Giant Eagle

  1. Channel: Grocery

Retailers Donate Funds and Food as SNAP Cutoff Deadline Looms

With more than 40 million Americans facing a Nov. 1 cutoff of food aid delivered via SNAP [the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program] due to the ongoing government shutdown, food banks will be stretched even thinner than usual, according to the New York Times. Hunger is a reality in the U.S.: according to Feeding America, 14.3% […]
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Your Views:  Tariff Impacts

On the subject of the impact of tariffs on the industry, and the degree to which higher grocery prices are stressing out a large percentage of shoppers, one MNB reader wrote: We’re going to see some grocers yoyo pricing as they try to keep up with what they’re paying for inventory from week to week. […]
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  1. Channel: Drug

Rite Aid To Close All Stores Following Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. Here’s a Full List of Affected Locations

Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy for a second time earlier this month. Despite the store’s promise to remain open despite the filing, the retailer has announced that it will be closing all locations remaining in its inventory. Here’s a full list of affected locations. A Full List of Closing Rite Aid Locations According to Newsweek, […]
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  1. Channel: Drug

Monday Eye Openers

With brief, occasional, italicized and sometimes gratuitous commentary… •  Buyers Line Up To Acquire Rite Aid Assets From Forbes: “CVS Health, Walgreens and grocery store chains Kroger and Albertsons are among the pharmacy operators buying more than 1,000 Rite Aid pharmacy assets from stores to prescription files, the company confirmed. “It’s a going out of […]
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  1. Channel: Drug

Rite Aid Is Selling 1,000 Stores to Competitors, Including CVS and Walgreens

Defunct pharmacy chain Rite Aid is offloading assets, including over 1,000 stores. Seeing an opportunity, several other retailers, including longtime rivals, are lining up to buy them. So far, CVS Pharmacy is taking the lion’s share. The top drugstore chain in the country wants 625 Rite Aid pharmacies across 15 states as well as 64 […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Giant Eagle launches myPerks Pay Rewards Visa credit card in partnership with FNBO

    [[“value”:” Giant Eagle, in partnership with FNBO (First National Bank of Omaha), has launched its myPerks Pay Rewards Visa Card, which provides discounted fuel pricing, offers, and rewards for shopping both at the company’s locations as well as at other businesses. For shoppers looking to save on fuel purchases, card holders can realize instant per-gallon savings on fuel at GetGo. […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

SN Top 10: Dollar General, Publix, Giant Eagle top the week's headlines

    [[“value”:” In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, the top story was Publix introduces 9 limited-time private label ice cream flavors. Publix has launched nine limited-time own brand ice cream flavors for the fall / winter season. Most flavors are available in quart-size cartons; however, three flavors — Peppermint […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Giant Eagle searching for new headquarters, as it pivots from fully-remote work

    [[“value”:” Giant Eagle has said it plans to transition away from its fully remote corporate working model, and additionally confirmed that the retailer is exploring potential new headquarters, according to reporting from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.  “We appreciate the high level of support our corporate team members have provided to our store and retail […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Giant Eagle reverses strategy, brings back its weekly Pittsburgh circular

Giant Eagle, which was on the verge of completely canceling its weekly print circular in Pittsburgh, is now bringing the circular back next month, according to reporting from CBS News Pittsburgh. The company, which is headquartered in Pittsburgh, took steps towards a digital-only version of the circular in March (though printed copies were still available […]
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Walmart to Expand Digital Shelf Labels Chainwide

Walmart will deploy digital shelf labels (DSLs) chainwide this year, doubling the approximately 2,300 U.S. locations currently using the technology (Walmart U.S. operates more than 4,600 stores). With more than 120,000 items in a typical Walmart store, managing price changes manually requires significant associate hours. Additionally, these DSLs are equipped with LED lights that make […]
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