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ALDI


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Almsted's Fresh Market


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Great deli potato salad and chicken! Great bakery, worth a trip for deli...

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Coborn's


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Our store in Hastings is top notch.

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Costco


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Costco Maplewood

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Cub Foods


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Cub in White Bear Township

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Festival Foods


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Nice smaller store with friendly staff. Good weekly sales.

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Fresh Thyme Market


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Last experience there not great. Love the feel as a smaller market but selection...

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Hy-Vee


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The layout and general feel of the store is not pleasant Too cluttered

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Jerry's Foods


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The Woodbury Jerry’s Foods is somewhat out of my way, but they have one...

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Kowalski's


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Love Kowalski's', but nearest store is now more than a 15-min drive,...

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Lakewinds Food Co-op


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I appreciate Lakewinds' faithfulness, over many years, to the ideals and...

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Longfellow Market


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This is my primary grocery store and I love it. It's close to where I...

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Lunds & Byerlys


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The Hopkins/Minnetonka Lunds/Byerlys, on Hwy 7 and County Rd 73,...

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Mississippi Market Co-op


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I love Mississippi Market, but no longer live within a 15-min drive of one...

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Oxendale's Market


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fairly expensive

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Sam's Club


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Good products, good prices

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Seward Community Co-op


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This is a small grocery store with a good selection especially for local, organic,...

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Target


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Best thing about target groceries is they are in Target

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Trader Joe's


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I hesitate to recommend Trader Joe's because I am concerned about the...

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Walmart


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Oak Park Heights store is much better than Woodbury store. Muslim...

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Wedge Community Co-op


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My brother and I have been members of the Wedge and Linden Hills co-ops for...

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Whole Foods


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Ridiculous palace.

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Business PriceLower/Higher than average? (Average = $100) Number of Ratings Quality Variety
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ALDI

See special report See special report See special report 445 ? ? ? ?

Almsted's Fresh Market

Did not shop Did not shop Did not shop 10 ? ? ? ?

Coborn's

Did not shop Did not shop Did not shop 26 ? ? ? ?

Costco

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Cub Foods

? ? ? 1202 ? ? ? ?

Festival Foods

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Fresh Thyme Market

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Hy-Vee

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Jerry's Foods

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Kowalski's

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Lakewinds Food Co-op

Did not shop Did not shop Did not shop 34 ? ? ? ?

Longfellow Market

Did not shop Did not shop Did not shop 15 ? ? ? ?

Lunds & Byerlys

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Mississippi Market Co-op

Did not shop Did not shop Did not shop 29 ? ? ? ?

Oxendale's Market

Did not shop Did not shop Did not shop 19 ? ? ? ?

Sam's Club

See special report See special report See special report 34 ? ? ? ?

Seward Community Co-op

Did not shop Did not shop Did not shop 16 ? ? ? ?

Target

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Trader Joe's

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Walmart

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Wedge Community Co-op

Did not shop Did not shop Did not shop 17 ? ? ? ?

Whole Foods

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ALDI

445 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Almsted's Fresh Market

10 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Coborn's

26 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Costco

194 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Cub Foods

1202 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Festival Foods

74 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Fresh Thyme Market

47 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Hy-Vee

161 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Jerry's Foods

33 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Kowalski's

132 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Lakewinds Food Co-op

34 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Longfellow Market

15 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Lunds & Byerlys

416 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Mississippi Market Co-op

29 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Oxendale's Market

19 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Sam's Club

34 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Seward Community Co-op

16 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Target

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Trader Joe's

110 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Walmart

124 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Wedge Community Co-op

17 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Whole Foods

38 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?