Giant Tiger Stores Limited is a Canadian discount store chain which operates over 260 stores across Canada.
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12 Facts About Giant Tiger
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Giant Tiger's stores operate under the Giant Tiger banner in Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan; under the GTExpress and Scott's Discount banners in Ontario only, and under the Tigre Geant banner in Quebec.
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The first franchised Giant Tiger was opened by Jean-Guy Desjardins in Maniwaki in 1968.
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In 2004, Giant Tiger opened a single store in Potsdam, New York, its first in the United States.
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In 1968, Giant Tiger opened its first franchise stores, which now account for the majority of locations.
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In March 2020, The North West Company announced that it would sell 34 of its 46 franchises to Giant Tiger, while closing six underperforming locations, maintaining five in northern markets, and converting one to a different banner.
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In 2008, Giant Tiger opened its first GT Xpress outlet at a former Giant Tiger location in Ottawa's Hintonburg neighbourhood.
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Traditional lines of Giant Tiger merchandise are further restricted to free up space for an expanded produce, dairy, deli and bakery section.
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In 1987, Giant Tiger launched its own trucking fleet to make regular shipments from the warehouse to stores.
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Giant Tiger's headquarters moved to this location later the same year.
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