Retail
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ALDI’s Opening Part of Ongoing Process to Boost Economic Development in Brookhaven
Dozens of people gathered last week for the official opening of the new ALDI supermarket in Brookhaven, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. Mayor Mike Hess was present to cut the ribbon on the chain’s first store in the western part of Delaware County. “We’re excited about this and we welcome ALDI to Brookhaven,”…
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Summertime Invades Wawa’s Secret Menu
Wawa is adding two new summer-themed items – Summertime Swirl Bagels and Summertime Sips Rainbow Lemonades – to its secret menu this week, writes Stephanie Farr for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The secret menu, which is activated at Wawa’s touch-screen kiosks by pressing the flying goose at the bottom left corner of the home page, originally…
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Philadelphia Magazine: Havertown Home to One of Region’s Best Ice Cream Shops
If you’re looking for a place to indulge your sweet tooth on a hot summer day, head over to Koffmeyer’s in Havertown, writes Alex Jones for Philadelphia magazine. The bakery that moved to Delaware County seven years ago from Society Hill has added Leiby’s Ice Cream to its offerings, and the magazine recently recognized it…
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Inc. Magazine: Wawa’s Evolution Throughout the Years Has Been Carefully Orchestrated
Founded in 1964 as a roadside dairy market, Wawa’s evolution throughout the years – it’s now “muscling out of the gas-station ghetto to compete with the likes of Panera and Starbucks” – has been carefully orchestrated, writes Maria Aspan for Inc. magazine. “After decades of pushing cheap gas and cigarettes and made-to-order sandwiches to suburban…
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Swiss Farms Engages Next Generation with Next-Generation Thinking
Swiss Farms is using a hands-on approach to keep up with its younger customers, writes CEO Scott Simon for Convenience Store Decisions. The drive-through chain based in Delaware County is celebrating a half-century of operations. The chain now offers a full line of fresh food and more than 1,000 other items. To better reach its…
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Turf War Between Wawa, Sheetz Intensifies with Movie
Wawa vs. Sheetz turf war is getting more intense, with a documentary filmmaker promising to provide an answer on which is better in his new movie, writes Daniel Moore for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Matthew Fridg is planning to do a more comprehensive comparison of the two companies in his forthcoming movie. He said he plans to…
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Glen Mills Company Saves Lives in Sports, to Create Body Armor for Pope Francis
Robert Vito, the founder and CEO of Unequal Technologies in Glen Mills, has invented a technology that makes sports safer by protecting young players from Commotio Cordis, one of the top killers in youth sports, writes Alicia Vitarelli for 6ABC. Vito has created a small, foam-like product that can mitigate direct strikes to the heart…
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Location, Location, Location: Sale of New Wawa in Maryland Fetches Record Amount
A new Wawa in Towson, Md., sold last month for $7.48 million, writes Melody Simmons for the Baltimore Business Journal. “It was the highest-price-point Wawa we’ve sold in the region,” said Dean Zang, the senior managing director for Marcus & Millichap who has sold 25 Wawa stores out of his office in Washington, D.C. “It…
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Former Delaware County Community College Student Behind Fashion Brand Popular Among Celebrities
Milan Harris, who attended Upper Darby High School and Delaware County Community College, now runs Milano Di Rouge, a fashion brand worn by Philadelphia trendsetters and celebrities, including Meek Mill and Lil’ Kim, writes Elizabeth Wellington for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Harris designs clothes that are athletic but sexy, with her name in capital letters. Her…
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Philadelphia Keeping Its Offer to Amazon Under Wraps
Philadelphia has not yet disclosed the incentives it will offer Amazon if the e-commerce retailer locates its second headquarters in the city, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The city responded to a Right-to-Know request from the PBJ with a heavily redacted, 108-page document. The only readable information was publicly-accessible demographic data and…
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Clothing Store in Wayne to Close, Warns of Growing E-Commerce Threat to Small-Business Dreams
Mushmina, a clothing store in Wayne that promises its customers a global shopping experience, is closing its doors and warning of the growing e-commerce threat to the Main Line’s community vibe and small-business dreams, writes Maria Panaritis for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Mushmina and other small businesses in the area are not the only victims of…
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Former Wawa Employees Seek $25 Million Settlement in Class-Action Lawsuit
More than 2,000 former Wawa employees are asking a federal judge to approve a $25 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit that claims the convenience store chain forced them to sell their Wawa stock back to the company at a below-market price, writes Sam Wood for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Wawa is a privately held company…
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Wawa Punches Above Its Weight to Become the Best Sandwich Shop in America
Wawa has been voted the best quick-service sandwich shop in America in an annual survey by Market Force Information, a customer experience research firm, writes Jordan McBride for Main Line Today. Wawa is the first-ever convenience store to earn the honor. Wawa beat out larger chains like Jersey Mike’s, Jimmy John’s, and Panera Bread by…
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Great Museums May Have Role in Philly Making Shortlist for Amazon HQ2
Philadelphia’s great museums may have a role in the city making it onto the shortlist for Amazon’s second headquarters, writes Sebastian Smee for The Washington Post. Many of the 238 cities and counties that applied for HQ2 consideration have the population, pleasant surroundings, and basic infrastructure required by Amazon. But the 20 cities on the…
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Washington Post: Has the Craft Beer Industry Reached Its Peak?
Craft breweries are still growing but at a significantly slower pace, and more have closed in the last year than at any time in the last decade, writes Rachel Siegel for The Washington Post. According to a new report released by the Brewers Association, craft brewers saw production rise five percent in the last year.…
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Wawa Offers Free Coffee and a Secret Menu Today, Its 54th Birthday
Today is Wawa Day, and to celebrate its 54th birthday, the beloved, Delaware County-based chain of convenience stores is offering customers free coffee … and a secret menu, writes Claire Sasko for Philadelphia magazine. To find the secret menu, you have to click the flying goose at the bottom left corner of the main screen.…
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Broomall Resident, Retail Legend in Consumer Electronics Dies at 89
Broomall resident Saul Robbins, a legend in the consumer electronics industry who founded the Philadelphia area’s HiFi House, has died at the age of 89, writes Rob Stott for Dealerscope. Robbins – the father of Jon Robbins, the Executive Director of the Home Technology Specialists of America – started selling stereophonic electronic components from his…
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End of Shopping-Mall Era the Symptom of a Hollowed-Out Middle Class
Shopping malls as we know them are disappearing at an alarming rate, writes Jon Jeter for MintPress News. With the increasing number of malls closing their doors, between a quarter and a third will soon be gone. Almost 9,000 retail stores closed for good last year, along with the demise of iconic brands like Sears…
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