Giant was founded in 1936 by Nehemiah Meir "N.M." Cohen and Samuel Lehrman. the primary store was at Georgia Avenue NW and Park Road NW within the District of Columbia. Giant Food of Maryland, LLC, also referred to as Giant, is an American supermarket chain with 169 stores and 159 full service pharmacies located in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and therefore the District of Columbia.It is headquartered in Landover, an unincorporated area of Prince George's County, Maryland. On January 17, 2020 Giant announced a replacement line of personal label wines named Artie. The wines include chardonnay, pinot grigio, Cabernet , and sauvignon blanc varietals, and are available in 57 stores in Virginia