Ground beef, 80/20 price in Fort Worth.

How we got these numbers

• Instacart — Aldi:Calibrated estimate against retailer-specific multiplier ($4.75)
• Walmart+:Live observation from May 11 ($5.00)
• Amazon Fresh (Prime):Category multiplier against Walmart base, adjusted for South Urban ($6.00)
• Instacart — Whole Foods:Calibrated estimate against retailer-specific multiplier ($8.08)

Live observations come from public weekly ads (Aldi, Whole Foods) and BLS Average Retail Food Prices, refreshed daily. Estimates use a per-category multiplier calibrated to NPR, Consumer Reports, and Tasting Table grocery comparison studies.

Why this category prices the way it does

Meat is the highest-variance category by retailer — Walmart's in-house meat program runs ~30% cheaper than Whole Foods' grass-fed/organic-leaning case for comparable cuts.

Fort Worth grocery context

Fort Worth's grocery scene is dominated by Walmart, Kroger, and Tom Thumb (Albertsons). Aldi has been expanding into the DFW Metroplex but Fort Worth proper still has fewer Aldi stores than North Dallas. Whole Foods has stores in West 7th and South Fort Worth. H-E-B opened a Burleson location in 2024 and is building out from there. Walmart's strong Texas footprint plus the South's 5% below-average pricing makes Walmart+ unusually competitive here.

Walmart+ is the cheapest broadly-available delivery option in Fort Worth — better Aldi coverage in North Dallas means the dedicated Dallas metro page applies more cleanly there. For TCU and Cultural District residents, Whole Foods on West 7th is the premium choice.

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