Walmart vs. Whole Foods: Which store is better for groceries? - Business Insider

A banana display at Walmart, where the low prices and vast selection beat Whole Foods' health focus.Shoshy Ciment/Business Insider

Walmart versus Amazon? It's a now-classic comparison.

When it comes to online shopping, the competition between the two seems to get more intense every year. But when it comes to shopping for groceries in person, which store has the edge?

Walmart dominates the grocery business by a large margin, and it is by far America's largest grocer in terms of sales, according to the Progressive Grocer. It has beefed up its organic and healthier offerings to cater to changing consumer tastes.

However, Amazon-owned Whole Foods is carving out its own customer base by catering to Prime members, with a core focus on health-conscious buyers. With 500 stores in North America and the United Kingdom, Whole Foods reaches most major markets in the US.

Read more: We compared the shopping experience at the Walmart and Rite Aid pharmacies, and the drugstore chain came out on top

We went grocery shopping at Walmart and Whole Foods to see for ourselves which offered the better experience overall — and the winner was obvious.

The low prices, freshness of the items, and mammoth display of products at Walmart were just a few of the reasons we had no problem crowning it the victor over Whole Foods. 

Here's what it was like:

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