Friday, April 5, 2013
Customers have to scan their card before proceeding through the self checkout.
Giant Eagle stores are now requiring that shoppers using self-checkout lanes have a store loyalty card. The Post-Gazette reports the supermarket chain recently began rolling out technology in its stores requiring a Giant Eagle Advantage Card for anyone using self-checkout lanes. The technology prompts customers to scan their Advantage Card before proceeding to scan items for purchase. In the past, anyone could use the self-check out aisles regardless of loyalty card status. Dick Roberts, Giant Eagle spokesman, told the newspaper that requiring an Advantage Card ensures that customers are receiving weekly specials, GetGo fuelperks, cash register coupon offers and other savings. This move also allows the store to contact customers if there …
Friday, March 22, 2013
Some of the reductions went into effect on Wednesday.
Giant Eagle said this week its delivering more than $70 million in annual customer savings by lowering prices on more than 3,000 grocery items about 15 percent, according to WPXI. The majority of lower everyday prices went in effect Wednesday, with the remaining reductions taking place by April 11. The lowered everyday prices are on a variety of national and Giant Eagle brand dairy, frozen food and processed meat products, as well as grocery items such as cereal, yogurt, condiments, pastas, boxed dinners, canned vegetables, and paper and laundry products. Some of the items include Cheerios, Hellmann’s Mayonnaise, Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, Cool Whip, and more, according to KDKA. Giant Eagle customers can identify the savings with yellow “…
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Thursday, March 21, 2013
Here, a list of resources, events and services in honor of Passover.
It’s almost time to break out the matzo. Passover arrives on March 25 this year, when Jews across the world will come together to retell the Exodus story over four cups of wine (or grape juice for those who can't indulge), and of course, a large, festive feast. Passover Traditions As the story goes, during their flight from slavery, the Jews did not have enough time for their dough to rise, resulting in a flaky cracker that is eaten instead of bread for a full week during Passover. The diet changes go beyond bread, however, and depend on family tradition. As a general rule, just look for the “Kosher for Passover” label, which thankfully spreads to more products year after year. Prior to the holiday, Jews clean their homes and get rid of …
Saturday, March 9, 2013
The newly remodeled store on McKnight Road features a beer selection, an expanded prepared-food section and other upgrades, according to Giant Eagle officials
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Pittsburgh Penguins forward Joe Vitale will appear and visit with fans from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Giant Eagle grocery in Wexford as part of activities planned for the reopening of the newly remodeled store. Forward Pascal Dupuis also will appear from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, at the store at 9805 McKnight Road. Additional activities, featuring musicians, clowns and other attractions, will be scheduled for customers in upcoming weeks, store officials said in a statement. Customers now will be permitted to purchase and carry out two six-packs of beer or buy two beers to drink with an in-store meal, Giant Eagle officials said. The store also has been expanded to add new departments, features and services. Those additions …
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Thursday, March 7, 2013
The reloadable plastic smart cards are intended to eliminate the need for paper passes and tickets, according to the Port Authority of Allegheny County.
Giant Eagle's Market District store in Wexford and its store in Gibsonia are among nearly 50 of the grocery chain's locations that will begin selling and renewing the Port Authority's new ConnectCard. The reloadable smart cards are intended to replace paper transit passes and tickets, according to a statement from the Port Authority. Transit patrons can purchase weekly or monthly passes and load that amount onto their cards, then present the cards to ride a Port Authority vehicle. The Market District store is located at 155 Towne Centre Drive in the Village at Pine. The Gibsonia store is located at 5600 William Flynn Highway/Route 8, Richland Township. Both stores will permit customers to buy and load a card for weekly or monthly use and …
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
Most of the cutbacks affect employees at the grocer's corporate offices in O'Hara.
Giant Eagle announced it is eliminating 75 positions, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. Rob Borella, senior director of corporate communications, told the PG the layoffs are part of a continuing effort to cut costs and operate efficiently. Most of the eliminated positions are at the company's headquarters in O'Hara. Giant Eagle employs 36,000 people in four states and about 11,000 in western Pennsylvania, a mix of part-time and full-time workers, the PG reported. In Pine-Richland, the company has a Giant Eagle store in Northtowne Square in Richland and a Market District store in the Village at Pine in Pine Township. It also operates GetGos in both townships. Giant Eagle has more than 200 supermarkets and more than 180 gas and …
Monday, February 4, 2013
The last day to earn the perks will be Feb. 13.
Giant Eagle is ending foodperks! and adding extra incentive to use its fuelperks! program, according a press release from the Pennsylvania-based company. The foodperks! program, which began in 2009, gives customers a 1 percent discount on groceries for every 10 gallons of gas purchased at GetGo gas stations. That changes Feb. 7 with a 3-cent program that is similar to what competitor Sheetz offers. "The new GetGo 3-cent program is simple," Borella said. "Every time a customer scans his or her Giant Eagle Advantage Card while fueling at GetGo and isn’t redeeming fuelperks!, he or she will receive 3 cents off per gallon." The last day to earn foodperks! will be Feb. 13 and discounts must be redeemed by May 31. The foodperks! program is being…
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Customers can order groceries online and pick them up at the curb.
Imagine pulling up to the curb in front of Pine Market District and having your groceries loaded into your car—even though you never set foot in the store to actually shop for them. All a customer has to do is order groceries online at MarketDistrict.com/Curbside and then pick them up at the front of the store at pre-determined time and date. The service was launched at the Robinson Market District in April 2012, and Robinson store team members have processed hundreds of orders to date. Market District team members act as personal shoppers and select the items on the grocery list and bring them to the store’s dedicated outside Curbside Express Pick-Up vehicle lane on the selected date and time. Customers are able to pay for their orders…
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Make these brisket, latke, and sufganiyot recipes for Hanukkah.
This year, Hanukkah begins on the evening of Saturday, Dec. 8, and ends on the evening of Sunday, Dec. 16. Observing the Festival of Lights goes hand-in-hand with making special Hanukkah foods. Before you light the menorah, make sure you have all the ingredients for some great brisket, latke, and sufganiyot. Although there are many recipes, below are a few to try during the eight nights. If you are looking for Hanukkah foods, the Market District in Pine Township has Lake Champlain Chanukah Chocolate Gelt, Manischewitz Pancake Mix, Golden Frozen Potato Pancakes, Rokeach Candies and Elite Chocolate Coins. Market District encourages shoppers to visit its Shadyside and South Hills locations for a full menu of kosher foods. Click here for …
Sunday, November 11, 2012
The mother said her daughter had been abducted on the South Side, but the mother's boyfriend later confessed to burying the toddler in Brookline.
The image of a little girl on a grocery shopping trip with her mother—then suddenly gone. That was the image of what happened March 9, 1982, when Melody Childs Thomas told police that her 3-year-old daughter, Nicole Lynn Bryner, had been abducted from a shopping cart at the Giant Eagle supermarket on the South Side of Pittsburgh. Though there were extensive searches, no trace of Nicole was ever found. Then, in 1986, Timothy Widman, Childs' boyfriend at the time, allegedly confessed he had punched Bryner and accidentally killed her. He told police that he and Childs buried the body in a wooded area along Timberland Road in Brookline. Police searched unsuccessfully for the body. Without it, prosecutors could not pursue the case. But in 1988…
Cynthia Rinaldi
8:58 am on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
I saved well over $1000 on the food- and fuel-perks programs and now I will be shopping elsewhere, where prices are cheaper. What's next Giant Eagle? No more double coupons? And the "it's too complicated" excuse is not sitting well with those of us who understood and knew how to use the program. This is unfortunate. more ›