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Wawa Rival Sheetz Is Making Its Moves on Wawa’s Territory

The entrance to a Sheetz convenience store with the sign above the front door. — Sheetz is making a move in its rivalry with Wawa, pushing into its opponent’s territory with plans to open a location in Downingtown.

As Wawa expands into central Pennsylvania, traditionally Sheetz territory, Sheetz is also expanding eastward into traditional Wawa territory, writes Anitra Johnson for USA Today, as reported in phillyburbs.com.

It’s opening a new location in Downingtown, Chester County, in a closed Rite Aid near an existing Wawa.

Sheetz is known for its touchscreen-order burgers, fries, and “MTO” snacks.

The 6,100-square-foot store will have a drive-thru, indoor seating, 45 parking spaces and a dozen multi-fuel gas pumps. It will be located at East Lincoln Highway and Bondsville Road, sitting diagonally across from a Wawa.

The new store also brings Sheetz closer to Montgomery County, a locale where Wawa dominates.

Sheetz, which is Altoona-based, has developed in western and central Pennsylvania, while Wawa, Delaware County-based, has focused on the eastern side of the state, but territories are beginning to overlap as both convenience stores expand their operations.

Sheetz is also approaching Bucks County from the north with some Lehigh County stores.

While Sheetz has been expanding, it has so far avoided Philadelphia, Bucks, Montgomery, and Delaware Counties. Sheetz has been expanding east from its western Pennsylvania roots, but it has largely avoided Philadelphia, Bucks, Montgomery and Delaware Counties.

Read more about Sheetz’s expansion plans eastward in Phillyburbs.com.

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