WOODBRIDGE, Va. — If you’re already thinking about your Thanksgiving feast, Giant Food stores in Prince William County are thinking about new ways to get it to you.
The county’s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved an amendment to the county’s zoning plan that could allow for customers in the near future to drive to Giant grocery stores and pick-up their orders. Until today the practice has not been allowed these supermarkets in the county.
Sources familiar with the new shopping concept said Giant Food will soon allow customers to place their order online and then drive to the store to pick up. County documents state the service will offer a new level of convenience to customers:
A business has a new grocery retailing concept to provide a convenient way to offer customers the ability to pick up food and household items in areas that are not currently served by a grocery store or in areas that customers frequently travel.
The Board authorized what is known as a zoning text amendment on Tuesday. This will allow Prince William County staff to analyze a proposal from the grocer – a plan which must be approved by the county’s Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors.
*This story has been corrected.
