PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania — Giant Eagle is giving customers a chance to turn spare pennies into gift cards worth twice their value during a one-day event at all of its 200-plus Giant Eagle and Market District stores, the company announced Tuesday .

The promotion takes place Saturday, Nov. 1, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Giant Eagle said shoppers can bring pennies to any participating store and exchange them for a Giant Eagle gift card valued at double the number of coins turned in. Each transaction requires a minimum of 50 cents in pennies, yielding a $1 gift card, and a maximum of $100 in pennies, producing a $200 gift card.

“Retailers across the country are taking steps to maintain adequate supplies of pennies,” Giant Eagle President and CEO Bill Artman said in a statement. “At Giant Eagle

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