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Giant Food Stores vs Macey's

As of November 11, 2026, Giant Food Stores is cheaper. You'd pay about 6% less for the same groceries at Giant Food Stores than at Macey's.

Giant Food Stores vs Macey's at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Macey's is still cheaper on fresh produce (4% less).
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Giant Food Stores is 7% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $62.10 at Giant Food Stores and $65.55 at Macey's.

Giant Food Stores vs Macey's: 5,179 products compared

  • Giant Food Stores: cheaper on 3,244 items — overall winner on average price
  • Macey's: beats Giant Food Stores on 1,563 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 372 items

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How much you'd save at Giant Food Stores

  • Average prices: $4.95 at Giant Food Stores vs $5.25 at Macey's
  • Basket savings: save about $6.00 on a 20-item basket at Giant Food Stores (30¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 30¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Giant Food Stores and Macey's prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,545 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 2,114 items
  • More than 25% apart: 1,148 items
  • Typical gap: 14.8% per item, where the prices differ
  • Orgain Organic Vanilla Bean 21g Plant-Based Protein Powder

    Biggest saving at Giant Food StoresOrgain Organic Vanilla Bean 21g Plant-Based Protein Powder$24.59 vs $48.99 at Macey's — save $24.40

  • BOOST Original Very Vanilla 10g Protein Nutritional Drinks - 12 pk

    Biggest saving at Macey'sBOOST Original Very Vanilla 10g Protein Nutritional Drinks - 12 pk$10.49 vs $19.99 at Giant Food Stores — save $9.50

The same basket at Giant Food Stores and Macey's

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

ProductGiant Food StoresMacey's
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$2.71$2.19
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.59$3.99
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.99$0.79
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$4.00$4.99
Thomas' Original English Muffins$5.69$3.49
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$10.99$11.99
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$6.49$5.99
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$2.50$2.49
Dave's Killer Bread Organic 21 Whole Grains & Seeds Bread 27 Ounces$4.99$7.99
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$3.33$3.49
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.50$3.39
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$2.99$2.99
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$4.29$5.29
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.25$1.49
Spam 25% Less Sodium Meat 12 Oz$4.79$4.99
Total$62.10$65.55

Giant Food Stores is $3.45 cheaper on this basket.

Giant Food Stores vs Macey's prices by aisle

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

AisleGiant Food StoresMacey'sCheaperGap
Frozen42 items$5.93$6.58Giant Food Stores · 10%
Meat263 items$6.36$6.93Giant Food Stores · 8%
Pantry1,246 items$4.59$5.01Giant Food Stores · 8%
Baby food112 items$3.65$3.93Giant Food Stores · 7%
Dairy474 items$4.36$4.69Giant Food Stores · 7%
Snacks888 items$5.01$5.34Giant Food Stores · 6%
Ready meals966 items$4.56$4.80Giant Food Stores · 5%
Fresh produce84 items$3.76$3.63Macey's · 4%
Beverages799 items$5.72$5.80Giant Food Stores · 1%
Bakery264 items$5.17$5.15Same

Giant Food Stores vs Macey'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.

Price levelGiant Food StoresMacey'sCheaperGap
Under $31,327 items$2.07$2.21Giant Food Stores · 6%
$3 to $103,536 items$5.28$5.58Giant Food Stores · 5%
Over $10316 items$13.45$14.39Giant Food Stores · 7%

Healthier groceries: Giant Food Stores vs Macey's

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

Ingredient scoreGiant Food StoresMacey'sCheaperGap
Score A801 items$4.97$5.18Giant Food Stores · 4%
Score AB1,364 items$4.91$5.37Giant Food Stores · 9%
Score B1,615 items$5.05$5.29Giant Food Stores · 5%
Score C1,399 items$4.88$5.13Giant Food Stores · 5%

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

Where Giant Food Stores and Macey's rank on price

  • Giant Food Stores: #30 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 45 of the 75 stores it's compared with, prices about 4% below theirs on average.
  • Macey's: #46 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 30 of the 74 stores it's compared with, prices about 1% above theirs on average.

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