For the record, I am not employed by or affiliated with Giant Tiger in any way. I'm just a middle-aged woman who wants to eat healthish.
There have been improvements in bike lane infrastructure in one part of Halifax. As as result, I am now making a monthly run to Giant Tiger, Bulk Barn, and a few little independent grocery stores in that area.
Yesterday's GT haul included cucumbers at $0.65 (They are nice and firm), a 2 pound bag of Mandarins for $3.77 and two bags of dark roast coffee for $9.97 each. GT coffee is astonishingly good, and I say that as an Insufferable coffee snob. The biggest challenge was hauling everything home. TIP: Two bike panniers let you balance the weight.
I can't speak to what it's like to work at GT, but the store was well-staffed and the employees seemed happy. The cashier was even receptive when I suggested some bike racks as the afore-mentioned bike lanes are attracting more cyclists.
I know GT is a corporation and most corporations are evil in their own way. I can't comment on GT's clothing as I haven't bought any. Yet, they manage to have reasonably-priced produce and other food items in stores that don't overwhelm their neighbourhoods. It makes the Loblaws BS about "razor thin margins" all the more egregious. I do shop at the Atlantic Superstore for some things, but I am buying fewer and fewer items there over time, and spending less on groceries than I was last year.
Does anyone else on the sub have thoughts about Giant Tiger?