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Monday, February 4, 2013

Giant Food to Celebrate 77th Anniversary Wednesday with Free Birthday Cake

All 170 area stores will offer free slice of cake to customers from 3-8 p.m. Wednesday.

Help Giant Food celebrate 77 years as a DC-area grocer Wednesday by stopping by its Giant Food store at 25050 Riding Plaza in Chantilly for a slice of birthday cake. The store will be celebrating with free cake from 3-8 p.m. Giant will serve cake at all of its stores and all customers are welcome to stop by for free cake, according to a news release. The store chain got its start in 1936 when N.M. Cohen and Samuel Lehrman teamed up to open the first supermarket at Georgia Avenue and Park Road in Washington, DC. Today, Giant serves communities at 170 stores in Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland and Delaware. Some other important dates in the company's history include: To find the Giant store nearest you, visit the Giant Food store locator…

Mrs. G J Moore

11:02 am on Wednesday, February 6, 2013

What year was it that Queen Elizabeth visited the store on Queens Chapel RD in Hyattsville? That was a huge thing. I remember when they sold jewelry and to this day my daughter wears her opal ring.   more ›

Monday, December 10, 2012

Giant Collecting Toys for Tots

Bring your new, unwrapped toy to your local Giant store.

The grocer Giant Food has partnered with the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation to collect toys for underprivileged children at area Giant stores. Giant, based in Landover, Md., also donated $25,000 to support children in need across the mid-Atlantic region. Toys will be collected at 170 Giant stores throughout the holiday season. This year marks the second year of a partnership between the two organizations. The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is a not-for-profit organization authorized by the U.S. Marine Corps and the Department of Defense to provide fundraising and other necessary support for the annual U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. Now in its 65th year, Toys for Tots provides gifts to less fortunate children during the …

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