Media Advisory: Penny Rounding to Benefit Customers at Giant Tiger

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 6, 2013) - Giant Tiger Stores Limited is pleased to announce that all Giant Tiger stores will be rounding down prices at the register for cash transactions. For example if a customer's cash purchase is 4.99, then the customer pays only 4.95!

"Giant Tiger recognizes that for Canadian families every penny counts. We are committed to always providing outstanding value and rounding cash transactions to the benefit of the customers is just one way we can do this," says Greg Farrell President and COO, Giant Tiger Stores Limited.

As a result of the elimination of the penny there will be no change to how items are priced or to how the register calculates totals. It will instead impact the amount due and the change provided to customers on their cash transactions. The penny elimination does not impact how transactions tendered with credit, debit, gift cards or travelers' cheques are calculated.

This will be effective in all Giant Tiger, Tigre Géant, Scott's Discount, Chez Tante Marie and GT Xpress stores.

About Giant Tiger:

Giant Tiger is Canada's low price Giant! We are the leading Canadian owned family discount store, committed to providing on trend family fashions, groceries, and everyday needs. Established in 1961 in Ottawa's Byward Market, the privately held company has grown to over 200 locations across Canada and employs over 7,000 team members. All Giant Tiger locations are locally owned or operated by a team member that knows the community. In addition, in 2001 the North West Company entered into a franchise agreement with Giant Tiger Stores Limited for NWC to open and operate Giant Tiger stores in Western Canada. The friendly local stores with the iconic yellow Tiger logo are not only where Canadians shop more and spend less, but they help bring communities together. Giant Tiger has a long-standing tradition of supporting surrounding communities and corporate stewardship. In 2012, Giant Tiger donated more than $2 million to more than 700 local associations and charities across Canada. For more information about the company, please visit www.gianttiger.com or join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/gianttiger or follow us on Twitter @GTboutique.

Giant Tiger, a proud Canadian company since...FOREVER! #CanadaPROUD.