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  "title": "Chicago, IL store inventory report, October 16, 2026 | Aisles",
  "description": "Retailer-reported availability and prices at 37 stores in the Chicago, IL area on October 16, 2026: in-stock rates by category and store, hardest products to find, and price differences between chains.",
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      "name": "October 16, 2026",
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  "updated": "2026-10-16T15:11:41.867Z",
  "updated_label": "Updated Oct 16, 2026",
  "summary": "On October 16, 2026: Retailers reported 87.0% of 4,682 store-product listings with a known status in stock, across 37 stores in the Chicago, IL area. Cold and flu was the hardest category to find (80.0% in stock); Paper towels was the easiest (93.1%). On identical products, Food 4 Less prices averaged 10.3% lower than Mariano’s in Chicago, IL (101 products compared).",
  "subtitle": "37 stores · 239 products",
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      "value": "87.0%"
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  "notes": [
    "Availability is reported by each retailer and checked by Aisles about once a day. It can change at any time, and Aisles does not physically verify stock. Confirm with the store before making a special trip."
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        "Retailers reported 87.0% of 4,682 store-product listings with a known status in stock, across 37 stores in the Chicago, IL area.",
        "Cold and flu was the hardest category to find (80.0% in stock); Paper towels was the easiest (93.1%).",
        "On identical products, Food 4 Less prices averaged 10.3% lower than Mariano’s in Chicago, IL (101 products compared)."
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          "Cold and flu",
          "461",
          "80.0%",
          "92"
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          "Coffee",
          "434",
          "81.3%",
          "81"
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          "Batteries",
          "431",
          "83.1%",
          "73"
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        [
          "Bread",
          "170",
          "84.7%",
          "26"
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          "Diapers",
          "466",
          "85.0%",
          "70"
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          "Baby formula",
          "404",
          "85.6%",
          "58"
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          "399",
          "87.7%",
          "49"
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          "Eggs",
          "374",
          "89.3%",
          "40"
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          "Milk",
          "356",
          "90.4%",
          "34"
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          "Dog food",
          "386",
          "92.2%",
          "30"
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          "Pain relief",
          "408",
          "92.4%",
          "31"
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          "393",
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          "27"
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          {
            "text": "Dimetapp Children's Dimetapp Day & Night, Cold & Cough, Nighttime Cold & Congestion Medicine, Grape Flavor",
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          "Cold and flu",
          "8",
          "0.0%"
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            "text": "Kroger Alkaline AA Batteries Value Pack",
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          "Batteries",
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          "0.0%"
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            "text": "Millie Moon Luxury Diapers, Size 3, 88 Count",
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          "8",
          "0.0%"
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            "text": "Kroger Multi-Symptom Cold and Flu DayTime and NightTime Cold Medicine Softgels",
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          "Cold and flu",
          "8",
          "0.0%"
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          {
            "text": "Rayovac High Energy Plastic Free 4 Pack AA",
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          "Batteries",
          "8",
          "0.0%"
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            "text": "Vicks DayQuil & NyQuil Kids Honey Cold & Cough + Congestion Liquid Combo Pack",
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          "8",
          "0.0%"
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            "text": "Horizon Organic Shelf Stable 1% Lowfat Chocolate Milk",
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          "Milk",
          "7",
          "0.0%"
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            "text": "Horizon Organic Shelf Stable 1% Lowfat DHA Omega-3 Chocolate Milk",
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          "Milk",
          "7",
          "0.0%"
        ],
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          {
            "text": "Starbucks Caramel Flavored Ground Coffee",
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          "Coffee",
          "7",
          "0.0%"
        ],
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          {
            "text": "Kendamil Whole Milk Fats 0-12 Months Infant Formula Powder",
            "url": "https://aislesinventory.com/chicago/products/kendamil-whole-milk-fats-0-12-months-infant-formula-powder-0085004523801"
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          "Baby formula",
          "7",
          "0.0%"
        ],
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          {
            "text": "Energizer® Energizer MAX® Alkaline AA Batteries - 32 Pack",
            "url": "https://aislesinventory.com/chicago/products/energizer-energizer-max-alkaline-aa-batteries-32-pack-0003980015087"
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          "Batteries",
          "7",
          "0.0%"
        ],
        [
          {
            "text": "Rayovac High Energy AA Alkaline Batteries",
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          "Batteries",
          "7",
          "0.0%"
        ],
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          {
            "text": "Folgers Classic Roast Ground Coffee, Medium Roast",
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          "Coffee",
          "7",
          "0.0%"
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          {
            "text": "Starbucks Single-Origin Sumatra Dark Roast Ground Coffee",
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          "Coffee",
          "6",
          "0.0%"
        ],
        [
          {
            "text": "Advil Pain Reliever and Fever Reducer, Ibuprofen 200 mg for Pain Relief",
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          "Pain relief",
          "5",
          "0.0%"
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          "Food 4 Less",
          "Mariano’s",
          "101",
          "10.3% lower",
          "37"
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        "Grocery stores only: 37 stores in 1 city 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": "Mariano’s Bucktown",
            "url": "https://aislesinventory.com/chicago/chicago/marianos-bucktown-chicago-53100516"
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          "Mariano’s",
          "111",
          "97.3%",
          "3"
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          {
            "text": "Mariano’s Oak Lawn",
            "url": "https://aislesinventory.com/chicago/oak-lawn/marianos-oak-lawn-oak-lawn-53100517"
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            "text": "Mariano’s Westmont",
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          "112",
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            "text": "Mariano’s Wheaton",
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          "4"
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            "text": "Mariano’s Bronzeville",
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            "text": "Mariano’s Orland Park",
            "url": "https://aislesinventory.com/chicago/orland-park/marianos-orland-park-orland-park-53100535"
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          "113",
          "95.6%",
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            "text": "Mariano’s Elmhurst",
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            "text": "Mariano’s Northbrook",
            "url": "https://aislesinventory.com/chicago/northbrook/marianos-northbrook-northbrook-53100533"
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            "text": "Mariano’s Evergreen Park",
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          "5"
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            "text": "Mariano’s West Loop",
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          {
            "text": "Mariano’s Des Plaines",
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          "112",
          "94.6%",
          "6"
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            "text": "Mariano’s Harwood Heights",
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            "text": "Mariano’s Park Ridge",
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            "text": "Mariano’s Westchester",
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            "text": "Mariano’s Glenview East",
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          "6"
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            "text": "Mariano’s Jefferson Park",
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            "text": "Mariano’s Western Springs",
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          "102",
          "94.1%",
          "6"
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            "text": "Mariano’s Lombard",
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          "113",
          "92.9%",
          "8"
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            "text": "Mariano’s Arlington Heights",
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          "90.2%",
          "11"
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            "text": "Mariano’s Bridgeport",
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          "11"
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            "text": "Mariano’s New City",
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          "11"
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            "text": "Mariano’s South Loop",
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            "text": "Mariano’s Skokie",
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          "12"
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            "text": "Mariano’s Edgewater",
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          "111",
          "88.3%",
          "13"
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            "text": "Mariano’s Lakeshore East",
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          "109",
          "86.2%",
          "15"
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            "text": "Mariano’s 3030 Broadway",
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          "Mariano’s",
          "110",
          "85.5%",
          "16"
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            "text": "Mariano’s Ravenswood",
            "url": "https://aislesinventory.com/chicago/chicago/marianos-ravenswood-chicago-53100515"
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          "Mariano’s",
          "112",
          "83.0%",
          "19"
        ],
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          {
            "text": "Mariano’s Roscoe Village",
            "url": "https://aislesinventory.com/chicago/chicago/marianos-roscoe-village-chicago-53100504"
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          "Mariano’s",
          "112",
          "83.0%",
          "19"
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          {
            "text": "Food 4 Less Englewood Plaza",
            "url": "https://aislesinventory.com/chicago/chicago/food-4-less-englewood-plaza-chicago-70800552"
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          "Food 4 Less",
          "124",
          "79.8%",
          "25"
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          {
            "text": "Food 4 Less Hammond Shopping Center",
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          "197",
          "78.7%",
          "42"
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            "text": "Food 4 Less Main Street Shopping Center",
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          "Food 4 Less",
          "193",
          "77.2%",
          "44"
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          {
            "text": "Food 4 Less Dolton",
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          "178",
          "77.0%",
          "41"
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          {
            "text": "Food 4 Less Alsip",
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          "Food 4 Less",
          "191",
          "75.9%",
          "46"
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          {
            "text": "Food 4 Less 87th Dan Ryan",
            "url": "https://aislesinventory.com/chicago/chicago/food-4-less-87th-dan-ryan-chicago-70800570"
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          "Food 4 Less",
          "195",
          "75.4%",
          "48"
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          {
            "text": "Food 4 Less 31st Cicero",
            "url": "https://aislesinventory.com/chicago/cicero/food-4-less-31st-cicero-cicero-70800551"
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          "Food 4 Less",
          "194",
          "75.3%",
          "48"
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          {
            "text": "Mariano’s Ukrainian Village",
            "url": "https://aislesinventory.com/chicago/chicago/marianos-ukrainian-village-chicago-53100527"
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          "Mariano’s",
          "112",
          "75.0%",
          "28"
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          {
            "text": "Food 4 Less Washington Square",
            "url": "https://aislesinventory.com/chicago/chicago/food-4-less-washington-square-chicago-70800567"
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          "Food 4 Less",
          "201",
          "71.1%",
          "58"
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      "items": [
        {
          "name": "All cities on October 16, 2026",
          "url": "https://aislesinventory.com/reports/2026-10-16"
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          "name": "Chicago, IL store inventory",
          "url": "https://aislesinventory.com/chicago"
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        "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."
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    {
      "q": "What was hardest to find in the Chicago, IL area on October 16, 2026?",
      "a": "Cold and flu: 80.0% of listings with a reported status were in stock."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which chain was cheaper in the Chicago, IL area?",
      "a": "Food 4 Less averaged 10.3% lower prices than Mariano’s across 101 identical products on October 16, 2026."
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