SoDu Shopping Basket: Walmart Stays Cheapest as Average Grocery Cost Dips This Week
South Durham grocery prices edged downward on average.
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Where can you stretch your grocery dollars the furthest in South Durham this week? We priced 17 everyday items - from eggs and milk to meat, pasta, and toilet paper - at nine major grocery stores serving the SoDu area.
This week’s SoDu Shopping Basket shows South Durham grocery prices edging downward overall, with the average basket at $65.99. Walmart and Target deliver the lowest totals.
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