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Giant set to reopen Musser’s Market stores

Acquisition continues Ahold Delhaize USA’s Pennsylvania expansion

Russell Redman

October 9, 2019

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Next month, Giant Food Stores plans to reopen stores in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster and Lebanon counties from its acquisition of independent grocer Musser’s Market.

Under the deal, announced in August and closing in October, Giant purchased Musser’s three supermarkets in Quarryville (35 Friendly Drive), Columbia (3985 Columbia Ave.) and Lebanon (1750 Quentin Road), Pa. The Lebanon store is slated to open under the Giant banner on Nov. 1, followed by by the Columbia and Quarryville stores on Nov. 8, Carlisle, Pa.-based Giant said Wednesday.

Each location shut for about a week to be converted to a Giant supermarket. More than 300 full- and part-time associates will be employed at the three stores, including about 220 from Musser’s. Besides extended hours, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, the new stores will feature Giant’s signature fresh departments, expanded product variety and new offerings.

“We look forward to opening the doors to our three newest stores, which will be updated with plenty of Giant’s fresh ideas and amenities, while also keeping customer favorites like Musser’s bakery cookies, assorted pork sausages and signature chicken salad,” Giant Food Stores President Nicholas Bertram said in a statement. “We know how important these stores are to their local communities, and it’s our privilege to be able to serve our new neighbors.”

Related:Giant Food Stores to buy Musser’s Markets

At the grand opening and ribbon-cutting events at each store, the first 200 customers will receive a Giant reusable shopping bag filled with product samples, 200 Giant Choice Rewards points and other special savings. Giant also said Wednesday that it has named three grocery veterans as managers of the new stores: Kim O’Hara at the Lebanon Giant, Erin Arnold at the Columbia Giant and Nicole McMillan at the Quarryville Giant. 

Including the rebannered Musser’s supermarkets, Giant will have 161 stores in Pennsylvania, which has been the focus of its expansion. Most recently, the grocer opened a Giant Heirloom Market on Aug. 2 in Philadelphia, the second of four urban-format stores slated to open in the city this year. The company also soon plans to open a new Giant supermarket in East Stroudsburg.

In the fall of 2020, Giant is slated to open a 65,000-square-foot flagship store in the River Walk project, a mixed-use development in downtown Philadelphia. The location will be Giant’s first two-story store and its second full supermarket in the city.

Part of Ahold Delhaize USA, Giant currently operates 181 stores under the Giant, Martin’s Food Markets and Giant Heirloom Market banners in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. Its retail network also includes 132 pharmacies and 102 fuel stations.

Related:Giant plans innovative flagship store in Philadelphia

About the Author

Russell Redman

Senior Editor
Supermarket News

Russell Redman has served as senior editor at Supermarket News since April 2018, his second tour with the publication. In his current role, he handles daily news coverage for the SN website and contributes news and features for the print magazine, as well as participates in special projects, podcasts and webinars and attends industry events. Russ joined SN from Racher Press Inc.’s Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers magazines, where he served as desk/online editor for more than nine years, covering the food/drug/mass retail sector. 

Russell Redman’s more than 30 years of experience in journalism span a range of editorial manager, editor, reporter/writer and digital roles at a variety of publications and websites covering a breadth of industries, including retailing, pharmacy/health care, IT, digital home, financial technology, financial services, real estate/commercial property, pro audio/video and film. He started his career in 1989 as a local news reporter and editor, covering community news and politics in Long Island, N.Y. His background also includes an earlier stint at Supermarket News as center store editor and then financial editor in the mid-1990s. Russ holds a B.A. in journalism (minor in political science) from Hofstra University, where he also earned a certificate in digital/social media marketing in November 2016.

Russell Redman’s experience:

Supermarket News - Informa
Senior Editor 
April 2018 - present

Chain Drug Review/Mass Market Retailers - Racher Press
Desk/Online Editor 
Sept. 2008 - March 2018

CRN magazine - CMP Media
Managing Editor
May 2000 - June 2007

Bank Systems & Technology - Miller Freeman
Executive Editor/Managing Editor
Dec. 1996 - May 2000

Supermarket News - Fairchild Publications
Financial Editor/Associate Editor
April 1995 - Dec. 1996 

Shopping Centers Today Magazine - ICSC 
Desk Editor/Assistant Editor
Dec. 1992 - April 1995

Testa Communications
Assistant Editor/Contributing Editor (Music & Sound Retailer, Post, Producer, Sound & Communications and DJ Times magazines)
Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1992 

American Banker/Bond Buyer
Copy Editor
Oct. 1990 - Jan. 1991 

This Week newspaper - Chanry Communications
Reporter/Editor
May 1989 - July 1990

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