Retail
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Wawa Expansion Effort Continues With 40 More Stores in Nashville
Wawa plans to open its first Nashville location in 2025, writes Julia Masters and Laura Smythe for Philadelphia Business Journal. Wawa, which already employs more than 35,000 people, is considering up to 40 locations in Nashville, continuing “the most aggressive growth” plan in company history, according to CEO Chris Gheysens. Wawa has 54 more stores…
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Willow Grove and Plymouth Meeting Malls’ PREIT Makes Dent in Its Debt with $35M in Land Sales
PREIT, owner of Plymouth Meeting Mall and Willow Grove Park Mall, has made progress on its debt payments with $35 million in land sales, writes Matthew Rothstein for Bisnow. The Philadelphia-based REIT signed agreements to sell 11 outparcels at its properties for $32.5 million. There is also a separate agreement to sell land at the…
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Plymouth Meeting and Willow Grove Park Malls Owner Fights for Execs Amid Struggle
PREIT, the owner of the Willow Grove Mall, Springfield Mall, Plymouth Meeting Mall, and Cherry Hill Mall, is paying retention bonuses to certain employees “in an effort to ensure continuity and stability and to incentivize and retain employees,” according to an SEC filing. In May, PREIT paid a $147,186 “special cash retention bonus” to an…
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Unique Bookstore Brings Books Back for Browsing in the King of Prussia Mall
Readers finally have a place where they can do their book-related shopping in one of the largest malls in the country, reports Kim Douglas for Main Line Today Scott Minor, from Pottstown is approaching his one year anniversary of Bookish at the King of Prussia Mall. Scott and wife Becky Minor had previously opened a pop-up bookstore…
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King of Prussia Mall Stands Tall Among the Biggest Malls to Shop at in the USA
One of the largest malls in the country to shop at is in Montgomery County, writes Unindita Bhatia for The Travel. There are several malls in the United States with many stores and lots of areas to walk. Some say, with the advent of online shopping (as well as home delivery) that the mall culture…
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CEO of Willow Grove and Plymouth Meeting Malls’ PREIT Talks Evolution of Malls in 21st Century
After two years of limited social interaction and several months of closed doors, PREIT, owner of Plymouth Meeting Mall and Willow Grove Park Mall, is seeing record high portfolio-wide sales of $618 per square foot, writes Al Urbanski for the Chain Store Age. The company is also currently being inundated with requests for space. “No…
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$26 Million Mixed-Use Site Set to Drive the ‘Next Frontier’ of Local Economic Opportunity in Dublin
The transformation of 17 acres in Dublin, a borough in Bucks County, into a vibrant, mixed-use development continues. Natalie Kostelni updated readers in the Philadelphia Business Journal on the final preparations of the Dublin Town Center. It’s a $26-million retail-residence-open space community. Nehemiah Development Co., itself a Dublin business, is currently working on a 15,000-square-foot…
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CNN: Plymouth Meeting-Based IKEA Will Pay You to Get Its Furniture Back in Stock
Time for spring cleaning? Redoing the family room? But what to do with all the furniture that just doesn’t match anymore? If you bought all your furniture at this retailer, CNN Business tells you how to make some cash on that long-ago bought relic. They tried it in the past, and now IKEA is permanently…
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‘Big Difference Between Nostalgia and Progress’ – New Sketches Reveal a Reincarnated Coventry Mall in Pottstown
While much of the renovation plans for Coventry Mall in Pottstown remain unclear, new sketches reveal ideas to return the mall to its former glory, writes staff for WFMZ-TV 69 News. According to The Mercury archives, the mall was originally called the Norco Mall, which opened in September 1967, and later in 1973 they enclosed…
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Amazon Fresh Opening in Nearby Delco With ‘Just Walk Out’ Technology
A spokesperson for Amazon confirmed that a new Amazon Fresh store will open soon in the Broomall Commons Shopping Center in Broomall, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Signs for the store went up Wednesday afternoon. It is located near West Chester Pike next to the Planet Fitness and Pet Smart stores. The store…
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Limerick-based Goose’s Montecristo Cigar Lounge and Tobacconist is a Family Business With a Vision
Getting out of the house and enjoying a good cigar with pals is definitely a great way to relax with fellow tobacco aficionados, reports Kathy Hunt for the 422 Business Advisor. You might also need CBD, smokable hemp products, Vaping devices, Vape juice, Top-Quality American Made Glass Pipes, or cigarette rolling supplies, and you can…
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Epic Celebration Marks Official Opening of PXG’s New Store in King of Prussia
PXG threw a knockout grand opening party on April 30 with an impressive list of attendees for its new PXG Philadelphia store in King of Prussia, reports the Golf Wire. Many local notables and athletes, including Darius Slay and Lane Johnson, joined Bob Parsons, PXG Founder and CEO, and Renee Parsons, President and Executive Creative…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Bob Hart, General Manager, King of Prussia Mall
Bob Hart, General Manager of the King of Prussia Mall, speaks with MONTCO Today about his West Virginia roots, moving around frequently when he was a kid, and how he used his athletic ability to make friends. Hart describes his retail career that began when he walked into a local K-Mart, what was then the…
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Mixed-Use Community in Malvern Could Sell for $250 Million
After being under development for 20 years, Uptown Worthington, a mixed-use community in Malvern, has hit the market and could sell for up to $250 million, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. In 2002, Brian O’Neill of MLP Ventures bought the former Worthington Industries Inc., with plans for 750,000 square feet of retail…
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With this Narberth Shop, the Living is Easy, and Sustainable
This Montgomery County shop is making living easier through sustainable shopping, writes Laura Brzyski for Philadelphia Magazine. Main Line SHIFT in Narberth is women-owned business focused on offers eco-conscious goods and services focused on low-impact living, encouraging environmental responsibility through sustainable use of natural resources. They position themselves as a resource those seeking sustainable ways…
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Wawa Still Has Eye on Expansion in City of Philadelphia
There have been some high-profile Wawa store closings in the city of Philadelphia but that doesn’t mean Wawa still doesn’t have a presence there, says CEO Chris Gheysens. Wawa’s landmark location at Broad and Walnut streets closed, along with an outpost at 9th and South Streets, writes Laura Smythe for Philadelphia Business Journal. “We have…
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Choose The Right Fireplace For Your Home With Hometown Hearth at New Showroom in Media
As springtime arrives here in the Northeast, many homeowners are beginning their spring cleaning and getting ready for time spent outdoors this summer. Believe it or not, this is the best time of year to consider upgrading or installing a new fireplace for those cold Fall and Winter months. With a brand new showroom opening…
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Wawa Eyes Expansion into Alabama, Where No One Has a Clue About Them … or Their Sizzlis
So what’s a Wawa, they’re asking in Alabama. Will it be as exciting as when the Buc-ee’s planned to open in the state? Wawa announced Monday it’s rapidly expanding in the Florida Panhandle into Lower Alabama as it migrates toward the central Gulf Coast, writes Lawrence Specker for AL.com. Some Alabamans have run across Wawa’s…
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