Amazon vs Giant Food Stores

Amazon vs Giant Food Stores at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Amazon is cheaper in 2 of 5 aisles, led by meat (8% less).
• For items under $3, Amazon is the cheaper store (3% less on average).
• The same 15-product basket costs $48.99 at Amazon and $53.62 at Giant Food Stores.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Giant Food Stores is 31% cheaper.

How far apart Amazon and Giant Food Stores prices are

• Within 10%: 331 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 465 items
• More than 25% apart: 500 items
• Typical gap: 19% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at AmazonSimilac Advance Infant Formula, OptiGro, Milk-Based Powder, 0-12 Months$45.99 vs $51.99 at Giant Food Stores — save $6.00

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  Biggest saving at Giant Food StoresMorton & Bassett Extract Pure Vanilla - 4 Fl. Oz.$19.29 vs $28.99 at Amazon — save $9.70

The same basket at Amazon and Giant Food Stores

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Amazon and Giant Food Stores.

Amazon is $4.63 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Amazon vs Giant Food Stores prices by aisle

Average price of the matched products in each aisle, biggest difference first.

Amazon vs Giant Food Stores on cheap and pricier items

The same products grouped by what they cost — a store can win on everyday basics and lose on bigger-ticket items, or the other way round.

Healthier groceries: Amazon vs Giant Food Stores

Matched products grouped by their Labeled ingredient score, from A (cleanest ingredients) to C.

Ingredient score	Amazon	Giant Food Stores	CheaperGap
Score A326 items	$8.52	$5.43	Giant Food Stores · 36%
Score AB370 items	$6.60	$4.88	Giant Food Stores · 26%
Score B274 items	$6.77	$4.86	Giant Food Stores · 28%
Score C360 items	$7.40	$5.45	Giant Food Stores · 26%

Scores come from the Labeled app, which grades each product's ingredients against research from the FDA, EFSA, WHO and others.