Tennessee. Publix is more expensive on just about every item I purchase then Kroger's is.
Agreed. There was one I went to when I was living in Florida and I ordered a buffalo chicken tender sandwich. So he cuts the bread open, stuffed in it gigantic load of chicken tenders. It looked like they got absorbed into some kind of pocket dimension. Then he proceeded the stuff a bunch of more in. I don't know how they all fit in there. Couldn't believe the difference from the sandwiches at every other store I had been to.
I can say that here in South Carolina we have some of the best regional grocery stores. We had one called bilo, but Food Lion bough to them out. We also have one called Sprouts which I’m surprised wasn’t on the list.
Ahold-Delhaize the owner of Food-Lion didn't buy out Bi-Lo they bought some of the stores 62 Bi-Lo and 16 Harveys Supermarkets 20 stores were sold to Alex Lee and became KJ's Market, and Lowe's Foods and the 39 stores that weren't bought were shutdown by Southeastern Grocers and the name was retired
I kinda prefer having places in their designated zones. I went to a whole foods for the first time and the whole area was filled with people that look like they shop at whole foods. Once u start putting “high end” things in a non saturated area , then thats when stores close and it becomes some gentrified piece of crap. I moved out of staten island. Before i moved they redid the whole mall. Now it just looks like some high price piece of crap
There's a small grocery chain called Harps in Arkansas.. I don't know if it's all over Arkansas becos I only lived in NW Arkansas, but man oh man their fried chicken and deli section is amazing. Especially their giant potatoe wedges. TO DIE FOR!!! They might even better than their dried chicken. They're that good! I live on the west coast now but absolutely dream of those potato wedges!
Thing is, if these chains expand, they might not stay as wonderful as they are. PS: Meijer is not that great. Fred is fine, but the rest...meh. The pony ride for a penny is nice, but they need to get better on produce and stocking locally. I can go to Woodman's/ Hyvee and get a better price on things made in the area. Woodman's contracts locally. Meijer runs everything through the main office in Michigan. Why should I pay Michigan prices for stuff made in Illinois? Ralph's and Mariano's haven't gotten any better since Kroger took over, also Pick 'n Save.
They don't have HEB across the US but they have them in Mexico for some reason. 😂 I been to heb stores in Mexico . I live in los Angeles California were obviously we don't have HEB . I never been to Texas . But when i went to Mexico i saw HEB stores i was like 🤔 isn't that the Texan store ? How funny i never went to an HEB store in Texas but i have been to the ones in Mexico.
Wegmans is fantastic, but it can be overwhelming if you're used to shopping in a smaller grocery store like my local Tops Market. my favorite thing at Wegmans besides their produce is their pre made stuff.. such a nice selection
Since Albertsons bought Safeway it’s gone downhill, Albertsons has always been nasty stores on the west coast. I worked in the grocery business for years and Raley’s was always clean and well stocked.
Why do we need a Texan food store where I live? Wegman’s is too expensive! We already have a Fry’s, Albertsons, Safeway, Basha’s, Sprouts and Costco oh yes and now Aldi is coming here. We don’t need anymore!
Meijer has always been a great store! Great values and selections! Wegman's is nice, too, but pricey. Great selection of gluten free stuff! Sadly, Harris Teeter is just a Kroger by any other name and doesn't have a great selection of many things. High priced like Kroger, too. I'd like to see a Food 4 Less everywhere. Loved having them around when I lived in California (about the only good thing about the state).
Weird how your business improves when you treat your workers and farmers that bring in the food when you actually treat them fair. Walmart needs to take notes and then go out of business, move to China and stay there. Btw, Publix fresh bread is to die for being an absolute bread enthusiast.
Publix where shoplifting is a pleasure!
Harris Teeter is also owned by Kroger and they sell their store brand as well as the Kroger Private Selection brand items and are slowly integrating the Kroger brands as well as their app its exactly the same as Kroger's but they operate it separately
Love my Wegmans!
I work at Publix in The Villages, Florida and it's truly a great place to work!
Moving to be near a certain grocery store is hysterical, thanks for the chuckle with my morning coffee.
Woodmans is based in Illinois and Wisconsin. I love their selection and low prices. Seriously, there are 2 full aisles of pizza. And cheese. It's insane the variety you can get.
Wish they were in Michigan love Publix
Publix also has a sushi counter!!
Great glimpse of grocery store chains. Been to Publix, Mejier, Piggly Wiggly, Kroger’s, Pick-n-Save(which we call pick-n-spend~lol 😂) enjoyed your video! Keep the great videos coming.
Pick N Save is basically Kroger. For whatever reason they won't change the name I wish they would.
I never do grocery stores where regional until I was in high school. I moved from New Hampshire where we shop at Hannaford, sometimes Shaws, and hardly ever market basket. When I got to California all it had in Bakersfield was Vons and Ralphs, they basically are all the same to me unless they are the gross price right and all the type stores that don't give you bags and don't have delis and make you pay for cards, I'll pay an extra couple cents for my produce and go to Hannaford thanks.
Publix and Harris Teeter GOAT
I love Meijer and miss them so much. I hate going to Walmart.
I Need a Publix in Phoenix. I have been asking for 15 years.
I live in Michigan home of Meijer, a.k.a. Meijers
In your Meijer footage, you featured a product from my hometown, Kalamazoo, Bells Brewery's Spring & Summer selection, Oberon. There is even a day that celebrates the new bottling
Hello fellow Michigander. Meijer’s is wonderful 😊
@@TheChadc94 I'm in K'zoo the home of Bells Brewery, and Oberon
Publix subs are the best on the planet!
I found Wegmans when I went to Syracuse University. Then I moved to Rochester after graduation, the home of Wegmans. I would give up a limb for them to open up here in California.
Syracusan here, I got like 5 Wegman's all within a few miles of each other, so there's always one nearby no matter where I go. Go 'Cuse!
I fundamentally believe that grocery store should a expand but not too fast or too many locations.
No! Groceries should stay local or regional.
You should do a video about WinCo foods
I live near Tampa Fl. we do have Kroger delivery but not a walk in store please build,Publix is beautiful store but you pay top money so it's Winn Dixie, Aldi & Walmart build Kroger give all of them a shake up. Most shoppers like walking into a grocery store & look instead of on line which never know how fresh veggies & fruits will appear at your house.
You are correct about Heinen's great service & the vast offerings of in store made foods. We live about 3 hours from Cleveland & when we go there for a weekend to see shows in the theater district, try new restaurants, etc., we always take coolers & stop at one of the Heinen's 19 metro stores (they also have 4 in Illinois) to stock up on great tasting foods.
I would love to see a Publix in Wisconsin but I doubt that will ever happen. One store that should expand is Sendicks. Right now they are just in the Milwaukee area.
We don't have much in Rochester besides a ground beef sauce served over a hamburger and 2 sides, and Wegman's, don't need Publix or Piggly Wiggly
Central Market is great if you have a very specific thing you are looking for but if you’re just doing general shopping, it can be a very confusing place to shop.
Piggly also has stores in Wisconsin but here in the south they are the most expensive stores you can shop at.
Not that expensive. In the Midwest, they might be chain, but they are franchises. Some are higher, some aren't. Depends on who owns it.
@@loriloristuff i guess u call expensive cheap here in the south they about 50 to 75 percent higher than any other store
I think they have like 3 or 4 in Illinois as well. All near the Wisconsin border.
...Publix 'White Mountain Bread' is most excellent!!!
Meijer and Piggly Wiggly are the two stores I miss the most after moving to where they are not present. I live near an HiVee but I really do not like shopping there; the management staff in the store near me are the worst people you could possibly meet. I have started doing most of my food shopping at Costco, SAM'S and a local organic grocery.
I live in Texas and I shop at H‑E‑B semi-regularly online and in person and I’m kinda surprised that H‑E‑B hasn’t spread to other states in the region especially Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Arizona.
They didn't expand to other US states but entered the Mexican market. They have H-E-B stores in Mexico.
Don't ruin a good thing. Shhh!
H-E-B doesn't want to expand in any other states. They could have done that before expanding to Mexico and still can. But they still choose not too.
@@loriloristuff I completely understand it’s just that Houston, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth (the entire Metroplex) have other stores such as Tom Thumb, Randall’s, Albertsons, Kroger, etc…
FYI: Publix sub bread is shipped frozen from their bakery and heated up at the stores. The subs are still good but it's not fresh bread. Also their locations are all over the southeastern US as far north as Virginia..
None in west Tennessee, Mississippi or Louisiana.
@@dvferyance Nostly in Nashville and Knoxville areas.
No mention of ShopRite for the northeast?????
...Publix - for sure...been shopping there almost since I moved to FL in 1979...can't beat their subs - or deli - free samples when you order cold cuts are their best kept secret...clean stores, great service - carry out is part of the service...I worked as a sales rep for Keebler from 1981 to 1985 and you wouldn't be;live how F'in filthy many other store were...sometimes hadda brush rat shit off my deliveries in the back rooms
I actually prefer to grocery shop at Target and Walmart now instead of Meijer. Since the pandemic was declared ended, they've made major changes to their sales that are NOT customer friendly. They seem to be focused on their investors making a ton of money by forcing us to by crazy amounts of multiple products in order to get them on sale. Also a Huge hassle is having to go online to 'clip'' coupons to get a few cents off of products. Too much time and aggravation to shop there now.
I will never shop at Walmart again, after having a "greeter" grab my receipt to check a fan she directly saw me ring up. I am not thief!
That said, yes, Meijer has gone downhill.
Lowes grocery store - they are located in NC, SC, and VA. Their meat, bakery, and produce departments are awesome, and the customer service is great.
I really like Lowes! Wonderful stores.
Menards sells some groceries Lowes does not.
@@dvferyance ...where we live there are Lowe's home Improvement and Lowes grocery. The difference in their names is the ' s.
No Market Basket on this video? Let's put Market Basket in Florida and have some Publix stores in New England!( At least Publix is moving up the I-95 corridor with stores in Virginia,js)
Some Wegmans are fine. The closest one to me in Rochester NY isn’t. Coolers that are constantly broken, bad prepared food selection, poorly stocked shelves Wegmans need to upgrade some of their hometown stores to keep up with their own standards.
I’ve lived in Florida and Texas and I will take Publix over H.E.B. any day. Publix has better quality store brands, amazing bakery and, of course, their Subs. I miss shopping at Publix.
I’m so biased. I was only here to see if Stater Bros. (10:22) got love 😂
From snowbirds I heard PUBLX is expensive. I go to Market Basket in MA prices are much better than Walmart, with much better meat and fresh veggies.
Publix is very competitive price wise your snowbird pals are wrong
@@rtflone No they are not wrong , Kroger's is considered one of the more expensive grocery stores in my area. But when I visit my relatives in Florida and Tennessee. Publix is more expensive on just about every item I purchase then Kroger's is.
Publix has the best made-to-order sandwiches I’ve ever had from a grocery store.
Agreed. There was one I went to when I was living in Florida and I ordered a buffalo chicken tender sandwich. So he cuts the bread open, stuffed in it gigantic load of chicken tenders. It looked like they got absorbed into some kind of pocket dimension. Then he proceeded the stuff a bunch of more in. I don't know how they all fit in there. Couldn't believe the difference from the sandwiches at every other store I had been to.
Pub subs.. can’t go wrong
Publix where shoplifting is a pleasure!
Agreed! Market Basket in Massachusetts is a close second.
That boars head chipotle Mayo slapppssss
I can say that here in South Carolina we have some of the best regional grocery stores. We had one called bilo, but Food Lion bough to them out. We also have one called Sprouts which I’m surprised wasn’t on the list.
We have a few Sprouts here in Colorado too.
Ahold-Delhaize the owner of Food-Lion didn't buy out Bi-Lo they bought some of the stores 62 Bi-Lo and 16 Harveys Supermarkets 20 stores were sold to Alex Lee and became KJ's Market, and Lowe's Foods and the 39 stores that weren't bought were shutdown by Southeastern Grocers and the name was retired
How Rouses based in South Louisiana didn't make the cut? It's better than half the list 😂
I use to love going to Rouse's when I lived in South Louisiana
Why ShopRite is not on the list or Food Lion
I kinda prefer having places in their designated zones. I went to a whole foods for the first time and the whole area was filled with people that look like they shop at whole foods. Once u start putting “high end” things in a non saturated area , then thats when stores close and it becomes some gentrified piece of crap. I moved out of staten island. Before i moved they redid the whole mall. Now it just looks like some high price piece of crap
There's a small grocery chain called Harps in Arkansas.. I don't know if it's all over Arkansas becos I only lived in NW Arkansas, but man oh man their fried chicken and deli section is amazing. Especially their giant potatoe wedges. TO DIE FOR!!! They might even better than their dried chicken. They're that good! I live on the west coast now but absolutely dream of those potato wedges!
Raley's bought Bashas' in Arizona, which it hasn't done much with-nor put any money into.
Thing is, if these chains expand, they might not stay as wonderful as they are.
PS: Meijer is not that great. Fred is fine, but the rest...meh. The pony ride for a penny is nice, but they need to get better on produce and stocking locally. I can go to Woodman's/ Hyvee and get a better price on things made in the area. Woodman's contracts locally. Meijer runs everything through the main office in Michigan. Why should I pay Michigan prices for stuff made in Illinois?
Ralph's and Mariano's haven't gotten any better since Kroger took over, also Pick 'n Save.
I dont think anybody should expand it ruins the experience for different regions around the country
Lot of good selections. Aldi, Hyvee, and PigglyWiggly are near me.
They don't have HEB across the US but they have them in Mexico for some reason. 😂 I been to heb stores in Mexico . I live in los Angeles California were obviously we don't have HEB . I never been to Texas . But when i went to Mexico i saw HEB stores i was like 🤔 isn't that the Texan store ? How funny i never went to an HEB store in Texas but i have been to the ones in Mexico.
Wegmans is fantastic, but it can be overwhelming if you're used to shopping in a smaller grocery store like my local Tops Market. my favorite thing at Wegmans besides their produce is their pre made stuff.. such a nice selection
This franchise has great food, but it can be a bit PRICEY!
Since Albertsons bought Safeway it’s gone downhill, Albertsons has always been nasty stores on the west coast. I worked in the grocery business for years and Raley’s was always clean and well stocked.
Why do we need a Texan food store where I live? Wegman’s is too expensive! We already have a Fry’s, Albertsons, Safeway, Basha’s, Sprouts and Costco oh yes and now Aldi is coming here. We don’t need anymore!
hard to believe you put Stater's and Ralph's in there but not Sprouts.
First comment, been watching for years
A great channel indeed.
@neoanderson4299 what’s your problem man!
@neoanderson4299 good point, everyone else does it so I thought I should to, my bad
Meijer has always been a great store! Great values and selections! Wegman's is nice, too, but pricey. Great selection of gluten free stuff! Sadly, Harris Teeter is just a Kroger by any other name and doesn't have a great selection of many things. High priced like Kroger, too. I'd like to see a Food 4 Less everywhere. Loved having them around when I lived in California (about the only good thing about the state).
I love Meijer. I live in a town that has a Kroger and Walmart, but I do the bulk of my shopping at Meijer because of the quality.
@@rebeccawright5987 Same here! I miss having them around!
Um Hello.... The Fresh Market anyone....?
Nah. Better to keep stores local, or at most regional. Once a chain expands nationally it loses whatever made it good to begin with.
Weird how your business improves when you treat your workers and farmers that bring in the food when you actually treat them fair. Walmart needs to take notes and then go out of business, move to China and stay there. Btw, Publix fresh bread is to die for being an absolute bread enthusiast.
Between aldi or hofer ,its named here in austria next 2 germany,and lidl..rhere is NO difference!!!..they like twins
Publix sucks. Their prices are too high and the store is dark and outdated
You always do an amazing job with the narration Allie James!