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Target vs Giant Food Stores

As of October 20, 2026, Giant Food Stores is cheaper. You'd pay about 3% less for the same groceries at Giant Food Stores than at Target.

Target vs Giant Food Stores at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Target is cheaper in 6 of 9 aisles, led by frozen (7% less).
  • For items under $3, Target is the cheaper store (3% less on average).
  • The same 15-product basket costs $51.55 at Target and $53.39 at Giant Food Stores.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Giant Food Stores is 7% cheaper.

Target vs Giant Food Stores: 4,479 products compared

  • Giant Food Stores: cheaper on 1,227 items — overall winner on average price
  • Target: beats Giant Food Stores on 2,873 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 379 items

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How much you'd save at Giant Food Stores

  • Average prices: $5.67 at Giant Food Stores vs $5.83 at Target
  • Basket savings: save about $3.20 on a 20-item basket at Giant Food Stores (16¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 16¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Target and Giant Food Stores prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,557 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,876 items
  • More than 25% apart: 667 items
  • Typical gap: 13.1% per item, where the prices differ
  • Jack Links Beef Jerky Teriyaki 8 ounces

    Biggest saving at TargetJack Links Beef Jerky Teriyaki 8 ounces$11.49 vs $19.39 at Giant Food Stores — save $7.90

  • Blue Diamond Gluten Free Finely Sifted Almond Flour

    Biggest saving at Giant Food StoresBlue Diamond Gluten Free Finely Sifted Almond Flour$9.29 vs $17.99 at Target — save $8.70

The same basket at Target and Giant Food Stores

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

ProductTargetGiant Food Stores
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$3.29$3.00
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices 16 Count$3.99$3.49
Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange Sports Drink Bottle$1.89$2.39
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.79$0.99
Celsius Energy Drink Sparkling Orange 12 Fl Oz$2.69$2.49
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.69$3.59
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$3.99$3.89
Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries$3.99$3.89
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$3.99$4.49
Nissin Ramen Noodle Soup, Hot & Spicy, Chicken$1.69$1.00
Jimmy Dean Bacon Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bowl 7 Ounces$2.99$3.50
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$3.19$2.49
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$3.69$4.79
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.19$3.00
Gorton's Beer Battered Fish Fillets 10 Count$8.49$10.39
Total$51.55$53.39

Target is $1.84 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Target vs Giant Food Stores prices by aisle

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

AisleTargetGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Pantry1,013 items$5.58$5.07Giant Food Stores · 9%
Frozen29 items$4.45$4.79Target · 7%
Baby food145 items$4.04$4.26Target · 5%
Ready meals820 items$5.19$4.92Giant Food Stores · 5%
Meat309 items$6.85$7.22Target · 5%
Snacks1,018 items$6.61$6.29Giant Food Stores · 5%
Beverages597 items$6.55$6.74Target · 3%
Dairy269 items$5.04$5.19Target · 3%
Bakery248 items$4.82$4.92Target · 2%

Target 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 levelTargetGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Under $31,002 items$2.24$2.31Target · 3%
$3 to $103,076 items$5.29$5.76Target · 8%
Over $10401 items$18.93$13.37Giant Food Stores · 29%

Healthier groceries: Target vs Giant Food Stores

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

Ingredient scoreTargetGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Score A608 items$6.15$5.48Giant Food Stores · 11%
Score AB1,250 items$5.99$5.66Giant Food Stores · 5%
Score B1,435 items$5.75$5.69Giant Food Stores · 1%
Score C1,185 items$5.59$5.74Target · 3%

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

Where Target and Giant Food Stores rank on price

  • Target: #18 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 33 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 3% below theirs on average.
  • 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.

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