MIDDLESEX TWP., Pa. — We’re learning more about Giant Company’s plans to close five fulfillment centers across Pennsylvania.

As 69 News previously reported, those closures are happening in Coopersburg, Lehigh County; North Coventry Township, near Pottstown, in Chester County; Philadelphia; Lancaster; and Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery County.

Previously, the Cumberland County-based grocery store chain had filed WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) Act notices only for the Philadelphia and Lancaster locations.

Now, WARN notices are available for the remaining three facilities in Coopersburg, North Coventry Township, and Upper Moreland Township.

A WARN notice is a 60-day written notice that employers must provide before a plant closing or mass layoff, in accordance with federal law.

According to the notices, 104 employees are impacted by the closure in Coopersburg. 84 workers are affected by the North Coventry closure. 105 employees are impacted in Upper Moreland. 

A Giant Company spokesperson previously told 69 News that 106 workers would be impacted by the closure of the Coopersburg facility at 216. E. Fairmont St. A Giant grocery store that operates at the same address will not be affected.

WARN notices posted for the Philadelphia and Lancaster locations indicate 128 workers will be impacted by the closure of the former, and 76 employees will be affected by the shutdown of the latter.

The closures are happening because Giant is rethinking its home delivery model.

“We’ve learned over the past few years that there isn’t a one size fits all approach to our e-commerce business, particularly our fulfillment model. With customers expecting faster delivery, we need to ensure we are operating as efficiently as possible to meet their ever-changing needs,” the spokesperson wrote in her email.

The change means customers who use Giant’s online grocery shopping service will have their orders shopped or “picked” by Giant Direct team members in their local store. Those orders will then be delivered by a third-party (Instacart or DoorDash) driver versus a Giant Direct driver.

Giant’s parent company, Ahold Delhaize USA, is also closing an e-commerce fulfillment center in Manassas, Va.

The closures of the fulfillment centers in Pennsylvania are expected to be final this spring. 

Giant operates 165 grocery stores in Pennsylvania.