Lol, when is it not? Same with Hannaford. I'm no economist and don't know all of the factors, but at this point it feels like we're just being taken advantage of. Market basket is generally better for us but I saw a really sharp uptick in prices this last week. I saw exactly what op was talking about; the cage free eggs were cheaper.

Edit 1: https://www.natlawreview.com/article/price-fixing-food-industry

I also read recently the majority of stores in the us are owned by only 3 different parent companies.

Edit 2: shaws is owned by Kroger which explains a bunch.