An NBC and Telemundo coast-to-coast analysis of grocery prices found shoppers in San Diego and across the country often pay the same price whether they buy in-store or order online for pickup — though regional price differences can add up.
NBC and Telemundo Responds teams joined forces to compare grocery prices at Walmart, Target and Whole Foods in 14 areas nationwide, from the West Coast to the Northeast, South and Midwest. The goal: determine whether the convenience of online grocery shopping costs more money and how San Diego prices stack up against the rest of the country.
At each retailer, reporters and producers purchased the same list of a dozen staple items on the same day: milk, eggs, butter, cheese, bread, coffee, cereal, orange juice, fresh meat, vegetables, pasta and tomato sauce…