Amazon vs Shaw's

Amazon vs Shaw's at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Amazon is still cheaper on meat (11% less).
• For items under $3, Amazon is the cheaper store (9% less on average).
• The same 15-product basket costs $51.37 at Amazon and $51.96 at Shaw's.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Shaw's is 31% cheaper.

How far apart Amazon and Shaw's prices are

• Within 10%: 232 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 455 items
• More than 25% apart: 619 items
• Typical gap: 23.1% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at AmazonMccormick Pure Vanilla Extract Gourmet Collection 4 Fl Oz - 4 FZ$19.53 vs $24.99 at Shaw's — save $5.46

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  Biggest saving at Shaw'sCoombs Orgnic Maple Syrup - 32 Fl. Oz.$18.99 vs $34.50 at Amazon — save $15.51

The same basket at Amazon and Shaw's

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Amazon and Shaw's.

Amazon is $0.59 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Amazon vs Shaw's prices by aisle

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

Amazon vs Shaw's 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 Shaw's

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

Ingredient score	Amazon	Shaw's	CheaperGap
Score A378 items	$8.77	$5.89	Shaw's · 33%
Score AB362 items	$7.11	$5.11	Shaw's · 28%
Score B274 items	$7.32	$4.92	Shaw's · 33%
Score C326 items	$6.76	$4.51	Shaw's · 33%

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