As Giant Food Stores officially cut the ribbon on its newest Lancaster, Pennsylvania-area store on Friday, Nov. 16, the company made a $50,000 donation to the Extraordinary Give, Lancaster County’s largest day of giving. Nearly 500 local organizations supporting causes like education, health, children and families, the environment and more will benefit from the day’s gifts. […]
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Giant Food, established in 1936 in Washington, D.C., stands as a prominent grocery retailer dedicated to serving its communities. As of 2023, the company operates numerous locations across multiple states in the Mid-Atlantic region.
The supermarket chain focuses on providing a wide range of products, including groceries, fresh produce, and specialty items, while continually embracing technological advancements to enhance customer service. Giant Food remains dedicated to meeting the diverse needs of its customers and offering a seamless shopping experience.
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Giant Food Opens New Herndon and Alexandria, Virginia, Stores
Giant Food has opened two new stores in Virginia this month, replacing smaller stores. The new locations, in Herndon and Alexandria, offer “enhanced benefits and expanded departments” for local shoppers, says Giant. See photos from the new stores’ grand openings below. The new Herndon store opened at 2425 Centerville Road on Nov. 9, and the Alexandria store opened at 6200 Little River […]
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Giant Food Donates 6,000 Turkeys To Five Local Food Banks
Giant Food has donated 6,000 Nature’s Promise turkeys to five Feeding America food banks within its region: Capital Area Food Bank, Maryland Food Bank, Food Bank of Delaware, Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank and Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. The turkeys will help feed 72,000 people this holiday season. The donations kicked off a food drive being held at […]
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Seven Conagra Facilities Achieve 95 Percent Waste Diversion
Conagra Brands is recognizing seven facilities that have diverted more than 95 percent of materials that would have otherwise been sent to landfills. These facilities are Conagra’s 2018 Zero Waste Champions, and they are critical in leading the company’s waste reduction and recycling programs, the company says. “Conagra Brands is dedicated to keeping unavoidable waste […]
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Giant Food’s New Promotional Campaign Celebrates Shared Connections
Giant Food, a greater Washington D.C. regional grocery chain, has unveiled a new marketing campaign introducing Giant’s new tagline, “The Little Things Are Giant.” The campaign highlights the “connections shared over great food and how these moments between family and friends are made even more special with the help of Giant’s product assortment, ease of shopping and […]
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Giant Food Stores To Open New Lancaster Location
Giant Food Stores will celebrate the grand opening of its newest Lancaster, Pennsylvania-area store located at 106 Willow Valley Square on Friday, Nov. 16, at 8 a.m. Giant acquired the location from Darrenkamp’s Markets in September of this year. The store will operate 6 a.m.-midnight, seven days a week, and will employ approximately 155 full- […]
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ShopRite Offers Free Programs In Support Of Diabetes Awareness Month
ShopRite is recognizing National Diabetes Awareness Month. During November, as part of the supermarket’s commitment to provide free health and wellness services to its shoppers, ShopRite is offering a variety of free diabetes-themed educational classes, food demonstrations and store tours led by in-store dietitians. “This month our team of over 100 trained registered dietitians is […]
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ShopRite To Cut Ribbon For New Store In Riverhead, New York
ShopRite plans to cut the ribbon on a full-service supermarket in Riverhead, New York, with a ceremony set for 8 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21. Located at 1510 Old Country Road in the Riverhead Centre Plaza, the 60,000-s.f. supermarket is owned by K Thompson Foods LLC, a family-run company operated by Ken Thompson and his […]
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Giant Foods Opens Fuel Station In Lititz, Pennsylvania
Giant Foods-Carlisle has opened a fuel station at 825 Lititz Pike, on the same road as its Lititz Giant Food Store. “We are excited to give our Lititz and Lancaster County area customers a brand new fuel station, offering them another convenient location to save at the pump with our exclusive Gas Extra Rewards program,” […]
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Darrenkamp’s Closing Its Four Pa. Stores After 86 Years
Family-owned grocer Darrenkamp’s, which was founded in 1932 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is closing down, the company announced Sept. 4. Three of its stores—in Elizabethtown, Etters and Mt. Joy—will be shuttered, while its Willow Valley Square store in Lancaster is being sold to Giant Food Stores LLC. The liquidation process will begin immediately, Darrenkamp’s said, with […]
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Giant/Martin’s Children’s Miracle Network Fundraiser Breaks Record
Giant/Martin’s, headquartered in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, raised a record-breaking $758,610 during its annual in-store Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospitals balloon campaign. The previous highest total for the campaign was $658,565 in 2017. “We humbly thank our loyal customers who joined with us in bringing hope to our communities and our local children’s hospitals,” said Matt Simon, Giant/Martin’s VP […]
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Giant Food Named Best Grocery Store In Pennsylvania By The Daily Meal
The Daily Meal, a website dedicated to food and drink, once again has named Giant Food Stores the best grocery store in Pennsylvania for 2018. The retailer also received this honor in 2016. To compile the state-by-state rankings, The Daily Meal looked at online reviews, local polls, social media posts and check-ins. Informal polls also […]
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Giant Food Presents $50K To Capital Area Food Bank
Giant Food of Landover, Maryland, this week presented the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) with a $50,000 donation, collected from in-store campaigns and fundraising during the summer’s 24th annual Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle in Washington, D.C. In 2016, Giant also committed to serving as the food bank’s inaugural Retailer for Wellness, a program established […]
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Ahold USA Continues With Organizational Restructure
Ahold USA on Wednesday provided what it calls “an initial update on the restructuring of its support organization and changes it is making to simplify operations, speed up decision-making and support stores more effectively.” It is part of the restructuring effort that the company announced in March. “With a clear and constant focus on serving […]