56.7% of matchups won
434 matchups
Elo 1504
tracked 2025/05/15 → 2026/09/29
mission: Provide affordable lifestyle products · Retail industry · businesses
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing56%
picked as helping wellbeing
266 matchups
57%
picked as hurting wellbeing
168 matchups
People are split on it.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
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Known for
- Founded in 1902
- Over 650 locations
- Bankruptcy reemergence
- Acquired by Simon Properties
- Introduced private brands
Based on 434 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/29. Full rankings ·
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