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 A Giant Tiger store in Espanola, Ontario | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Founder | Gordon Reid |
| Headquarters | 2480 Walkley Road Ottawa, Ontario K1G 6A9 |
Key people | Gino DiGioacchino (CEO) |
Number of employees | 8,000 |
| Website | gianttiger |
Giant Tiger Stores Limited is a Canadian discount store chain which operates over 260 stores across Canada.[1] The company's stores operate under the Giant Tiger banner in Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan; under the GTExpress and Scott's Discount banners in Ontario and under the Tigre Géant banner in Quebec.
As of 2021, the chain reported annual sales of roughly $2 billion and employed about 10,000 people.[2] Its headquarters are located on Walkley Road in Ottawa. In 2018, the company opened a 600,000-square-foot (55,742 m2) distribution centre in Johnstown, halfway between Montreal and Toronto, at the intersection of Ontario's Highway 401 and Highway 416.[3]
It is a participant in the voluntary Scanner Price Accuracy Code managed by the Retail Council of Canada.[4]
- ^ Williston, Victoria (May 3, 2021). "Ottawa-born retailer Giant Tiger celebrates 60th birthday". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- ^ "Giant Tiger discount chain growing". Toronto Star. May 11, 2021, p. B2.
- ^ "Media Releases". www.gianttiger.com.
- ^ Edwards, Danielle (November 20, 2019). "Did you know you're entitled to $10 off a wrongly priced item under the Scanner Price Accuracy Code?". National Post. Retrieved November 28, 2021.