United States

Our U.S. business is organized into four geographic divisions – Stop & Shop New England, Stop & Shop New York Metro, Giant Landover, and Giant Carlisle – with one support organization. Each has a division president reporting to the Chief Operating Officer of Ahold USA, Carl Schlicker. Our online grocer Peapod is included within Ahold USA. 

Stop & Shop

Stop & Shop was established in 1914 and pioneered the superstore concept in New England in 1982. The company operates superstores and conventional supermarkets in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New England, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey and New York.

Stop & Shop operates conventional supermarkets and 55,000-75,000 sq. ft. superstores, some of which include gas stations, full-service pharmacies and one-hour photo developing.

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Giant Landover

Giant Landover operates retail stores selling food, pharmacy, health and beauty care items and general merchandise in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, and the District of Columbia. Giant Landover and Peapod have teamed up to provide an internet-based home shopping and grocery delivery service under the brand name Peapod by Giant.

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Giant Carlisle

Giant Carlisle stores operate under the name Giant Food Stores in Pennsylvania and under the name Martin's Food Markets in Maryland, Virginia, western Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Giant Food Stores will be the premier, customer-driven retailer for food, health and nutrition, general merchandise, and ready-consumables throughout an expanding trade area. We will accomplish this by developing, growing, and optimizing an innovative and distinctive network of stores that meets the dynamic needs of the value-driven and time-sensitive consumer. Our goal is to make shopping easy and convenient.

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Martin's

Martin's is a part of the Giant Carlisle operating company. Martin's Food Markets stores operate in Maryland, Virginia, western Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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Peapod

Peapod.com provides internet-based home shopping and grocery delivery as an integrated element of the Stop & Shop/Giant Landover operating company, along with service to the metropolitan areas of Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Peapod has achieved over 7 million deliveries since its first delivery in 1990.

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