Giant Eagle news and trends

Albertsons Tests Shoppable Facebook Video Ads as Grocers Digitize Circulars
Social Commerce // July 14, 2023

As grocers look for the most effective digital coupon strategies, Albertsons is testing dynamic, shoppable ads with Facebook and Instagram. The grocer’s retail media network, Albertsons Media Collective, announced in a recent LinkedIn post that it is partnering with Meta and with mobile ad solutions...

Consumers Feel Grocery Inflation Nearly 3X the Measured Rate
Economy // May 08, 2023

Even as grocery inflation has slowed, consumers continue to feel the impact of these price hikes far more than the measured rates, according to PYMNTS data. By the Numbers Research from the latest installment of PYMNTS’ Consumer Inflation Sentiment series, “Consumer Inflation Sentiment Report: Consumers...

Hy-Vee Launches Subscriptions as Grocers Rethink Pricing
Subscriptions // May 05, 2023

This week in grocery, Hy-Vee taps subscription commerce, Sprouts launches a retail media network, and Giant Eagle aims to hold its own against competition from discount grocers. Midwestern supermarket chain Hy-Vee, which has more than 280 locations across eight states in the region, announced Wednesday...

Grocers Launch Convenience Store Concepts Despite Challenges in the Space
Retail // April 20, 2023

This week in grocery, H-E-B adds convenience stores, Giant Eagle revisits mailers and Kroger accepts SNAP. As grocers look to drive up frequency, many are adding shrunk-down c-store concepts. Most recently, Texas supermarket chain H-E-B, which has more than 430 locations in Texas and Mexico,...

Quick Reads
Grocers Fight Food Waste, Inflation With Mobile App Partnerships

July 26, 2022
As food prices rise, the cost of food waste for grocers — a significant issue in the best of times — becomes an all-the-more pressing matter. Pittsburgh-based grocer Giant Eagle, for one, which has more than 470 stores across five U.S. states, is monetizing its would-be waste, selling it for a discounted rate. On Tuesday […]

Grove Expands Its Sustainable Cleaning Products to Kohl’s, Giant Eagle, Meijer

July 07, 2022
In the latest example of the trend toward sustainability and increased at-home lifestyle, environmentally-friendly cleaning product company Grove Collaborative Holdings has expanded its retail store footprint, according to a Thursday...

Giant Eagle Brings Grabango Checkout-Free Tech to Additional Stores

September 03, 2021
Giant Eagle is rolling out Grabango cashierless payments at four GetGo Café + Market convenience/fuel locations in Pennsylvania after piloting the program in one store in Fox Chapel, Pa., last...

Giant Eagle Teams With Grabango For Checkout-Free Tech

July 17, 2019
To make a checkout-free payment experience at brick-and-mortar stores, grocery and pharmacy retailer Giant Eagle teamed up with California startup Grabango. Multiple configurations of the company’s platform are in testing...