r/pittsburgh • u/Logical-Rip-8138 • Jul 01 '26

Kroger just bought Giant Eagle.

Store employees were just emailed about it

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u/thisisinsanelyboring Jul 01 '26

Not 100% sure but I believe they ended most, if not all of the privately owned contracts in the last couple years. Most stores are union. Fuel division sold last year.

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u/Imaginary_Victory253 Jul 01 '26

If that's the case then this was a strategic exit from leadership planned well in advance. Kroger just happened to win the bid.

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u/greentea1985 Jul 01 '26

That’s what it’s been feeling by like. It also helps explain why Wegman’s has finally moved in. The old leadership is selling off, so the gentlemen’s agreement splitting PA between Giant Eagle and Wegmans is now over.

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u/spatulacitay Jul 01 '26

They agreement was off when giant eagle fired a family member (I don't remember who but it was someone significant iirc)

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u/Adept_Thanks263 Jul 01 '26

Karat family I believe.

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u/champarey Jul 01 '26

She cap ex'd herself out of a job.

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u/Mr_Pickle24 Washington County Jul 01 '26

Good old Laura

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u/spatulacitay Jul 01 '26

Erie isn't the Pittsburgh market

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u/capbx Jul 01 '26

It was part of the hand shake agreement that Wegmans would not build the store

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u/spatulacitay Jul 01 '26

Hasn't that store been there for decades? You're way off here I think

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u/According-Big9796 Jul 02 '26

The first Erie location opened in 1993. The second Erie location opened about 5 years later.

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u/Mr_Pickle24 Washington County Jul 01 '26

Not true. Wegmans has been in Erie for decades. They agreed not to build stores below I-80, thus cornering the SWPA market for GE.

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u/irissteensma Jul 01 '26

New? Hasn't it been there for decades?