Target vs Giant Food Stores

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.

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

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

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  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.

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.

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.

Healthier groceries: Target vs Giant Food Stores

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

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

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