Giant Tiger Stores Limited is a Canadiandiscount store founded on May 13, 1961 by Gordon Reid. It has 145 stores located across Canada and New York State. The headquarters are in Ottawa, Ontario. Image of Giant Tiger logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... A discount store is a retail store offering a wide range of products, many branded, at discounted prices. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... 1961 (As MAD Magazine pointed out on its first cover for the year) was the first upside-down year—i. ... Gordon Reid is a Canadian businessman and the founder of Giant Tiger discount store. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th) - Land 122,409 km² - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are concentrated. ... This article is about the capital city of Canada. ...
Giant Tiger also owns the Chez Tante Marie and Scott's Discount Stores.
The popularity of Giant Tiger in Canada has also garnered the store's affectionate nickname GT Boutique.
On May 31, 1996, GiantTiger purchased and took possession of a 29,000 m² (315,000 sq.
In 2001, GiantTiger and The North West Company (NWC) signed a 30-year Master Franchise Agreement, that grants NWC the exclusive right to open and operate 72 GiantTiger stores in western Canada.
Harper seems to have chosen GiantTiger because Scott Reid, a Conservative Deputy House Leader, is the son of GiantTiger founder, Gordon Reid, as well as a member of the GiantTiger Board of Directors.
Tiger Trucking began operation in 1987, with the introduction of GiantTiger trucks delivering merchandise from a growing warehouse to forty-three (43) GiantTiger stores.
On May 31st, 1996, GiantTiger purchased and took possession of a 315,000 square foot Distribution Centre at 2480 Walkley Road in Ottawa.
GiantTiger is proud to be an all-Canadian retailer based in Ottawa, the Nation's Capital.