The Giant Eagle supermarket in New Kensington is undergoing some changes to its layout.
A renovation of the store’s Starbucks is connected to a change in Giant Eagle’s overall layout, said store spokeswoman Jannah Drexler.
The beer and wine department is being relocated to the middle of the store, and a new Starbucks kiosk will be moved slightly — into the area where the beer and wine department was previously located, she said.
“The existing Starbucks kiosk will continue to operate until the new one is complete, so there will not be any interruption of service,” Drexler said. “The new Starbucks kiosk will have a refreshed look and feel, but the offerings will remain consistent.”
Drexler anticipates the work to be complete by late summer.
Although a new Starbucks location opened in February just yards away in Riverview Plaza, Drexler said, the Giant Eagle Starbucks kiosk was due for an upgrade.
“We are regularly reviewing all of our store locations and their features to ensure we’re keeping everything up to date for our customers,” she said.
“In this instance, the New Kensington location was due for a refresh, and the timing worked nicely with the other planned changes to the store layout.”
Giant Eagle is a licensee of Starbucks, and operates its in-store Starbucks locations with its employees following Starbucks guidelines and procedures, according to Giant Eagle.