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These 10 retailers had the worst customer satisfaction ratings for 2013

 

There’s no doubt the shopping experience has improved tremendously for Americans over the last decade. Online shopping has been the game-changer, but a lot of retailers have also focused on improving the in-store shopping “experience.”Still, nothing’s perfect.

Think of the stores you hate to have to visit. Yes, that grocery place with the long lines, or the department store with unhelpful sales representatives, or the fancy shop with overpriced items. You don’t like going there, but sometimes you have no choice.Now, what if you ranked all those retailers? The folks over at the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) conduct a survey every year asking people to rate their shopping experience based on factors including convenience of location, product quality, courtesy of staff and store layout.

It turns out that a lot of Americans hate (or love) shopping at the same stores.

Here are the 10 retailers with the worst customer satisfaction, based on ACSI’s latest rankings across different categories and compiled by business Web site 24x7WallStreet:

 

10. Winn-Dixie

This grocery and pharmacy chain is primarily based in the South. It scored 77 on the index for 2013, down from 2012.

 

9. Supervalu

This retail chain is the parent company of stores such as Farm Fresh and Shop ‘N’ Save, as well as discount store Save-A-Lot. Supervalu scored 77 on the index, an improvement from 2012.

 

8. Gap

The clothing retailer that was recently in the news for raising its employees’ minimum wage came in at No. 8. Gap scored 77 on the ACSI index, and it landed at the bottom of a smaller list of specialty retail stores.

 

7. Best Buy

The electronics giant, which posted better-than-expected earnings Thursday morning, scored 77 on the index, a decline from 2012.

 

6. Safeway

Grocery chain Safeway improved slightly from 2012, posting a score of 76. But in the supermarkets category, Safeway was rated the second-worst retailer.

 

5. Macy’s

Shoppers weren’t very satisfied with Macy’s in 2013, as the retailer’s score fell compared with 2012. That doesn’t seem to have affected its profits, though. Macy’s was one of the few retailers to post strong sales during the rough holiday season.

 

4. Walgreen’s

Pharmacy chain Walgreen’s plans to expand this year and is in the process of acquiring Kerr Drug’s. The company’s score was unchanged from a year ago, and it outranked rivals CVS and Rite Aid in the health and personal care category.

 

3. CVS

CVS’s recent decision to stop the sale of all tobacco products may not sit well with smokers, but other Americans aren’t thrilled with the store, either. CVS’s score did improve compared with 2012, though.

 

2. Rite Aid

Americans are largely dissatisfied with the speed of checkout at drug stores, according to the ACSI report, which is why so many made the list. Rite Aid’s score dropped from last year. The expansion of CVS stores and a simultaneous reduction in Rite Aid outlets may have contributed to the decline, the report said.

 

1. Wal-Mart

The world’s biggest retailer received the dubious honor of being ranked No. 1 on this list.   Wal-Mart’s score was unchanged from last year. The report said Wal-Mart has had low customer satisfaction rankings for at least a decade. Wal-Mart’s last earnings report wasn’t great, and the discount store isn’t very optimistic about 2014.

 

Retailers were ranked in separate categories, such as supermarkets or discount stores. The scores reflect the stores that performed worse than the average within their category.

It should be noted that overall customer satisfaction with retailers increased for the third year in a row. Surprisingly, the in-store retail experience was rated better than online shopping. As more people shopped online, stores were less crowded, the report said.

“A spate of last-minute holiday purchases online, combined with inclement weather, left some buyers disgruntled by delayed shipments,” said Claes Fornell, the ACSI’s chairman and founder. “That’s the likely reason for Internet retail getting its lowest customer satisfaction benchmark in more than a decade.”

Sourced from thewashingtonpost.com

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A Guide to America’s Worst Restaurants for Workers

A Guide to America's Worst Restaurants for Workers

Since we’re on the topic of basic fairness for the working people of America, here is a useful thing: a pro-worker group called Restaurant Opportunities Centers United has produced a handy pocket guide to many of America’s most popular restaurants, to let you know exactly how badly their employees are treated. The short version, below.

The guide (referenced in this excellent Mark Bittman column yesterday) ranks restaurants on whether they pay a minimum viable wage to their tipped and non-tipped workers; whether they give paid sick leave; and how much of a chance for advancement their workers have. Here are some of the better-known chain restaurants that received “0” or “unknown” ratings in each of those categories—in other words, that did not achieve a single check mark for minimal standards of worker treatment:

The Worst Restaurants for Workers

Applebee’s

Arby’s

Baskin-Robbins

Bennigan’s

Bob Evans

Boston Market

Buffalo Wild Wings

Burger King

California Pizza Kitchen

Captain D’s

Carl’s Jr.

Chart House

Checker’s

Cheesecake Factory

Chili’s

Chuck E. Cheese

Church’s Chicken

Cold Stone Creamery

Cracker Barrel

Denny’s

Domino’s

Dunkin Donuts

Friendly’s

Golden Corral

Hard Rock Cafe

Hooters

Houlihan’s

IHOP

KFC

Legal Seafoods

Little Caesar’s

Marie Callender’s

McDonald’s

Morton’s Steakhouse

Olive Garden

Outback Steakhouse

P.F. Chang’s

Panera

Papa John’s

Perkins

Pizza Hut

Qiznos

Red Lobster

Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse

Sbarros

Sonic

Starbucks

Steak-n-Shake

Subway

TGI Friday’s

Taco Bell

Uno Chicago Grill

Waffle House

Zaxby’s

Did they miss any?????? Let us know below!

 

Sourced from Gawker.com

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How working in retail ruins our poor customers lives

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