12. Stop & Shop
Reader Score: 73Location: NY, NJ, MA, RI, CT, PA
Year Founded: 1914 as Shopmate, 1947 as Stop & Shop
Despite its slogan “Great Food. Low Prices. Friendly Service,” Stop & Shop received only slightly-above average marks when it came to cleanliness, but mediocre scores on price, the quality of meat and produce, and service, which is to say, they’re not necessarily doing anything wrong, but they’re not doing much right.
