SoDu Shopping Basket Ticks Lower, but Big Price Swings Tell the Real Story
The average basket fell 36 cents this week. Aldi remained the least expensive store, while Harris Teeter recorded the largest decrease.
Compiled by Wes Platt
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SoDu Price Check - Week of Sept. 3, 2026
The average cost of the 17-item SoDu Shopping Basket slipped from $66.76 to $66.40, a decrease of about 0.5%.
Aldi remained the least expensive store at $52.29, but Food Lion closed the gap with a total of $52.49. Walmart followed at $53.48, with Harris Teeter at $53.88 and Wegmans at $55.83. Those five stores finished within $3.54 of one another.
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