Inflation has been one of the biggest concerns among investors this holiday season, particularly when it comes to rising grocery prices. Bank of America recently conducted a food retailer pricing study in the city of Nashville to identify which food retailers are hiking prices the most and determine where consumers can still find the lowest prices. Analyst Robert Ohmes compared grocery prices at conventional supermarkets Kroger Co. and Publix to prices at specialty grocers Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. subsidiary Whole Foods, as well as mass retailers Walmart Inc. and Target Corporation. In addition, Ohmes conducted a dollar store price comparison that included Kroger, Walmart, Target, Dollar General Corp., and Dollar Tree Inc. subsidiary Family Dollar. Ohmes also assessed pricing at private label deep discounter Aldi. Ohmes compared his recent results to an identical survey he conducted in Nashville in 2019 to look for two-year changes in pricing. …