November 22, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
Giant Food
Leading Headlines, Retail News

LANDOVER, Md. — Giant Food announced on Monday its 2021 #GivingTuesday campaign inviting customers at all 164 Giant stores to round up at checkout to the nearest dollar amount to benefit youth-focused organizations in their local communities. Staring Nov. 26 and culminating on Dec. 2, all funds raised will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington,
November 5, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
Giant Food
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy

LANDOVER, Md.— Giant Pharmacy is now offering the COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech) approved by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices (ACIP) for children ages 5-to-11-years-old. Due to high demand only select Giant pharmacies will offer the children’s COVID-19 vaccine, so it is recommended that customers visit giantfood.com/covid-info to find the
September 27, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
COVID-19 booster shots, Giant Food
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy

LANDOVER, Md. — Giant Food announced Monday that all 152 of its pharmacy locations are offering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot in accordance with CDC approval and administered by Giant’s team of certified pharmacists. In addition to the booster shot, Giant is also offering third dose COVID-19 vaccines to immunocompromised individuals as recommended by the
August 24, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
Giant Food
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LANDOVER, Md. — Giant Food announced on Tuesday that seasonal flu vaccinations are once again available at all 152 of its in-store pharmacies for both adults and children with no appointment required. The vaccinations are administered by Giant’s certified in-store pharmacists and are often covered in-full by most insurance plans. “The health of our community
July 6, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
Giant Food, Unilever
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LANDOVER, Md. — Giant Food and Unilever Knorr teamed up with U.S. Dream Academy, an organization that aims to empower the nation’s children to reach their dreams through academic, social and values enrichment, in an effort to fight food insecurity in the Ward 8 community of Washington, D.C. through customer donations of non-perishable items, a virtual cooking class hosted
May 13, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
Giant Food, Giant Food has released its first Better Neighbor Report, Ira Cress
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LANDOVER, Md. — Giant Food has released its first Better Neighbor Report, a comprehensive account of 2020’s giving, partnerships and innovation as part of its efforts to consistently be a Better Place to Shop, a Better Place to Work and a Better Neighbor to the individuals and communities it serves. “As we look back at not
February 9, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
COVID-19 vaccines in pharmacies, Giant Food
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LANDOVER, Md. — Giant Food said Tuesday that a recent pilot program involving the distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations to eligible Marylanders was a success. The pilot program announced by the State of Maryland last month began with 35 retail pharmacies throughout the state at Giant, Walmart and Martin’s locations. Giant said the vaccine administrations, which began
February 1, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
Giant Food, Procter & Gamble (P&G)
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LANDOVER, Md.— Giant Food has teamed up with Procter & Gamble (P&G) to provide customers with all the resources they need for the ultimate homegating experience on GiantFood.com. The site features exclusive game day recipes from sweet to savory by celebrity chef and restaurateur, Tiffany Faison, as well as shopping lists and videos to inspire at-home
January 4, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
Giant Food, Ira Kress
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LANDOVER, Md. — Giant Food has donated toilet paper and hand sanitizer valued at $2 million dollars to eleven local nonprofit organizations: Capital Area Food Bank, Maryland Food Bank, Food Bank of Delaware, Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank, USO-Metro, Donate Delaware, US Dream Academy, Salvation Army, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and United Way. Giant
December 21, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Giant Food, Giant Food is helping customers identify products owned by minority based businesses through updated shelf labels, Ira Kress
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ANDOVER, Md.— Giant Food is helping customers identify products owned by minority based businesses through updated shelf labels. Starting next month, all 164 Giant stores will feature the shelf labels, informing shoppers of products offered by businesses that are Women, Black, Asian-Indian, Hispanic, LGBT, Asian-Pacific, or Veteran owned. Over 3,100 products in Giant stores will feature the
October 29, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Giant Food, Irfan Badibanga
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LANDOVER, Md.— Giant Food announced Thursday that Irfan Badibanga will step into the role of senior vice president of Operations effective November 1. Badibanga will be responsible for leading all operational aspects of Giant Food including regional operations, store support, strategic store planning and execution and asset protection, as well as people, team, and culture
September 23, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Ahold Delhaize, flu shots, Giant Food, Giant's signature Airstream vehicle, Paul Zvaleny
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LANDOVER, Md. — Giant Food announced this week that it will be offering flu vaccinations for both adults and children at new mobile clinics throughout Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia and Delaware through October. The vaccinations will be administered by Giant’s specially trained, dedicated, and certified pharmacists, require no appointment and are often covered in-full by most insurance plans. Giant’s
August 24, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
flu shots, Giant Food, Paul Zvaleny
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News

LANDOVER, Md. — Giant Food announced Monday that flu shots are once again available at all of its in-store pharmacies for both adults and children. The vaccinations will be administered by Giant’s dedicated and certified in-store pharmacists, require no appointment and are often covered in-full by most insurance plans. “COVID-19 has presented challenges that we
June 29, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Giant Food, Giant Food mobile app, Ira Kress
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LANDOVER, Md. — Giant Food announced Monday a new integrated eCommerce shopping experience for customers available on the new Giantfood.com website and Giant Food mobile app. The integrated platform joins together the prior Peapod.com and Giantfood.com sites to create a single site on Giantfood.com. Visitors to the new site can easily access a robust shopping experience