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Giant Tiger opens Red Deer location Saturday

Jun 23, 2017 | 9:38 AM

Giant Tiger, a Canadian-based discount store chain, opens officially this Saturday, June 24 in Red Deer.

Located along Gaetz Avenue just north of 67 Street, the store will occupy 15,500 square feet of retail space and employ approximately 35 staff.

President and COO of Giant Tiger Stores Limited, Thomas Haig said in a release that the company feels they have answered the needs of the community and that their store will provide a unique shopping experience for Red Deerians.

Giant Tiger has over 220 locations across Canada, each locally owned and operated.

“Giant Tiger is very community involved and that’s important especially as our store manager takes those steps to get involved into the community and help fundraise and promote that well-being and belonging in the community,” said Glenn Revet, Vice President of Sales and Operations.

As a part of their grand opening, a charity BBQ is being held from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.. Funds raised will be going to the Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter. A cheque presentation will be done at 7:30 a.m. when the ceremony kicks off. 

The company, founded in 1961, prides itself on making a difference in the communities it operates in. They work to build relationships with local organizations to benefit causes that affect their customers.

Some of the organizations that other Giant Tiger locations are partnered with include Habitat For Humanity, Bags of Love, Port Hawkesbury Community Part Society and many more.

In addition to the BBQ supporting CAWES, there will be special appearances by Friendly, the Giant Tiger, face painting, promotional giveaways and gift card giveaways for the first 100 people to attend.

Revet said being a Canadian founded company adds to the company’s belief that they have to be involved in and contribute to the area they operate in in order to be successful.

“We’ve been trying to get into (Red Deer) for many years and we are happy that the right opportunity and space came up for us to take advantage of,” said Revet.

Giant Tiger carries a wide variety of products, said Revet. Some of the things Red Deerians can look forward to finding in the new store include women’s, men’s and children’s apparel, an assortment of bed, bath and kitchen items as well as some dry grocery, produce, meat and bakery items.

“We pride ourselves on being that one-stop-shop but also being the convenience offering where you can get in and out quickly without spending an hour walking around for a few things,” said Revet.

The grand opening ceremony starts at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday the 24th, with the doors opening at 8 a.m. The store will be open until 10 p.m.