If you live in Southeastern or Central Pennsylvania, chances are there’s a GIANT Food Store in your community. You probably know them for a quality selection, a great natural foods department, a fantastic gas rewards program, and maybe also for its home delivery service, PeaPod. But did you know that the company, which has its headquarters in Carlisle, PA, is deeply committed to Pennsylvania? It was the first major retailer to introduce PA Preferred shelf tags, which are designed to help shoppers seek out the more than 1,200 Pennsylvania products available in its stores year-round.
A recent announcement shows that GIANT is even more invested in PA: On Thursday, January 9, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, PA, representatives from GIANT, joined by Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin, publicly shared their plans to invest $114 million in capital expenditures in Pennsylvania over the next 18 months. This includes opening an innovative GIANT DIRECT e-commerce fulfillment center and two new stores, and remodeling 35 existing stores in 2020 and 2021.
Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary Dennis Davin, GIANT Food Stores President Nicholas Bertram, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, Dauphin County Commissioner George Hartwick
GIANT has experienced significant growth in the past few years, with the opening of 17 new stores in 2019, and the launch of two new brands. In the Greater Philadelphia area, it launched the GIANT Heirloom Market format in three different neighborhoods in the city. In February, the company opened a GIANT DIRECT e-commerce hub in Lancaster. On top of all that, the number of GIANT DIRECT grocery pick-up locations skyrocketed from zero to 125 in just 10 months. We congratulate GIANT on this success, and are so pleased to know that so much of that growth is being reinvested in Pennsylvania communities!
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- Group photo: Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association
