Giant Eagle

This article is about the supermarket chain. For the bird, see Haast's eagle.
Not to be confused with Giant Food Stores (Carlisle), Eagle Food Centers, or Giants-Eagles rivalry.

Giant Eagle, Inc.
Company typePrivate
ISINUS3744561016 Edit this on Wikidata
FoundedAugust 31, 1931[1]
HeadquartersCranberry Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Number of locations
496 (211 Supermarkets, 8 pharmacies, 274 GetGo stores, and 3 car wash)
Area served
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland, Indiana
Key people
Bart Friedman, Executive Chairman[2]
Bill Artman, CEO[3]
ProductsBakery, dairy, deli, frozen foods, general grocery, meat, pharmacy, produce, seafood, snacks, liquor, lottery tickets, fuel, sushi, Western Union, money orders, dry ice, prepared foods
ServicesConvenience/Forecourt Store, Other Specialty, Supermarket, Gas Stations
RevenueIncrease US$ 11.1 billion (FY 2022)[4]
Number of employees
37,000
SubsidiariesGetGo, RX-21 LLC, Ricker Oil Company, Inc., Rini-Rego Supermarkets, Inc., Seegrid Corporation.
Websitegianteagle.com

Giant Eagle, Inc. (Western Pennsylvania English: /ˈdʒaɪn.ɪɡəl/)[5] is an American supermarket chain with stores in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, and Maryland. The company was founded in 1918 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and incorporated on August 31, 1931.[1] Supermarket News ranked Giant Eagle 21st on the "Top 75 North American Food Retailers" based on sales of $11 billion.[6] In 2021, it was the 36th-largest privately held company, as determined by Forbes.[7] Based on 2005 revenue, Giant Eagle is the 49th-largest retailer in the United States.[8] As of summer 2014, the company had approximately $9.9 billion in annual sales. As of fall 2023, Giant Eagle, Inc. had 496 stores across the portfolio: 211 supermarkets (Giant Eagle, Giant Eagle Express, Market District, Market District Express) 8 standalone pharmacies, 274 fuel station/convenience stores under the GetGo banner, and three standalone car wash under the WetGo banner. The company is headquartered in an office park in Cranberry Township, PA in Butler County.

  1. ^ a b Pennsylvania Department of State search Archived August 20, 2020, at the Wayback Machine entity 139000
  2. ^ Litvak, Anya (March 21, 2023). "Giant Eagle board ends Shapira family leadership of the company and its board with Laura Shapira Karet's departure". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "Bill Artman is named CEO of O'Hara-based grocer Giant Eagle". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 30, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "Leadership Changes at Giant Eagle". March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  5. ^ Johnstone, Barbara (2013). Speaking Pittsburghese: The Story of a Dialect. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-199-94568-9.
  6. ^ "TOP 75 RETAILERS & WHOLESALERS". Supermarket News.
  7. ^ "America's Largest Private Companies". Forbes. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  8. ^ Top 100 Retailers: The Nation's Retail Power Players (PDF) Archived August 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Stores, July 2006.