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Here in the Northeast, Whole foods is more expensive than Hannaford, Shaws, CostCo, Sams, and Marketbasket. Their in-house brands can't compete with even Hannaf
by mrguyorama 2y ago
Here in the Northeast, Whole foods is more expensive than Hannaford, Shaws, CostCo, Sams, and Marketbasket. Their in-house brands can't compete with even Hannaford's bottom tier in-house brand. Their prices are absurdly high. They lean into fads and grifts like "organic" and "superfoods" and all that dietism bullshit to profit.
Trader Joes is cheaper.
- knowaveragejoe 2y agoThis is surprising to me. Surely the place is a loss leader, or their position is not as starkly poor as you make it sound. I'd wager the latter. Trader Joes will always be cheaper given how they work.
- dml2135 2y agoMaybe it's an NYC thing. We don't have any of the chains you mentioned. Local grocery stores like Morton Williams, Gristedes, and C-Town are all pretty expensive. Trader Joes and Whole Foods are comparable on price for staples, at least the last I checked, which is admittedly a few years ago. Things like store brands of olive oil, canned beans, frozen foods are cheaper at TJs, yes, but usually by less than a dollar.