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CBS News
11-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Questions remain as Parkway Center Giant Eagle is set to close
The Parkway Center Giant Eagle is closing at the end of June after over 40 years in business. Shoppers who use this location are now being asked to go to either the Noblestown Road location or the one in Crafton. The former is about eight minutes away; the latter is a little over 10. People are asking questions about the location that is soon to close. What will happen to the property? What will happen with the stuff around it? Much of it has sat dormant for over a decade now. This store has remained here since the Parkway Center Mall closed in 2013. It's leaving soon as well, meaning there's going to be even more of a vacancy. "It's our closest store from where I come from," one shopper told KDKA-TV. "I have been coming here since behind the Giant Eagle, there was a mall," another said. What was the Parkway Center Mall became a fenced-off, decrepit canvas. And once the shelves are clear next door, that emptiness will only grow. "My kids grew up working here, having their entertainment here, and a lot of people in this region did," said Pittsburgh Councilmember Theresa Kail-Smith (D). The store falls inside Kail-Smith's district. She still sees promise in the area. "This is just a great location; it's a gold mine here," she added. Kail-Smith says she spoke with Curtis Kossman, one of the property's owners, on Friday. "This conversation that we had yesterday, he seemed more committed than he has ever been," Kail-Smith said. That commitment is to develop the property. Kail-Smith says that could mean commercial or even residential properties. "He just mentioned that there are other grocers that are also interested, possibly still Giant Eagle, I don't know," Kail-Smith said. Kail-Smith told KDKA-TV that Kossman says he's talked with some big-name companies, and that next steps to unlock potential could come soon. "In a few weeks, hopefully, we will have more to tell the public about what the plans will be." Shoppers certainly want to see some sort of plan. "You always like to see something happen with anything, otherwise, we've got Century III Mall," another shopper said. The location's pharmacy is set to close on May 21. The store itself closes on June 28.
CBS News
09-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Parkway Center Giant Eagle to close this summer
The Parkway Center Giant Eagle is set to close this summer. In a news release on Thursday, Giant Eagle said it plans to close the grocery store on June 28 after more than 40 years of operation at the location. The store has remained at the site since the closure of the Parkway Center Mall in 2013. The pharmacy will close on May 21. Customers can have their prescriptions transferred to a Giant Eagle pharmacy of their choice, the company said. "This was not an easy decision," said Dan Donovan, Giant Eagle's senior director of public relations, in the news release. "As we look forward, we faced the hard reality that we have no option to renew our existing lease at this site. When considered alongside the significant reinvestment needed into both the store and the surrounding development, we were challenged to envision a future for the store." Giant Eagle said it believes that its locations on Noblestown Road and in Crafton will "serve Parkway Center customers well and can deliver the type of shopping experience all customers deserve." The store has 75 employees, and Giant Eagle said all of them will be offered jobs at nearby stores. Giant Eagle was founded in 1931 and now has over 470 stores throughout Pennsylvania, north central Ohio, northern West Virginia, Maryland and Indiana. Last summer, Giant Eagle announced it was selling its GetGo locations to a Canadian-based convenience store company, which Giant Eagle's CEO said would enable growth for its grocery stores.
