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The John Batchelor Show

#KeystoneState: The decline of the trendy Big Iggle. SalenaZito.com

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

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4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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0:00.0

This is CBS Eye on the World.

0:08.4

Here's John Batchler.

0:11.3

To Western Pennsylvania, to the Keystone State, to Selina Zito of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette,

0:17.6

the Washington Examiner of the New York Post, come in on where Pennsylvania goes, so

0:22.9

goes the nation.

0:24.1

When regarding food security and the prices were paying at the shop, I understand

0:29.9

routinely now comments in my part of Connecticut is you can't get out of there without spending

0:35.2

$100.

0:36.2

Something is a rye about the food prices.

0:39.8

Perhaps it's recession.

0:41.8

Perhaps it's the recovery from the pandemic.

0:44.2

Perhaps it's the new world of charging a lot for what looks to be a carton of lettuce.

0:50.1

However, Selina, I come to you because you introduce us to a new chain to my knowledge

0:55.4

that is dominating Western Pennsylvania and then parts of the bordering states is called

1:00.9

the giant eagle or to pronounce it according to your teachings, the giant eagle.

1:06.5

What is it Selina?

1:07.5

Good evening.

1:08.5

Good evening.

1:09.5

So, the giant eagle supermarket was founded in the city of Pittsburgh in 1931.

1:19.4

It was founded by five families and it started in mostly middle-class neighborhoods, working

1:28.0

class neighborhoods as your local grocer, the first one, soon grew to the second one.

1:35.0

And within 10 years there were a dozen and they were always very competitive with the

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