A new consumer survey comparing Massachusetts supermarkets shows Market Basket and Wal-Mart Supercenter leading the pack for prices, while Whole Foods and Roche Bros. take top rankings for quality.
The nonprofit Center for the Study of Services found that a family spending $150 a week based on average prices at Shaw’s and Stop & Shop — the state’s largest grocery chains — could save 21 percent, or $1,638 a year, by shopping at Market Basket.
The survey looked at each chain’s prices for 151 items. Prices for those items were 19 percent lower at a Wal-Mart Supercenter (an annual savings of $1,482) and 14 percent lower at Target (a $1,092 savings).
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