For the second consecutive year, The Vermont Country Store has been ranked first in the Universal Provider category in the Best of Online Shops 2023 ratings compiled by Newsweek. The Vermont-based business, now in its third generation of ownership by the Orton family, placed ahead of household names like Amazon, WalMart, Target and Macy’s. The Best Online Shops 2023 represent the top 1,000 online retailers in 39 categories that are selected from among 9,500 online shops, which are put through rigorous website testing and a nationwide survey of over 6,000 American online shoppers. Survey participants are asked to evaluate online