Store inventory report: October 15, 2026

Key findings

Retailers reported 90.3% of 20,028 store-product listings with a known status in stock, across 194 stores in 3 cities.

Bread was the hardest category to find (74.0% in stock); Paper towels was the easiest (97.3%).

On identical products, Food 4 Less prices averaged 17.8% lower than Ralphs in San Diego, CA (56 products compared).

The widest price gap between cities was Kroger Multi-Symptom Cold and Flu DayTime Cold Medicine Softgels: $7.99 in Chicago, IL vs $12.99 in San Diego, CA (median store prices).

In-stock rate by city

In-stock rate by category

Lowest in-stock rates among the stores Aisles covers

Price differences between chains on identical products

What this report covers

Grocery stores only: 194 stores in 3 cities with qualifying records on this date. Stores inside shopping malls are not part of daily reports, so a report covers fewer stores and cities than the site lists. Each store reports a curated assortment of commonly bought products, not its full catalog, so "lowest in-stock rates" describe the stores Aisles covers, not every store in the area.

Same product, different city: biggest price gaps

How this report was made

Snapshot: for every store and product, the most recent retailer-reported observation retrieved by the end of the report date (UTC). Observations past their freshness window count as "status unknown".

In-stock rate: listings reported in stock or low stock, divided by listings with a reported status (in stock, low stock or out of stock). Listings whose status the retailer did not report are excluded from the rate and counted separately.

Prices: store prices as reported by the retailer, including any promotion it reported. City and chain comparisons use only current readings with a price, take the median store price per product, and compare only identical products (the same Kroger product ID, which is the item’s UPC, so package sizes match). A chain pair is shown only when 10 or more products were priced at both.

Aisles did not physically verify stock or prices. Retailer systems can be wrong or delayed.

Questions shoppers ask

Which product category was hardest to find on October 15, 2026?

Bread: 74.0% of listings with a reported status were in stock across the stores Aisles checked.

Which grocery chain had lower prices on identical products?

In San Diego, CA, Food 4 Less averaged 17.8% lower prices than Ralphs across 56 identical products on October 15, 2026.

How was this report made?

Snapshot: for every store and product, the most recent retailer-reported observation retrieved by the end of the report date (UTC). Observations past their freshness window count as "status unknown". In-stock rate: listings reported in stock or low stock, divided by listings with a reported status (in stock, low stock or out of stock). Listings whose status the retailer did not report are excluded from the rate and counted separately.