As far as groceries go, my local Food Lion beats Walmart consistently on pricing. On Sunday I dropped the same 4 items into online carts at both places and Food Lion beat Walmart by $7.
It’s interesting to me that while European brands are typically high priced (BMW, Bosch, etc) their food chains (Food Lion, Aldi) are ruthless competitors on price.
Because of the reason you stated we usually go to several grocery stores to get certain items.
Also because of varying inventory selection and prices.
Albertsons beats Walmart consistently on sale items. I’ve been buying pasta, eggs, milk, etc there. With sales and digital coupons….big Walmart beat.