Giant Opening At Former Redner's In Doylestown

It's official: Giant will be opening at the former Redner's on Rt. 611. The supermarket chain made the announcement Tuesday, saying it will be one of six new stores opening in the region.

The new Giant store, at 1661 Easton Road, will open in early 2019 and will replace the existing location on York Road in Jamison. Giant also has plans to remodel two locations as part of a $70 million growth plan.

Redner's closed at the end of March, after the property owner presented an offer to terminate its lease early. There was significant speculation around town about what was going to replace it.

“We are positioning the company for long-term growth,” said Nicholas Bertram, company president, in a statement.

In addition to the Rt. 611 store, the other new locations will include:

• 176 W. Street Road, Feasterville-Trevose, which replaces the store at 1055 Bustleton Pike (Anticipated opening summer 2018).
• 2121 South Atherton St., State College will replace the store at 2222 East College Ave. (Anticipated opening late 2018/early 2019).
• West Chester Pike & Rt. 476, Broomall, which replaces the store at 2910 Springfield Road (Anticipated opening late 2019).
• 300 Lincoln Ave., East Stroudsburg (Anticipated opening 2019).
• 300 Best Ave, Walnutport (Anticipated opening 2019).

Renovations are planned at stores in West Chester and Shrewsbury.

Patch photo, Kara Seymour