Jan 8, 2026 | 9:00 am
While shoppers across the U.S. debate where to buy groceries, San Antonians are already in line. A new national ranking once again puts H-E-B at the top, naming the hometown grocer the best in the nation for the fourth year running.
The honor comes from Dunnhumby, a global consumer research firm that studies how and where Americans shop. Its annual Retailer Preference Index for grocers looks at both business performance and what customers actually think of the stores they visit, surveying more than 11,000 shoppers across the country and analyzing the nation’s massive grocery market
H-E-B has remained at the top of the list for much of the 2020s, briefly losing its throne during the COVID-19 pandemic to Amazon when ease of delivery trumped in-store experiences. Dunnhumby calls the San Antonio favorite a “unicorn,” delivering consistent quality, variety of goods, and savings…