Historic Chillum Giant to Close in April
One of the area's oldest supermarkets will be shutting down after nearly six decades in business.
The Giant Food grocery store on Queens Chapel Road, one of the first modern supermarkets to open in the area, and one which can count Queen Elizabeth II as one of its customers, will be closing early next month. According to a press release issued this evening from the Landover-based Giant Food, the store will be closing at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, 2013. The in-store pharmacy will be ceasing operations earlier, on Wednesday, March 27 at 6 p.m. “After a thorough review of the operating performance of our stores, we made a very difficult decision to close the Queenstown location,” read a statement in a press release attributed to Anthony Hucker, president of Giant Food. “We regret any inconvenience this will cause and encourage our …
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dogmama
11:26 am on Monday, April 22, 2013
Other than miscellaneous things at Glut and Bestway, I haven't been to the grocery store in almost a month. Going to PG Plaza with the lights and traffic feels like an expedition, as does Riggs Plaza. This was the first time in years that I needed gas and didn't have Giant points to take money off at Shell! more ›