America’s Least Favorite Grocery Store Has 48 Locations in Massachusetts

Here in Massachusetts, grocery shopping is something that most of us have to do and with the way prices are these days, we're trying to get the best value for our money. An interesting finding from a NewsBreak article is that a recent annual survey found our satisfaction with our local grocery stores is now at the highest it’s been in six years, thanks in part to “better sales and promotions.”

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When it comes to grocery shopping duties, I usually select the pickup option. My wife does the shopping preparations online and I take care of picking the items up. In my experience, this option works pretty smoothly and is so much better than fighting the crowds. Some stores offer the pickup option at no charge. One store where we take advantage of this free option is Walmart, particularly because of their service and the smooth process.

Unfortunately, It's Not All Roses for Walmart

According to the same Newsbreak article the American Customer Satisfaction Index found that shoppers across America named Walmart their least favorite retailer to purchase grocery items. The article stated the following:

Walmart finds itself at the bottom of the ACSI list, for an astonishing nineteenth year in a row. But it’s not all bad news – Walmart has shown some improvement, as its rating is up four points from last year, for its strongest showing since 2020. But Walmart was dead last back then, too. With every other retailer rising in the rankings, even an improved Walmart apparently isn’t good enough.

Walmart scored a 74 while America's favorite grocers, which was a three-way tie between Costco, H-E-B, and Publix, scored an 85. I disagree with Walmart coming in at the bottom of the list. As I stated, my experience with food shopping at Walmart is pretty pleasant.

Walmart Does Have Some Great Deals and the Pickup Option is Fantastic

Walmart does have some decent prices and if you select the pickup option you may find shopping at Walmart a better experience than you expected but of course, it's all a matter of personal experience and preference.

Walmart Has 48 Locations in Massachusetts

Walmart has 48 locations in Massachusetts. 27 of those are supercenters. The other 21 are regular discount stores. Below is the list of Massachusetts Walmart locations along with which ones are supercenters.

• Pittsfield
• North Adams (SC)
• Chicopee (SC)
• Westfield (SC)
• Northampton
• Springfield (SC)
• Hadley
• Ware (SC)
• Worcester (SC)
• Leicester (SC)
• North Oxford (SC)
• Gardner (SC)
• Northborough (SC)
• West Boylston
• Leominster (SC)
• Orange (SC)
• Sturbridge
• Hudson (SC)
• Whitinsville (SC)
• Lunenburg
• Tewskbury (SC)
• Framingham
• Saugus (SC)
• Bellingham
• North Attleborough (SC)
• Walpole (SC)
• Raynham (2 locations, both Supercenters)
• Quincy (SC)
• Methuen
• Avon (SC)
• Fall River (SC)
• Danvers
• Seekonk
• North Dartmouth (SC)
• Lynn
• Plymouth (SC)
• Halifax (SC)
• Salem
• Weymouth
• Wareham (SC)
• Chelmsford
• North Reading
• Brockton
• Abington
• Fairhaven
• Teaticket