The city of Philadelphia has a variety of grocery stores available for the savvy shopper. There are the giant stores such as Wal-Mart, and smaller local grocery stores. A store such as Wal-Mart purchases their stock in huge quantities. This allows the retailer to pass on the savings directly to the customer. Many customers say the best prices are available at this superstore.

Whole Foods is a more expensive store than the mega super store. Although the price point is higher than the super store you will never be disappointed with the quality of the products at this grocery store. In the middle of the spectrum of grocery stores is Superfresh. This grocery store is not the cheapest however you will not be disappointed with the quality of products from this store.

For items that are standard household items the large discount store may be your best choice. So for example items such as detergent, cleaners, flour, sugar and dairy products would be fine from this store. To get the very best in produce, meat and fish you may want to shop at a store such as Whole Foods or Superfresh. Review the coupon flyer for each store before your shopping trip.