Giant Food (Landover)

Disambiguation: Giant Food (Carlisle), sister chain serving Pennsylvania

Giant Food, Inc. is a regional grocery chain based in Landover, Maryland, United States. The chain was founded in 1936 by N.M. Cohen and Samuel Lehrman and was bought into the Ahold fold in 1998. The chain continues to serve as a grocery destination with stores in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia.

Slogans

 * The Quality Food People (19xx-2015)
 * "We Care About You." (1980s-90s)
 * "That's My Giant" (1980s-90s)
 * "Fresh Ideas. Great Values." (199x-2004)
 * "You've Got a Giant on Your Side" (2004-05)
 * My Giant (2016-18)
 * "The Little Things are Giant" (2018-)

Save Right
Save Right was Giant's warehouse deep-discount concept. It was initially piloted in 1980, but these stores would ultimately revert to Giant in 1983.

Super G
Super G was Giant's brand name for their stores located outside Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, as well as their store-brand name following their expansion. The first two stores opened in Wilmington and Bear, DE in 1994.

Upon the acquisition of Giant-MD by Ahold, the Super G marquee exited from Pennsylvania, with the exception of the Devon, PA store (which closed in 1999). While the brand continued to expand in New Jersey, the merger of operations between Giant and Stop & Shop in 2005 led to the conversion of these stores into the latter brand. The remaining Delaware stores continued carrying the name until they were remodeled under the Super Giant concept.

Rituals Coffee Shop
The concept was first piloted at their Clarksville, Maryland location. Through 2005, a number of new stores featured the concept. It was phased out after a new deal was signed with Starbucks in 2006.

Resources

 * Giant Food (Landover)/Decor packages
 * Giant Food (Landover)/Exterior designs