'Emotional connection': H-E-B ranks 4th among top US grocery retailers US, survey says

HOUSTON – H-E-B is among the top grocery store retailers in the United States. 

The Texas-based chain scored the No. 4 ranking on a list highlighting a number of companies, and derived from a survey by consumer data company Dunnhumby on 7,000 U.S. households.

Those surveyed found retailers such as H-E-B and Trader Joes – which scored the top ranking -- tend to have the strongest combination of financial performance and emotional connection with their shoppers. 

H-E-B, which started in Kerrville, Texas, in 1905, has 400 stores in Texas and Mexico.

See the full study here.

TOP 10 RANKINGS: 
1. Trader Joe's
2. Costco Wholesale
3. Amazon
4. H-E-B
5. Wegmans Food Markets
6. Market Basket
7. Sam's Club
8. Sprouts Farmers Markets
9. WinCo Foods
10. Walmart 

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