Giant Open Air
Encyclopedia
Giant Open Air was a Norfolk, Virginia
based supermarket
chain. Its trademark stores were open 24 hours, and the entrance was framed with a giant arch reminiscent of the St. Louis Gateway Arch
. In 1986, it merged with Farm Fresh
, another Hampton Roads grocery chain, and the name disappeared, though the giant arch still remains on the logo. It had a sister convenience store chain Tinee Giant; some of those locations remain in Hampton Roads. In 1999, the wholesaler Supervalu
purchased the company.
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
based supermarket
Supermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
chain. Its trademark stores were open 24 hours, and the entrance was framed with a giant arch reminiscent of the St. Louis Gateway Arch
Gateway Arch
The Gateway Arch, or Gateway to the West, is an arch that is the centerpiece of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis, Missouri. It was built as a monument to the westward expansion of the United States...
. In 1986, it merged with Farm Fresh
Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy
Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy is a supermarket chain with forty-three stores, primarily in Virginia. Its headquarters is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia in the Chimney Hill Shopping Center, and its largest presence is in the surrounding Hampton Roads metropolitan area, although it also has stores...
, another Hampton Roads grocery chain, and the name disappeared, though the giant arch still remains on the logo. It had a sister convenience store chain Tinee Giant; some of those locations remain in Hampton Roads. In 1999, the wholesaler Supervalu
Supervalu (United States)
SuperValu Inc. is a United States grocery retailer and distributor. The corporation, headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, has been in business for over a century. It is the third-largest food retailing company in the United States , and ranks #51 on the Fortune 100 list.On June 2, 2006,...
purchased the company.