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[SoDu Shopping Basket] Grocery Average Ticks Up This Week
The average basket rises to $66.72 this week, with Aldi ($51.03) cheapest overall and Fresh Market ($103.13) highest - a $52.10 spread for the same 17 staples.
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[SoDu Shopping Basket] Grocery Average Dips as Aldi Stays Cheapest
The average basket falls to $66.45 this week, with Aldi ($51.33) lowest overall and Fresh Market ($101.73) highest - a $50.40 spread for the same 17 staples.
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[SoDu Shopping Basket] Grocery Average Ticks Up in South Durham
The average basket rises to $66.72 this week, with Aldi ($51.43) lowest overall and Fresh Market ($102.53) highest - a $51.10 spread for the same 17 staples.
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[SoDu Shopping Basket] Local Grocery Average Drops Again
The average basket falls another 20 cents this week, with Aldi lowest at $50.31 and Fresh Market highest at $105.43 - a $55.12 spread for the same 17 staples.
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[SoDu Shopping Basket] Aldi Leads Again as Average Grocery Cost Dips
The average basket falls to $66.37 this week, with Aldi ($50.38) cheapest overall and Fresh Market ($103.63) highest - a $53.25 gap for the same 17 staples.
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[SoDu Shopping Basket] Grocery Average Drops as Aldi Holds the Low-Cost Lead
The average basket falls to $66.66 this week, with Aldi ($51.59) cheapest overall and Fresh Market ($104.39) highest — a $52.80 spread across the same 17 staples.
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[SoDu Shopping Basket] Aldi Leads a Relatively Flat Week
Aldi posts the lowest total at $51.29, followed by Walmart ($53.80) and Wegmans ($55.83). Fresh Market climbs to $105.83, creating a $54.54 spread for the same 17 staples.
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SoDu Shopping Basket: Aldi Cheapest This Week As Average Basket Price Rises
Aldi posts the lowest total at $51.29, followed by Walmart ($53.80) and Wegmans ($55.83). Fresh Market climbs to $105.83, creating a $54.54 spread for the same 17 staples.
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SoDu Shopping Basket: Food Lion Takes #1 Spot as Fresh Market Tops $100
Food Lion posts the lowest total at $51.47, with Aldi ($53.03) and Walmart ($53.68) close behind. Fresh Market hits $102.73 - a $51.26 spread for the same 17 staples.
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SoDu Shopping Basket: Value Stores Hold Edge as Average Price Dips
The average basket fell about 50 cents this week to $66.32 - a small drop, but a real one.
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SoDu Shopping Basket: Average Basket Price Virtually Unchanged This Week
The average basket is $66.82, with Aldi posting the lowest total and the familiar gap holding between value stores and premium chains in South Durham.
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SoDu Shopping Basket: Aldi Holds the Lead as SoDu Grocery Prices Stay Steady This Week
The average SoDu Shopping Basket total is $66.25, with Aldi still the lowest-cost option overall - and Publix’s basket at $78.01 keeping it in the higher-priced tier this week.