Blain’s Farm & Fleet: Honored in Newsweek’s 2021 List of America’s Best Online Shops

Janesville, WI, October 21, 2020 – Blain’s Farm & Fleet is proud to announce that Newsweek has recognized farmandfleet.com as one of America’s Best Online Shops 2021Newsweek chose farmandfleet.com from over 9,500 websites that were evaluated.

“Blain’s Farm & Fleet focuses on providing the best possible experience for our customers, and we are honored to receive Newsweek’s acknowledgement as one of the best online shops,” says Kristin Stewart, Blain’s Farm & Fleet Chief Marketing Officer. “Whether serving our customers next door or across the country, all Blain’s Farm & Fleet customers become our neighbors, and we take joy in providing the best service with great prices in store, via drive-thru, and online.”

Released for the second year in a row, Newsweek, in collaboration with analytics from Statista, compiled the list from extensive research of more than 9,500 online shops in the United States    which were tested in 41 objective criteria and 10 subjective criteria on 7 dimensions: Structure & Usability, Trust & Security, Service & Communication, Payment, Purchase & Delivery, Technical Performance, and Likelihood of Purchase. In addition, the research included a nationwide survey of 8,000 American online shoppers. Farmandfleet.com placed in the top 20 of the Universal Provider Category, tying for 18th with costco.com.

Newsweek has developed this research to point their readers to the best Online Shops. Newsweek stated in their article, “We’re confident that all the shops cited in our rankings offer a first-rate consumer experience.” Winning emphasizes the website’s clear design, seamless ordering process, and responsive customer service.

“Whether shopping online or in store, we want our customers to have that same great Modern General Store experience and get everything they need,” says Jane Blain Gilbertson, Blain’s Farm & Fleet Owner and President. “We are thrilled that Newsweek has recognized the excellence of farmandfleet.com and it means that much more to us because it was based on the feedback of real online shoppers.”

Blain’s Farm & Fleet has 43 locations in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa and Michigan, in addition to their ecommerce business, delivering great value throughout the United States. Shoppers can find a variety of products in many departments all in one location including Lawn and Garden, Pet, Clothing and Footwear, Home Basics, Food and Beverages, Automotive, Farming and Livestock, Toys and Sporting Goods, just to name a few, in-store and at farmandfleet.com.