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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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Eastside Food Co-op


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This is the “Cheers” of grocery stores!

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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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I've used them less so have a harder time knowing where items are. But...

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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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Lunds is a great store but you do pay more. I didn't like that they...

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Mississippi Market Co-op


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Produce is consistently among the best in the Cities, and I appreciate the...

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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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My only complaint about this store concerns its pricing. It is expensive,...

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Target


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Grocery shopping at Target has become more appealing over the past few years....

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Trader Joe's


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Good prices on high-quality products, a plentiful but not overwhelming variety,...

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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 682 ? ? ? ?

Almsted's Fresh Market

Did not shop Did not shop Did not shop 25 ? ? ? ?

Coborn's

Did not shop Did not shop Did not shop 37 ? ? ? ?

Costco

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Cub Foods

? ? ? 1613 ? ? ? ?

Eastside Food Co-op

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

Festival Foods

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Fresh Thyme Market

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Hy-Vee

? ? ? 349 ? ? ? ?

Jerry's Foods

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Kowalski's

? ? ? 177 ? ? ? ?

Lakewinds Food Co-op

Did not shop Did not shop Did not shop 50 ? ? ? ?

Longfellow Market

Did not shop Did not shop Did not shop 23 ? ? ? ?

Lunds & Byerlys

? ? ? 588 ? ? ? ?

Mississippi Market Co-op

Did not shop Did not shop Did not shop 31 ? ? ? ?

Oxendale's Market

Did not shop Did not shop Did not shop 24 ? ? ? ?

Sam's Club

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Seward Community Co-op

Did not shop Did not shop Did not shop 28 ? ? ? ?

Target

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Trader Joe's

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Walmart

? ? ? 191 ? ? ? ?

Wedge Community Co-op

Did not shop Did not shop Did not shop 24 ? ? ? ?

Whole Foods

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Business Number of Ratings Keeping things in stock what is this? Convenience of store layout what is this? Ease of finding prices what is this? Speed of checkout what is this? Staff helpfulness/ pleasantness what is this? Parking what is this? Help loading car what is this?

ALDI

682 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Almsted's Fresh Market

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Coborn's

37 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Costco

271 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Cub Foods

1613 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Eastside Food Co-op

17 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Festival Foods

109 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Fresh Thyme Market

118 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Hy-Vee

349 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Jerry's Foods

47 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Kowalski's

177 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Lakewinds Food Co-op

50 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Longfellow Market

23 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Lunds & Byerlys

588 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Mississippi Market Co-op

31 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Oxendale's Market

24 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Sam's Club

52 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Seward Community Co-op

28 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Target

291 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Trader Joe's

166 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Walmart

191 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Wedge Community Co-op

24 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Whole Foods

69 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?