Wegmans Ranked No. 2 for Reputation; HEB, Publix and Aldi Make Top 10

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Wegmans ranked No. 2 for reputation; HEB, Publix and Aldi make top 10

March 21, 2018

Wegmans Food Markets, a family-owned supermarket chain with 95 stores in the Northeast and mid- Atlantic region, was ranked No. 2 for corporate reputation among the 100 most visible companies, according to the 2018 Harris Poll Reputation Quotient study. Other retailers on the list were HEB (sixth), Publix (eighth), Aldi (10), Costco (17), Kroger (18) and Whole Foods (23).

The Annual RQ study begins with a Nomination Phase, which is used to identify 100 companies with the most visible reputations according to the general public. The final list of the 100 most visible companies in the U.S. is measured in the RQ Ratings Section. This year’s rating interviews took

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place online between Dec. 11 and Jan. 12 among 25,800 U.S. adults to obtain an average of approximately 300 ratings per company.

“We are so thankful for our employees, who make it possible for Wegmans to be recognized in this way,” said Colleen Wegman, company president and chief executive officer. “They make us proud and very grateful for the reputation they have earned on our behalf.”

Six dimensions are measured: social responsibility, emotional appeal, products and services, vision and leadership, financial performance and workplace environment.

Wegmans ranked No. 1 for workplace environment and was the only company to rank in the top five for all six dimensions. Wegmans was also one of only 10 companies to score an ‘excellent’ rating for social responsibility, ranking second in that dimension.

"The RQ 2018 study reveals that consumers are increasingly interested in what a company stands for, how they engage with society and their community," said John Gerzema, Harris Poll CEO. "In this new world, reputation is a verb.”