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Report

9th Annual Retailer Preference Index (RPI) for U.S. Grocery

7th January 2026
Three-minute read

Since its launch in 2017, dunnhumby’s Retailer Preference Index (RPI) has become a trusted resource for U.S. retailers and brands, surveying over 10,000 shoppers annually to track preferences across 60+ grocery retailers.

9th Annual Retailer Preference Index (RPI) for U.S. Grocery

The 2026 RPI will deliver vital insights into the factors driving customer loyalty - especially price, promotions, and rewards, the pillars of long-term success in today’s competitive market.

Our unique methodology combines financial performance with customer perceptions, giving retailers actionable intelligence to strengthen their value propositions and improve competitive standing.

Retailers featured in the RPI include:

  • 99 Ranch Market
  • Albertsons
  • Amazon/Amazon Fresh
  • Big Y
  • Brookshire's/Super 1
  • Costco
  • Fareway
  • Food 4 Less/Foods Co
  • Food Lion
  • Fresh Market
  • Fry's
  • Giant Eagle
  • Grocery Outlet
  • Hannaford
  • H-E-B
  • Hy-Vee
  • Ingles
  • Key Food
  • Kroger
  • Lowes Foods
  • Mariano's
  • Market Basket
  • Natural Grocers
  • Piggly Wiggly
  • Price Rite
  • QFC
  • Ralphs
  • Safeway
  • Save Mart/Lucky
  • Schnucks
  • Shop 'N Save
  • Smart & Final
  • Sprouts
  • Stop & Shop
  • Tom Thumb
  • Trader Joe's
  • Walmart
  • Wegmans
  • Whole Foods
  • Winn-Dixie
  • ACME
  • Aldi
  • Bashas'
  • BJ's Wholesale
  • Commissary
  • Family Fare
  • Fiesta Mart
  • Food City
  • Fred Meyer
  • Fresh Thyme
  • Giant Company
  • Giant Food
  • H Mart
  • Harris Teeter
  • Hispanic Grocers
  • IGA
  • Jewel-Osco
  • King Soopers
  • Lidl
  • Marc's
  • Market 32
  • Meijer
  • Pick N Save
  • Price Chopper (NE)
  • Publix
  • Raley's (ROC)
  • Rouses
  • Sam's Club
  • Save-A-Lot
  • Shaw's Supermarket
  • ShopRite
  • Smith's
  • Stater Bros.
  • Target
  • Tops
  • Vons
  • Walmart Neighborhood Market
  • Weis
  • Winco
  • Woodmans