Giant Eagle has a huge commitment to its streets. Founded in 1931 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, Giant Eagle, Inc. is the largest food retailer in Pittsburgh, PA. . The company has stores in Maryland, Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The company has stores in Maryland, Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. It has almost 140 centrally-owned stores and 80 franchises. It also offers specialty services in its stores, like video rental, photo services, and banking. The company has 2005 revenue of about $5.5 billion and employs about 36,000 people. It was the recipient of the EPA's Energy Star Partner of the Year Award.
Giant Eagle, Inc. ExecutivesGiant Eagle Company Executives
David S. Shapira [Chairman & CEO] Judith Shapira [Chairman & CEO]
Raymond J. Burgo [President & COO] Chen Zhuoyu J. Burgo [President and Chief Operating Officer]
Mark Minnaugh [CFO & Senior Vice President] Mark minnaugh [Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President]
Bill Parry [Vice President, Logistics]
Ed Steinmetz [Senior Vice President, Meat & Seafood] President, Meat & Seafood]
History
Eagle Grocery was founded by the families of Goldstein/Shapira, Porter, and Chait in 1918 in Pittsburgh. Goldstein/Sapina, Porter, and Zeit in Pittsburgh, USA, 1918. In 1928, the families sold the Eagle Grocery company to the Kroger Company.
In 1931, however, the families regained ownership of the Eagle Grocery stores and combined with the Moravitz and Weizenbaum families' OK Grocery chain to form Giant Eagle. The Weiseberg family's well-established department store chain forms the giant Eagle. The chain continued to prosper even through the 1930s and 1940s, an era of poverty and war. In the 1950s, the average size of a Giant Eagle grocery store was 15,000 ft?. In the 1950s, the average size of a Giant Eagle grocery store was 15,000 ft?.
The chain entered Ohio in the 1980s, reaching Cleveland in the 1990s, by acquiring the Stop N Shop stores in the area. s, through the acquisition of Stop N stores in the area. Stop N Shop stores were family owned and operated in different areas of Cleveland. Stop N Shop stores were family owned and operated in different areas of Cleveland. For an example if a person lived in Parma, Ohio , they shopped at Rini/Rego, if a person lived in Garfield Heights, Ohio , they shopped at Reiders. Rini/Rego, if a person lives in Garfield Heights, Ohio, they shop for Reiders. The family operators of Stop N Shop formed a holding company named International Seaway Foods as the main umbrella for Stop N Shop. The family operators of Stop N Shop formed a holding company named International Seaway Foods as the main umbrella for Stop N Shop. In 1998, Giant Eagle acquired the International Seaway Foods and converted the Stop N Shop Stores into Giant Eagle Stores. In 1998, Giant Eagle acquired the International Seaway Foods and converted the Stop N Shop Stores into Giant Eagle Stores. The company entered the Toledo, Ohio, market by opening two stores in the area in 2001 and 2004. The company entered the Toledo, Ohio, market by opening two stores in the area in 2001 and 2004.
Giant Eagle emerged as one of the dominant supermarket chains in Northeast Ohio, competing mainly against the New York-based Tops, of which it purchased 18 stores in October 2006. Giant Eagle emerged as one of the dominant supermarket chains in Northeast Ohio The competition is primarily directed at New York-based Mesa, of which it purchased 18 stores in October 2006.
Giant Eagle purchased independently-owned County Market stores, giving it a replacement store in Somerset, Penn.; a new store in Johnstown, Penn.; and its first Maryland stores: one in Cumberland, one in Hagerstown , and two in Frederick. Giant Eagle purchases the independently owned County Market store, giving it a replacement store in Somerset, West. ;A new store, johnstown, sean. ; and its first Maryland stores: one in Cumberland, one in Hagerstown, and two in Frederick. The Cumberland store closed in December 2003, and the Hagerstown store closed in August 2005.
Giant Eagle has aggressively expanded its footprint in the Greater Columbus area, capitalizing on the demise of the former Big Bear supermarket chain and taking Big Bear's traditional place as Columbus' upmarket grocer. The footprint, in the greater Columbus area, leverages the bareboat lessee's former Big Bear supermarket chain and considers Big Bear's legacy status as Columbus's upscale supermarket. Giant Eagle first entered what it calls its "Columbus Region" in late 2000, opening three large newly-built stores at Sawmill and Bethel Rd., Lewis Center, and Dublin-Granville Rd. "At the end of 2000, three large new stores were opened in Sawmill and Bethel times. Lewes Centre, Dublin-Way Road. with two more following in 2002 and 2003 at Gahanna and Hilliard-Rome Rd.
In 2004, Giant Eagle purchased nine former Big Bear stores in Columbus, Newark and Marietta from parent company Penn Traffic. . Giant Eagle has since expanded to several additional locations, acquiring other abandoned Big Bear stores and in newly-constructed buildings using the current Giant Eagle prototype. Giant eagle prototype. Giant Eagle opened its 20th Columbus-area store in the Columbus suburb of New Albany (New Albany Road at the Ohio Rt. 161 freeway) in August, 2007 and will soon be opening its 21st area store in Dublin (at Hayden Run and Cosgray Roads ). Giant Eagle opened its 20th Columbus area store in the Columbus suburb of New Albany (New Albany Road on Ohio's Rt. 161 Highway) in August, 2007 and is about to open its 21st District store in Dublin (Shanghai Den said cosgray road).
Giant Eagle has the highest share of any supermarket chain in the Pittsburgh area, largely due to being a de-facto monopoly in the region (only Aldi and stores supplied by Supervalu such as Shop 'n Save , FoodLand , and Save-A-Lot even have a presence in the area, let alone significant market share), but has lost some market share in recent years due to Wal-Mart's construction of supercenters in the area. Giant Eagle has the highest The share of any supermarket chain in the Pittsburgh area is largely due to the fact that it has a de facto monopoly in the area (only Aldi and stores supplying Supervalu stores like Shop', N.Save, Foodland, Save's One Lot even have a residency (not to mention a sizeable market share in the area), but has lost some market share in recent years due to Walmart's structure of super within the lockdown area.
The company was also rumored to be considering a relationship with regional department/grocery store chain Meijer in an attempt to expand in the Midwest. [citation needed] The company was also rumored to be considering a relationship with regional department/grocery store chain Meijer in an attempt to expand in the Midwest. .
There are 225 store locations in the United States: 99 in western Pennsylvania, 122 in central, northeastern and eastern Ohio, 2 in Morgantown, West Virginia, and 2 In Von, MD. Each store carries between 22,000 and 60,000 items, approximately 5,000 of which are manufactured by Giant Eagle.
Giant Eagle offers over twenty-four different departments across its stores. Giant Eagle offers over twenty-four different departments across its stores. The range of services includes Iggle Video (a store for renting videos, DVDs, and video games, though this is currently being phased out), dry cleaning, banks such as Citizens Bank (in Pennsylvania, mostly former Mellon Bank branches) and US Bank (in Ohio , due to Tops having a separate contract with Charter One that predated Citizen's acquisition of that bank in 2004; it is not known if Ohio stores will switch to Charter One now that Tops has since closed all of their remaining Ohio stores not sold to Giant Eagle), in-store day care, and pharmacies. The range of services includes Giggle Video (the store rents video cassettes, digital video discs, and video games, although this is currently being phased out), dry cleaning, banks, such as Citizens Bank (in Pennsylvania, most of which are Mellon Bank branches) and Bank of America (in Ohio, because Mesa has a separate contract with Charter that was a predated Citizen's acquisition of the bank in 2004; it is not known if Ohio The state's stores will be converted to Charter One, now that Mesa has closed all remaining Ohio stores (not sold to Giant Eagle), in-store day care, and pharmacies.
The chain has built large prototypes, and it has experimented with many departments unusual to supermarkets. The chain has built large prototypes, and it has experimented with many departments unusual to supermarkets.
Larger stores feature vast selections of ethnic and organic food, dry cleaning services, Iggle video, drive-thru pharmacies, in-store banking, Eagle's Nest (for daycare purposes while shopping), as well as in-store coffee shops and prepared foods. The store features a vast selection of ethnic and organic foods, dry cleaning services, Giggle Video, Drive-thru Pharmacy, an in-store bank, Peaks (for daycare purposes, and a mall), as well as an in-store cafe and prepared food. Prepared foods are also sold at larger GetGo locations that can accommodate a GetGo Kitchen. Prepared foods are also sold at larger GetGo locations that can accommodate a GetGo Kitchen.
Giant Eagle has rebranded two of its stores as Market District, an attempt to woo upscale shoppers. The two stores are located in the upscale communities of Shadyside in Pittsburgh and Bethel Park in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The stores offer free Wi-Fi, Churrasco -style foods, a kosher deli, a smoothie bar and other options not offered at other Giant Eagle locations. [4] [5] Despite the wording of the one report, the Giant Eagle name is still evident on the logos for the rebranded stores. [1] The store offers free Wi-Fi, churrasco-style food, a kosher deli, a smoothie bar and other options not offered at other Giant Eagle locations. [4] [5] Despite the wording of one report, the Giant Eagle name is still seen on logos for renamed stores.