Walmart Keeps Grocery Prices Steady Amid Inflation, Antitrust Claims

Walmart Keeps Grocery Prices Steady Amid Inflation, Antitrust Claims
A Wal-Mart Pickup-Grocery test store in Bentonville, Ark., on June 4, 2015. Rick Wilking/Reuters
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NEW YORK—A new analysis of Walmart’s pricing strategy reveals it has consistently kept grocery prices lower than competitors while generally hiking prices at rates far below U.S. inflation, even while the firm now faces allegations of using its clout to gain unfair advantages over rivals.

Data analytics firm Dataweave compared the prices of 589 name-brand products in 34 categories, including coffee, soup, cereals, baking goods, batteries, personal care items and pet food exclusively for Reuters.