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Shaw's 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 Shaw's.

Shaw's vs Giant Food Stores at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Shaw's is still cheaper on snacks (1% less).
  • 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 $59.38 at Shaw's.

Shaw's vs Giant Food Stores: 7,617 products compared

  • Giant Food Stores: cheaper on 3,666 items — overall winner on average price
  • Shaw's: beats Giant Food Stores on 2,813 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 1,138 items

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How much you'd save at Giant Food Stores

  • Average prices: $5.41 at Giant Food Stores vs $5.53 at Shaw's
  • Basket savings: save about $2.40 on a 20-item basket at Giant Food Stores (12¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 12¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

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

  • Within 10%: 2,360 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 3,064 items
  • More than 25% apart: 1,055 items
  • Typical gap: 13.1% per item, where the prices differ
  • Jack Links Beef Jerky Teriyaki 8 ounces

    Biggest saving at Shaw'sJack Links Beef Jerky Teriyaki 8 ounces$11.99 vs $19.39 at Giant Food Stores — save $7.40

  • Filippo Berio Olive Oil - 51 Fl. Oz.

    Biggest saving at Giant Food StoresFilippo Berio Olive Oil - 51 Fl. Oz.$16.99 vs $26.99 at Shaw's — save $10.00

The same basket at Shaw's and Giant Food Stores

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

ProductShaw'sGiant Food Stores
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$2.99$3.00
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$2.49
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.99$3.59
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$4.49$3.89
Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries$4.49$3.89
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$3.99$4.49
Nissin Ramen Noodle Soup, Hot & Spicy, Chicken$1.00$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$3.99$2.49
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$4.49$4.79
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.99$3.00
Gorton's Beer Battered Fish Fillets 10 Count$10.99$10.39
Total$59.38$53.39

Giant Food Stores is $5.99 cheaper on this basket.

Shaw's vs Giant Food Stores prices by aisle

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

AisleShaw'sGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Frozen84 items$7.42$6.92Giant Food Stores · 7%
Bakery499 items$5.46$5.20Giant Food Stores · 5%
Ready meals1,170 items$5.23$5.02Giant Food Stores · 4%
Meat502 items$7.36$7.09Giant Food Stores · 4%
Dairy790 items$4.95$4.81Giant Food Stores · 3%
Pantry1,692 items$5.07$4.95Giant Food Stores · 2%
Beverages1,255 items$5.74$5.67Giant Food Stores · 1%
Fresh produce48 items$4.95$4.89Giant Food Stores · 1%
Snacks1,527 items$5.72$5.75Shaw's · 1%

Shaw's 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 levelShaw'sGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Under $31,610 items$2.18$2.12Giant Food Stores · 3%
$3 to $105,391 items$5.54$5.41Giant Food Stores · 2%
Over $10616 items$14.22$14.09Giant Food Stores · 1%

Healthier groceries: Shaw's vs Giant Food Stores

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

Ingredient scoreShaw'sGiant Food StoresCheaperGap
Score A1,073 items$6.19$6.06Giant Food Stores · 2%
Score AB1,958 items$5.54$5.46Giant Food Stores · 1%
Score B2,436 items$5.19$5.07Giant Food Stores · 2%
Score C2,149 items$5.58$5.44Giant Food Stores · 2%

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

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