WASHINGTON — A new Giant grocery store opened Friday on the corner of East Glebe Road and Jefferson Davis Highway in…
Giant opened a new grocery at Potomac Yard Friday, with celebrity chef Robert Irvine signing his new book.
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The store at the corner of East Glebe Road and Jefferson Davis Highway replaces the Monroe Avenue store that closed Thursday.
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The new store is three times larger at 57,716 square feet.
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Situated next to the Potomac Yard shopping center that is anchored by Target, the new Giant is in a growing part of Alexandria.
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Irvine’s line of “Better for You” frozen foods are being offered exclusively at Giant.
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As he signed his book, “Fit Fuel,” Irvine offered up some sage advice to shoppers, telling one pair of girls that they should be cleaning their rooms every day and not dating until they are 16.
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Like other Giants, foods are prepared fresh daily, including pizza. The store has a large deli department, a seafood department with some incredibly large lobsters and a bakery with a muffin cart and bread bar.
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The produce department features organic and nonorganic foods, as well as a number of gluten-free options.
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Inside, there’s a pharmacy, a PNC Bank and a Starbucks. And not to be missed is the smoothie bar.
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