Shaw's vs Smith's Food and Drug

Shaw's vs Smith's Food and Drug at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Shaw's is still cheaper on beverages (2% less).
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Smith's Food and Drug is 2% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $55.47 at Smith's Food and Drug and $59.38 at Shaw's.

How far apart Shaw's and Smith's Food and Drug prices are

• Within 10%: 1,550 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 2,169 items
• More than 25% apart: 775 items
• Typical gap: 13.8% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Shaw'sSelect Boneless Flat Cut Corned Beef Brisket$13.99 vs $22.37 at Smith's Food and Drug — save $8.38

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  Biggest saving at Smith's Food and DrugPlanters Fancy Whole Cashews with Sea Salt$14.99 vs $24.99 at Shaw's — save $10.00

The same basket at Shaw's and Smith's Food and Drug

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

Smith's Food and Drug is $3.91 cheaper on this basket.

Shaw's vs Smith's Food and Drug prices by aisle

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

Shaw's vs Smith's Food and Drug 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.

Healthier groceries: Shaw's vs Smith's Food and Drug

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

Ingredient score	Shaw's	Smith's Food and Drug	CheaperGap
Score A809 items	$5.70	$5.63	Smith's Food and Drug · 1%
Score AB1,327 items	$5.51	$5.39	Smith's Food and Drug · 2%
Score B1,578 items	$5.24	$5.16	Smith's Food and Drug · 2%
Score C1,597 items	$6.82	$6.73	Smith's Food and Drug · 1%

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