![]() ![]() In one instance, Giant Eagle acquired a 7-Eleven from Marathon Petroleum that had previously been a SuperAmerica and briefly a Speedway before Marathon temporarily withdrew Speedway from Pennsylvania and planned on selling the location to a 7-Eleven franchisee before it was purchased for GetGo notably, this happened years before 7-Eleven purchased Speedway outright from Marathon.įollowing these acquisitions, most GetGo's have been built from the ground up by Giant Eagle. Shortly afterward, Giant Eagle bought some gas stations from Shell in Ohio that were near existing Giant Eagle locations to give the GetGo chain a footprint in major Giant Eagle markets in Ohio such as Columbus, Cleveland, Akron/ Canton, and Youngstown. ![]() This also had the effect of giving some stations a considerable distance from a main Giant Eagle location. The combined chains took the GetGo name (Giant Eagle + Guttman Oil), although a small handful of the Cross Roads stations still bear the name. In late 2003, Giant Eagle agreed to buy most of the Cross Roads stations from Guttman Oil, which also happen to supply the Giant Eagle Fuel stations as a jobber. Like most such concepts, Giant Eagle Fuel stations only sold gasoline. This was in line with most other major supermarket chains in the early 2000s that began opening up gas stations at supermarkets, alongside big-box chains Walmart & Kmart, as well as warehouse club chains like Costco and Sam's Club. Meanwhile, in 1995 local supermarket chain Giant Eagle opened a gas station at a Giant Eagle location in Youngstown, Ohio branded as "Giant Eagle Fuel", expanding on this extensively in 2001. The chain had a presence throughout the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, primarily competing with 7-Eleven, Sheetz, and several local chains. GetGo initially opened in 1985 as the convenience store chain Cross Roads, which was the retail brand of Guttman Oil Company based in nearby Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania. A GetGo location in Indianapolis, selling BP fuel instead of GetGo-branded fuel. This location was originally SuperAmerica. History A typical GetGo location in Rochester, Pennsylvania along Pennsylvania Route 65. The chain operates locations in Indiana, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. ![]() GetGo, also known as GetGo Cafe & Market, is a convenience store chain owned and operated by Giant Eagle. Prepared foods, coffee, motor vehicle fuel, beer and wine
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