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  "title": "Store inventory report, October 15, 2026 - 194 stores in 3 cities | Aisles",
  "description": "Retailer-reported availability and prices for 253 products at 194 stores in 3 US cities on October 15, 2026: in-stock rates by city and category, hardest products to find, and price differences between chains and cities.",
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  "summary": "On October 15, 2026: Retailers reported 90.3% of 20,023 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).",
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        "Retailers reported 90.3% of 20,023 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)."
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          "87.5%",
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          "51",
          "37.3%"
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            "text": "Private Selection Caramel Truffle Medium Roast Ground Coffee",
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        "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."
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            "text": "Kroger Multi-Symptom Cold and Flu DayTime Cold Medicine Softgels",
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        "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.",
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