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Giant Eagle's Penny Exchange Day Nets $2 Million in Gift Cards

11/2/2025

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Giant Eagle hosted Penny Exchange Day on November 1, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 200 locations, exchanging over 100 million pennies for gift cards double their value.
Gift cards distributed exceeded $2 million.
Bill Artman, Giant Eagle President and CEO, praised the turnout and said it would help ensure exact change for cash transactions in future amid penny shortage caused by U.S. Treasury halting penny production.

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Giant Eagle hosted Penny Exchange Day on November 1, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 200 locations, exchanging over 100 million pennies for gift cards double their value.
Gift cards distributed exceeded $2 million.
Bill Artman, Giant Eagle President and CEO, praised the turnout and said it would help ensure exact change for cash transactions in future amid penny shortage caused by U.S. Treasury halting penny production.