Giant Eagle Inc. has expanded its partnership with Upside by launching Upside Pay across all of its stores. The secure mobile payment option gives shoppers instant cash back at the register – no receipt uploads required – while helping Giant Eagle strengthen customer loyalty and drive measurable sales growth. “We’re always looking for ways to enhance the in-store experience, […]
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Giant Eagle Introduces New Business Strategy To Drive Growth Plan
Giant Eagle Inc. has introduced its “Because It Matters” business strategy to guide the company’s plan for growth in the coming years. The strategy marks the latest in a series of organizational milestones over the past 12 months, highlighted by the sale of Giant Eagle’s GetGo business and the growth of the retailer’s pharmacy services. […]
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Giant Eagle, Sparkling Ice Support Military Vets, Their Service Dogs
Giant Eagle Inc. and Talking Rain Beverage Co., the makers of Sparkling Ice, are partnering to spread awareness about the value of service dogs for military veterans with PTSD and other hidden wounds. “At Giant Eagle, we continually look for ways to support the communities we serve, and we know that for some U.S. veterans […]
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Instacart’s FoodStorm Expands As Grocers Upgrade Fresh Counters
As more people seek out freshly prepared foods, Instacart says many grocers are turning to its FoodStorm order management system (OMS) to meet customer expectations and streamline perimeter counter operations. FoodStorm provides functionality for grocery perimeter counters to streamline order-ahead and foodservice operations, including made-to-order and catering. Over the first half of 2025, FoodStorm has […]
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Giant Eagle Advances Sustainability Efforts With Zero Waste Milestone
Giant Eagle Inc. has reached zero waste status across its nine warehouse and manufacturing sites, implementing environmentally-friendly waste-reducing practices across more than 2.7 million square feet in total. The warehouse and manufacturing site milestone is a notable step toward Giant Eagle’s goal to achieve zero waste companywide by 2030. As it tracks its progress, the […]
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Women Grocers Of America Presents Graff With Woman Of The Year Award
The Women Grocers of America (WGA) recently presented the Woman of the Year Award to Jennifer Graff of Columbiana Foods/Giant Eagle. Graff began her career in the grocery industry when she was 17 and currently holds the position of perishable director. “For 30 years, Jennifer has been a tremendous leader in the grocery industry, helping […]
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Grenade Accelerates U.S. Expansion Through C-Store Launch
Global sports and nutrition brand Grenade is increasing its availability throughout the nation. The maker of the Carb Killa line of low-sugar, high-protein snacks, Grenade has secured partnerships with leading convenience store chain, Speedway, as well as a number of other partnerships including Royal Farms, Dash In, GetGo and Wawa. Grenade also has signed […]
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Giant Eagle Joins InComm Healthcare’s Retail Network
InComm, a payments technology company, is adding multi-format food, fuel and pharmacy retailer Giant Eagle Inc. to InComm Healthcare’s OTC Network, which provides health plan supplemental benefit and incentive spending solutions designed to encourage healthy purchases. With the new partnership, the more than 5 million health plan OTC Network cardholders will now be able to […]
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Giant Eagle To Open Tech Annex In Pittsburgh Neighborhood
Giant Eagle Inc. has finalized a lease agreement to open a technology annex in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood. The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based company anticipates occupying the 23,000-s.f. space within the TechMill 41 development by early 2020, offering upwards of 150 current and new team members a modern and collaborative work environment where current digital offerings will be […]
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Giant Eagle Using Autonomous Solution To Take Digital Inventory
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Giant Eagle unveiled a pilot program with Simbe Robotics to deploy Tally, the autonomous, shelf-auditing and inventory analytics solution, in the Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Akron areas. Tally is ensuring products are on shelves when and where customers expect them to be, allowing store associates to focus on customers. In the pilot program, Tally […]
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Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams Selling in Giant Eagle, Harris Teeter, Publix
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams are now being distributed at Giant Eagle and Harris Teeter grocery stores and has expanded flavors available at Publix. Between Giant Eagle’s locations throughout the east coast and midwest, and Harris Teeter’s locations throughout the southeast and mid-Atlantic region, the two new partnerships add more than 650 locations to Jeni’s grocery business. […]
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Ohio Launches Text-To-Play Lottery, Available At Buehler’s, Kroger
As shoppers across the country race to get tickets for the record-setting $1.6 billion (as of Oct. 23) Mega Millions jackpot, Ohioans have access to a new way to play that provides a convenient lottery experience. The new text-to-play Lottery Card—now available in Buehler’s Fresh Foods, Giant Eagle and Kroger—allows Ohio consumers to enter draw games on their […]
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Giant Eagle, Ricker’s Enter Acquisition Agreement
Giant Eagle Inc. and Ricker’s have entered into an acquisition agreement, allowing the GetGo and Ricker’s brands to join forces in serving customers throughout Indiana. “We are thrilled to partner with such a strong company, brand and talented group of Ricker’s employees,” said Laura Karet, Giant Eagle president and CEO, in a statement. “We look […]
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OfferUp Partners With Giant Eagle On Community MeetUp Spots
OfferUp, a mobile marketplace for local buying and selling, is partnering with Giant Eagle to make the retailers’ stores accessible for customers in the Northeast looking for secure locations for meeting and exchanging items. Customers that buy or sell items within OfferUp’s mobile app can select one of 91 nearby Giant Eagle, Market District and GetGo […]
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Giant Eagle’s Voni Woods Wins IFMA Silver Plate In Retail/Specialty
Giant Eagle’s Yvonne “Voni” Woods received a Silver Plate from the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association on May 19 at the National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show in Chicago. Woods recently was named VP of customer experience for Giant Eagle, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based grocer that operates nearly 400 stores in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Maryland. IFMA’s annual Gold […]
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Giant Eagle To Add Ace Hardware Sections To Five Pennsylvania Stores
Five Giant Eagle stores in Pennsylvania are adding Ace Hardware sections for home improvement supplies. The first department will open this summer. Dan Donovan, marketing manager for Pittsburgh-based Giant Eagle, said, “It is imperative that we at Giant Eagle continue to innovate both within and outside of our supermarkets to succeed in our increasingly competitive food […]
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Giant Eagle Launches New Loyalty Program Fuelperks+
Giant Eagle Inc. is changing its fuelperks! customer loyalty program to offer more ways to save both in-store and at the fuel pump. Customers now can earn perks while fueling at GetGo and also now have the choice of redeeming those perks on either their next GetGo fuel purchase—up to a free tank of gas—or on groceries inside Giant […]
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175 Giant Eagle Stores Receive Grocery Stewardship Certification
Manomet, a grocery sustainability certification program, has certified 175 Giant Eagle stores as achieving Grocery Stewardship Certification (GSC). The certification recognizes the company’s commitment to incorporating operational sustainability best practices in stores, reducing its environmental impact and saving resources. Giant Eagle operates supermarkets in western Pennsylvania, North Central Ohio, northern West Virginia, Maryland and Indiana. The […]