Walmart and Sam’s Club lower prices on summer groceries and essentials
Walmart and Sam’s Club have slashed prices across the country on thousands of items, including beef, produce, grills and more. President Donald Trump claimed credit for himself.
From ground meat to peanut butter, food retailer Giant Eagle is joining a growing list of grocers slashing prices on thousands of items this summer as many American consumers struggle to make ends meet.
A LendingTree survey from earlier this year found that 49% of Americans say it’s difficult to buy groceries, and 22% of low-income households report buying fewer groceries as prices rise. Grocery costs rose 3% in June from the same month last year, according to Labor Department data.
“We know our customers are looking for value in the face of rising expenses,” Justin Weinstein, Giant Eagle’s executive vice president and chief merchandising and marketing officer, said in a statement. “We learned from our seasonal pricing efforts last fall and used those insights to deliver a robust savings program that helps customers save all summer long.”
The move comes after Walmart, Sam’s Club and Stop & Shop announced similar price cuts this summer. David Ortega, a food economist and professor at Michigan State University, previously told USA TODAY that Walmart’s reduction in operations “looks more like an aggressive summer promotion than a turning point in food inflation.”
President Donald Trump, who is struggling to win support from voters on the economy during his second term, attempted to take some of the credit for the price declines at Giant Eagle and Walmart in a July 19 post on Truth Social, saying the companies answered “a call to lower costs for working families.”
Giant Eagle lowers prices on over 300 products
Giant Eagle said that from July 9 to September 9, customers shopping at its stores in western Pennsylvania, north-central Ohio, northern West Virginia, Maryland and Indiana will see price reductions on “more than 300 items,” noting the following price drops:
- Certified Angus Beef 75% Lean Ground Beef: $6.69 per pound. Currently $5.99 per pound.
- Green and red seedless grapes: $2.99 per pound. Currently $2.49 per pound.
- I chose the family size Cheez-Its: It was $6.99. Now $5.99.
- Jean Eagle American Cheese: Was $7.99 per pound. Currently priced at $6.99 per pound.
- Select JIF Peanut Butter: It was $3.29. Now $2.99.
- Choose 30 oz. Smucker’s Jelly: It was $4.79. Now $2.99.
- I chose the Evian Water 6-pack: It was $10.29. Now $6.99.
Price reductions begin at ‘most’ Walmart stores
Walmart announced on July 6 that customers at “most” of its 4,614 U.S. stores will experience the following rollbacks:
- Fresh 73% Ground Beef Rolls: $6.74 per pound. Currently $5.94 per pound.
- Fresh Sweet Corn on the Cob: Each cost $0.68. Currently $0.25.
- Fresh Red Cherries (2.25 lb bag): $11.18. Currently $5.63.
- 48 oz ice cream was a great value: $2.97. Now $2.50.
- Lay’s Classic Potato Chips 8 oz bag: $2.97. Now $2.50.
- 18 Count Frito-Lay Family Fun Variety Pack: Was $9.97. Currently $8.97.
- 200 great value disposable paper plates: $9.97. Currently $8.97.
- Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar 24 pack: $14.97. Currently $9.97.
- 24-pack of Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Dr. Pepsi, and Diet Mountain Dew: $13.97. Currently $9.97.
Sam’s Club lowers prices on 250 items
Sam’s Club, owned by Walmart, also announced price reductions on “more than 250 items” across its 601 U.S. stores on July 6, the company said. The following price declines were highlighted.
- Member’s Mark bone-in chicken wings: $2.88 per pound. It’s currently $2 per pound.
- Member’s Mark Beef Hot Dog: It was $12.96. Currently $10.86.
- Member’s Mark 88/12 Ground Beef: Was $6.17 per pound. Currently $5.97.
- Member’s Mark whole bone-in pork back ribs: $3.48 per pound. Currently $3.18 per pound.
Stop & Shop lowers prices on thousands of items
On May 18, Stop & Shop announced price reductions on “thousands of items” at its 137 stores in New York and New Jersey. In response to the move, the company announced that it has reduced prices at more than 350 stores in those two states, as well as Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
The rollback is part of the company’s multi-year transformation strategy announced in 2024.
“Even amid widespread economic uncertainty, we have steadfastly continued to make significant investments in our prices for local customers,” Stop & Shop President Roger Wheeler said in a statement.
Stop & Shop highlighted the following price declines in May.
- Eight Count Nathan’s Beef Frank: It was $7.99. Now $5.79.
- Stop & Shop Whole Rotisserie Chicken: It was $7.99. Now $6.99.
- Beef Top Round London Broil: It was $10.79 per pound. Currently $7.99 per pound.
- 46oz Tropicana Orange Juice: It was $4.99. Now $4.49.
- One count freshly baked bagel: It was $1.29. Now $0.99.
- 12oz Acme Smoked Salmon: It was $21.99. Currently $17.99.
- 52oz Cipus Sabor Latino Passion Fruit: $2.29. Currently $1.99.
- Six Count Stop & Shop Baked Kaiser Roll: It was $5.49. Now $4.99.
- Hand-decorated 7-inch single-layer cake: It was $12.99. Currently $9.99.
- Stop Shop Half & Half Cream 1 quart: $3.49. Now $2.99.
- 5oz Bumblebee White Maglobin Naga: Was $2.29. Currently $1.99.
- 16-ounce Stop & Shop brand sausage: Was $4.99 per pound. Currently $3.99 per pound.
- Stop & Shop Fresh Salmon: Was $10.99 per pound. Currently priced at $9.99 per pound.
- Sargento Shredded Cheese (5-8 oz): Was $3.99. Now $3.49.
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