Giant Eagle CEO Loves Competitive Columbus Grocery Market

Minutes after presiding over the ribbon-cutting at a store in Hilliard on Thursday morning, Giant Eagle CEO Laura Karet was stopped in the produce section by a young man wearing a store uniform who thanked her for coming.

“That was so nice,” Karet said.

She attends almost every store opening, from the unglamorous GetGo gas stations to the swanky Market District groceries. On Friday, she’s scheduled to be back in town to cut her third ribbon in central Ohio in less than a month — at the Grandview Yard Market District store.

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