Walmart Saline Posts $104.65 Lowest Grocery Total Across 5 Stores

1 articles · Updated · thesuntimesnews.com · May 19

$104.65 was the cheapest full basket in The Sun Times News survey, putting Walmart in Saline ahead of Polly’s at $112.41 and Kroger at $115.43.
13 of 19 items were cheapest at Walmart, especially dairy, pantry goods and snacks, though it did not lead every category.
Coffee was the priciest single item checked: Polly’s sold Starbucks Pike Place for $15.95, versus $17.13 at Walmart and $19.99 at Busch’s, Kroger and Meijer.
Busch’s finished highest at $127.61, with Meijer at $119.87, after the paper excluded sale prices, coupons, memberships and hard-to-match premium or discount-chain items.
The comparison underscores how small gaps on staple foods can quickly lift a grocery bill even when shoppers still split purchases across stores for different bargains.

Beyond brand names, which local grocer truly offers the best value when comparing store-brand products?

Busch's prices were highest, so what are shoppers really paying for besides the basic groceries?

With shoppers splitting trips, is the era of the one-stop weekly grocery run officially over?