Giant Eagle aims for digital transformation

Pittsburgh-based Giant Eagle Inc. is opening a digital technology hub as it tries to attract and retain “top tech talent” to help with the company’s digital transformation. 

The company announced plans to open a technology annex in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood. The company anticipates occupying the 23,000-square-foot space within the TechMill 41 development by early 2020. The location will house upwards of 150 current and new team members in a modern and collaborative work environment where current digital offerings will be enhanced and new technologies discovered. 

“As the retail industry continues through this amazing period of technological change, we are extremely fortunate to call Pittsburgh – a city with a deep and growing tech talent pool – home,” said Giant Eagle President and CEO Laura Shapira Karet. “Our new office space in the heart of Lawrenceville will provide us with a geographic advantage to compete with regional, national and global companies that are vying for this unique expertise.”

Today, Giant Eagle’s digital workforce is located between its Fox Chapel headquarters and its satellite tech hub in San Francisco, one of the country’s most prominent centers of innovation. The retailer’s evolving digital offerings will continue to complement the grocer’s longstanding focus on delivering high-quality foods and great overall value in a warm and inviting in-store setting.