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Shaw's vs Stop & Shop

As of October 20, 2026, Shaw's is barely cheaper. You'd pay about 1% less for the same groceries at Shaw's than at Stop & Shop.

Shaw's vs Stop & Shop at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Stop & Shop is cheaper in 4 of 9 aisles, led by fresh produce (5% less).
  • For items under $3, Stop & Shop is the cheaper store (4% less on average).
  • The same 15-product basket costs $58.16 at Stop & Shop and $59.38 at Shaw's.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Shaw's is 2% cheaper.

Shaw's vs Stop & Shop: 8,372 products compared

  • Shaw's: cheaper on 3,548 items — overall winner on average price
  • Stop & Shop: beats Shaw's on 3,099 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 1,725 items

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How much you'd save at Shaw's

  • Average prices: $5.61 at Shaw's vs $5.65 at Stop & Shop
  • Basket savings: save about 80¢ on a 20-item basket at Shaw's (4¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 4¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Shaw's and Stop & Shop prices are

  • Within 10%: 2,350 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 2,900 items
  • More than 25% apart: 1,397 items
  • Typical gap: 12.6% per item, where the prices differ
  • Filippo Berio Organic Olive Oil Extra Virgin - 101 Fl. Oz.

    Biggest saving at Shaw'sFilippo Berio Organic Olive Oil Extra Virgin - 101 Fl. Oz.$32.99 vs $44.99 at Stop & Shop — save $12.00

  • Filippo Berio Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

    Biggest saving at Stop & ShopFilippo Berio Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil$22.99 vs $29.99 at Shaw's — save $7.00

The same basket at Shaw's and Stop & Shop

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

ProductShaw'sStop & Shop
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$2.99$2.99
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices 16 Count$5.49$3.49
Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange Sports Drink Bottle$2.49$2.39
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$1.00$0.99
Celsius Energy Drink Sparkling Orange 12 Fl Oz$2.00$2.00
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.99$4.49
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$4.49$3.49
Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries$4.49$3.49
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$3.99$4.29
Nissin Ramen Noodle Soup, Hot & Spicy, Chicken$1.00$1.39
Jimmy Dean Bacon Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bowl 7 Ounces$3.99$3.99
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$3.99$3.79
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$4.49$6.99
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.99$3.99
Gorton's Beer Battered Fish Fillets 10 Count$10.99$10.39
Total$59.38$58.16

Stop & Shop is $1.22 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Shaw's vs Stop & Shop prices by aisle

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

AisleShaw'sStop & ShopCheaperGap
Fresh produce37 items$4.83$4.59Stop & Shop · 5%
Bakery490 items$5.40$5.21Stop & Shop · 4%
Beverages1,524 items$6.73$6.97Shaw's · 3%
Ready meals1,389 items$5.18$5.01Stop & Shop · 3%
Frozen87 items$7.54$7.36Stop & Shop · 2%
Pantry1,526 items$5.09$5.17Shaw's · 2%
Meat439 items$7.05$7.09Shaw's · 1%
Snacks1,978 items$5.40$5.47Shaw's · 1%
Dairy832 items$4.98$4.99Same

Shaw's vs Stop & Shop 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 levelShaw'sStop & ShopCheaperGap
Under $31,646 items$2.17$2.08Stop & Shop · 4%
$3 to $105,990 items$5.45$5.50Shaw's · 1%
Over $10736 items$14.59$14.85Shaw's · 2%

Healthier groceries: Shaw's vs Stop & Shop

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

Ingredient scoreShaw'sStop & ShopCheaperGap
Score A1,228 items$5.93$6.07Shaw's · 2%
Score AB2,036 items$5.47$5.55Shaw's · 1%
Score B2,645 items$5.03$5.02Same
Score C2,462 items$6.19$6.20Same

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

Where Shaw's and Stop & Shop rank on price

  • Shaw's: #28 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 20 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 1% above theirs on average.
  • Stop & Shop: #31 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 17 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 1% above theirs on average.

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