Retail
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Wawa Looking to Double by 2030 in Aggressive Growth Campaign
Wawa will expand in the next decade, launching its “most aggressive growth” in its history, doubling its store count, writes Laura Smythe for Philadelphia Business Journal. Wawa now operates about 965 stores in Montgomery County, Chester, Delaware counties in Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, and Washington, D.C. It plans to expand its…
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Wawa Day Celebrates 58th Anniversary With Free Coffee, Charitable Donations
Wawa is celebrating the 58th anniversary of opening its first store opening April 16, 1964 in Folsom with several Wawa Day events and actions, starting with free coffee on April 14. On Thursday, customers can get a free coffee, any size, at any Wawa store. April 14 also marks the anniversary of the 2014 launch…
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Nostalgia Could Be Triggering a Return to Bookstores in Montgomery County
The heyday of chain bookstores could be traced to the Harry Potter phenomena between 1997 to 2007, writes Alexandra Lange for Bloomberg CityLab. Amazon.com, dying malls and fewer bookstores have dwindled those chain bookstore crowds. But chain bookstores could be seeing a resurgence, driven by Millennial nostalgia for Waldenbooks or Borders and other chains. Brian…
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Forbes: Conshohocken-Based IKEA Rethinking Store Format to Foster Socialization, Sense of Community
The explosion of e-commerce has prompted some companies to give their brick-and-mortar stores a much needed makeover, and IKEA, the furnishing giant with U.S. headquarters in Conshohocken, is currently leading the charge in turning its stores into something more, writes Michelle Evans for Forbes. IKEA has recently renovated its Shanghai outlet, where it is trialing…
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Pennsylvania’s Ever-Expanding Wawa Takes a Look at North Carolina
Wawa continues to bring its Delco and Philly goodness to the rest of the country, this time with plans by 2024 to open stores in North Carolina, writes Catherine Muccigrosso for the Charlotte Observer. Wawa’s already listing 17 new store openings by the end of 2022 in Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. “We…
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Lidl Grocery Now Open in King of Prussia with Fresh Produce, Flowers, and More
Lidl US, ranked a top 3 U.S. grocer by USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, announced that it will host a grand opening event on Wednesday, February 23, to celebrate its newest store in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The store, located at 125 W. Dekalb Pike, will hold a ribbon-cutting celebration with local leaders at 7:40 a.m. The…
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Check Out These Fabulous Women-Owned Businesses and Networking Event in Montco for Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month and here in Montgomery County, we have dozens of attractions that celebrate the accomplishments of women past, present, and future, with women-owned businesses, writes Emily Keel for the Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board. Montgomery County is home to a huge variety of businesses and attractions, many of which are…
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With Interest in Houseware Products Still High, Montco’s Acme Markets Adds More Specialty Items to Stores
Houseware emerged as a hit category during the pandemic as consumers spent more time at home than ever in the past two years; and many grocery stores like local Montgomery County Acme Markets, have taken notice, writes Barbara Sax for the Progressive Grocer. Even now, as a lot of consumers gradually get back into their…
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Activist Investor Raises Questions About Kohl’s Real Estate Portfolio, Including Its Montgomery County Properties
Activist investment firm Macellum Capital Management, a shareholder of Kohl’s, is raising questions about the department-store chain’s real estate portfolio, including its properties in Montgomery County, writes Ashley Fahey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Jonathan Duskin, CEO of the investment firm which is currently locked in a battle with Kohl’s to gain control of its…
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Retail Sales in Montgomery County Increase as Expensive Gasoline, Food Forces Households to Cut Back Spending
Retail sales nationwide and in Montgomery County increased moderately in February as high gasoline and food prices forced households to cut back spending on other goods, including furniture and electronics, writes Lucia Mutikani for Reuters. According to a recently released report by the Commerce Department, retail sales increased by 0.3 percent in February compared to…
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PGA Tour Superstore Coming to Metroplex in Plymouth Meeting
Metroplex in Plymouth Meeting will become home to the first PGA Tour Superstore in the Philadelphia area when the golf retailer opens its 53rd overall store on April 2, writes Pat Ralph for the Philly Voice. On opening day, customers will be eligible for $30,000 in various giveaways, including golf clubs, apparel, and accessories. The…
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Plymouth Meeting and Willow Grove Malls Owner PREIT Has ‘Substantial Doubt’ Over Its Ability to Stay in Business Over Next Year
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT), the owner of Plymouth Meeting Mall and Willow Grove Park Mall, has “substantial doubt” about being able to remain in business over the next year, according to the annual report the company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. PREIT made…
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Sears to Close Royersford Distribution Center, Layoffs Pending
One month after Sears closed its last store in Pennsylvania in Willow Grove Park Mall, the retailer is laying off people at its Royersford distribution site, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Willow Grove Park Mall full-line store closed, the last in PA, on March 6. A Worker Adjustment, Retraining and Notification…
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Constitutional Amendment to Eliminate PA Liquor Store Monopoly is on the Rocks
A plan to eliminate Pa.’s state-run liquor store monopoly through a constitutional amendment has presently hit a snag. Its future is uncertain, even before the issue has even appeared put on a ballot. Tom MacDonald, WHYY, distilled the reasons behind its current inactivity. Republican State Rep. Natalie Mihalek is preparing a constitutional amendment that would…
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Amazon Gives Us a Sign That It’s Opening a Grocery Store in Havertown
There’s another sign, literally, that a new Amazon grocery store is coming to the Llanerch Shopping Center, 403 West Chester Pike in Havertown, writes Max Bennett for patch.com. Amazon Retail LLC has filed an appeal with the Haverford Township Zoning Hearing Board to get a variance for a wall sign at that location. The Haverford…
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King of Prussia’s Nordstrom Shares Soar as Customers Return to Rack Stores
Nordstrom Inc. shares have soared to more than 32% due to a faster-than-expected recovery at the company’s off-price Rack outlets which have helped raise hopes about the department store’s ability to staunch further market-share losses against bigger rivals, writes Reuters. For the majority of last year, the company dealt with severe shortages of women’s apparel…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Bob McGowan, Chief Operating Officer at Peddler’s Village
Bob McGowan, the COO of Peddler’s Village, the Delaware Valley’s top tourist destination in 2020, spoke with MONTCO Today about growing up in Northeast Philadelphia as one of 11 people (his parents and eight siblings) living in a three-bedroom Olney row house; how his family moved to Bucks County when his father started his own…
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Walkable Downtown, Popular Restaurants, Cool Shops Make Ardmore a Delight to Visit
Thanks to its walkable downtown filled with popular restaurants and cool shops, Ardmore is a great place to visit, writes Jillian Wilson for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Armor is well positioned, being just a short 25-minute drive from Center City or a quick train ride on the SEPTA Regional Rail’s Paoli/Thorndale line. This makes it the…
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