Nehemiah Meir Cohen and Samuel Lehrman founded Giant Food in 1936 opening its first supermarket concept store on Georgia Avenue, NW. Mr. Cohen went by N.M., but for the vast majority of us who had the opportunity to know him he was, out of total respect, Mr. Cohen. He actually stepped away from active management in 1964 becoming Chairman of […]
Having transitioned from a 32-year career in retail supermarket operations to a 20-year hobby in the professional chauffeured transportation industry, I’ve had the opportunity to be focused on providing nothing other than superior service, taught to me early on while at Giant Food in the Washington, DC area where their mission statement was simple and directly to the point (quality, […]
“Back in the day”, I remember our American society being very open and much more carefree than it is today as we used to look out for one another in a very caring and respectful way. People seemingly got along and appeared to be much more extroverted, although, the 60’s were filled with their challenges with its assassinations, racial strife, […]
“Back in the day”, growing up in Arlington, VA in the 1950’s and 60’s, I was fortunate enough to have parents whose priority was ME and they provided me with a wonderful childhood. They created a family structure where there were expectations and accountability. They gave me the tools and resources to make good decisions and with every decision they […]