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Stop & Shop vs Giant Food Stores

As of October 20, 2026, Giant Food Stores is barely cheaper. You'd pay about 2% less for the same groceries at Giant Food Stores than at Stop & Shop.

Stop & Shop vs Giant Food Stores at a glance

  • Giant Food Stores is cheaper in all 10 aisles we compared.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Giant Food Stores is 2% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $53.39 at Giant Food Stores and $58.16 at Stop & Shop.

Stop & Shop vs Giant Food Stores: 10,943 products compared

  • Giant Food Stores: cheaper on 5,252 items — overall winner on average price
  • Stop & Shop: beats Giant Food Stores on 4,101 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 1,590 items

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How much you'd save at Giant Food Stores

  • Average prices: $5.14 at Giant Food Stores vs $5.24 at Stop & Shop
  • Basket savings: save about $2.00 on a 20-item basket at Giant Food Stores (10¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 10¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Stop & Shop and Giant Food Stores prices are

  • Within 10%: 3,499 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 4,283 items
  • More than 25% apart: 1,571 items
  • Typical gap: 12.5% per item, where the prices differ
  • Spectrum Culinary Organic Cold Extracted Extra Virgin Olive Oil

    Biggest saving at Stop & ShopSpectrum Culinary Organic Cold Extracted Extra Virgin Olive Oil$18.99 vs $30.99 at Giant Food Stores — save $12.00

  • Wild Caught Snow Crab Legs - 5-7 Clusters Previously Frozen

    Biggest saving at Giant Food StoresWild Caught Snow Crab Legs - 5-7 Clusters Previously Frozen$28.73 vs $39.98 at Stop & Shop — save $11.25

The same basket at Stop & Shop and Giant Food Stores

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

ProductStop & ShopGiant Food Stores
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$2.99$3.00
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices 16 Count$3.49$3.49
Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange Sports Drink Bottle$2.39$2.39
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.99$0.99
Celsius Energy Drink Sparkling Orange 12 Fl Oz$2.00$2.49
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$4.49$3.59
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$3.49$3.89
Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries$3.49$3.89
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$4.29$4.49
Nissin Ramen Noodle Soup, Hot & Spicy, Chicken$1.39$1.00
Jimmy Dean Bacon Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bowl 7 Ounces$3.99$3.50
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$3.79$2.49
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$6.99$4.79
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.99$3.00
Gorton's Beer Battered Fish Fillets 10 Count$10.39$10.39
Total$58.16$53.39

Giant Food Stores is $4.77 cheaper on this basket.

Stop & Shop vs Giant Food Stores prices by aisle

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

AisleStop & ShopGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Baby food179 items$5.20$4.99Giant Food Stores · 4%
Beverages1,234 items$5.83$5.62Giant Food Stores · 4%
Frozen207 items$4.94$4.73Giant Food Stores · 4%
Dairy1,135 items$4.83$4.76Giant Food Stores · 2%
Fresh produce351 items$3.69$3.60Giant Food Stores · 2%
Meat832 items$7.96$7.79Giant Food Stores · 2%
Pantry2,712 items$4.53$4.44Giant Food Stores · 2%
Bakery509 items$5.12$5.06Giant Food Stores · 1%
Snacks1,969 items$5.56$5.49Giant Food Stores · 1%
Ready meals1,666 items$4.62$4.62Same

Stop & Shop 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.

Price levelStop & ShopGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Under $33,028 items$2.07$2.04Giant Food Stores · 1%
$3 to $107,095 items$5.51$5.39Giant Food Stores · 2%
Over $10820 items$14.57$14.39Giant Food Stores · 1%

Healthier groceries: Stop & Shop vs Giant Food Stores

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

Ingredient scoreStop & ShopGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Score A2,256 items$5.17$5.11Giant Food Stores · 1%
Score AB2,828 items$5.36$5.23Giant Food Stores · 3%
Score B3,219 items$5.06$4.96Giant Food Stores · 2%
Score C2,639 items$5.36$5.29Giant Food Stores · 1%

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

Where Stop & Shop and Giant Food Stores rank on price

  • Giant Food Stores: #26 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 24 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 2% below 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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