How do Whole Foods and Trader Joe's compare?

I visited my neighborhood Whole Foods and Trader Joe's to conduct a price comparison on a selection of best-selling grocery items. read more

The biggest difference that I see between Trader Joe's and Whole Foods is that Whole Foods stays closer to the classic organic foods while Trader Joe's is more of a gourmet organic store. With that being said, a few examples. The biggest difference that I have seen between a Trader Joes and a Whole Foods is the produce. read more

MarketWatch compared prices of 14 grocery items (mostly staples with a few less common items thrown into the mix) at Whole Foods US:WFM with comparable items at rivals Trader Joe’s, Safeway and Target TGT, -0.13% all at Bay Area locations. read more

The price disparities vary from several cents to a couple dollars and when you add up all 30 grocery items above, Whole Foods cost $133.18 and Trader Joe's 109.27— that's a difference of $23.91. This isn't a lot but keep in mind the comparison above focuses on staple items. read more