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Giant Tiger Stores Limited is a discount store in Canada and the United States founded on May 13, 1961, by Gordon Reid, who served as the Chairman and CEO. Reid opened his first store in Ottawa, the capital of Canada and Franchised the first outlet in 1964.Giant Tiger has kept the cost of operation low by paying low rent and controlling expenses. There are now over 170 Stores employing over 6,500 people in 106 stores in Ontario, 42 stores in Quebec, 10 stores in Manitoba, 4 stores in New Brunswick, 5 stores in Saskatchewan, 4 stores in Alberta and 1 store in New York State. The original simple idea keeps working!