Wawa
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Georgia Is the Next State on Wawa’s New Store List
The first Georgia location of a Wawa convenience store should open by 2024 as the chain continues to expand, writes Beth McKibben for atlanta.eater.com. The popular convenience store chain has been finding success with new locations in Florida, so the company announced Oct. 5 that nearby Georgia is its next Southeastern target. It will be…
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Battle of the Birds: Wawa Calls Out Political Candidate for Allegedly Snagging Logo
The region’s favorite convenience store chain and a New Jersey congressional candidate are battling over iconic birds. But unfortunately, it’s not the Eagles they’re skirmishing about. Matt Jenkins’s campaign logo features the famous flying geese to establish a sense of familiarity, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. However, in a cease-and-desist letter attorneys…
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Open for Business: SEPTA Cuts Ribbon on Wawa Station
A ribbon cutting at the new Wawa regional rail station Thursday launched the inaugural “Hoagie-Wrapped” train ride from Wawa to Elwyn, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. State, federal, county and municipal officials joined SEPTA and Wawa officials in officially opening the new station. SEPTA hopes the restoration of more than 3.5 miles of…
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New Wawa Regional Rail Station Set to Open End of Summer
The Media/Elwyn regional rail line has been successfully extended 3.5 miles west of Elwyn to the new Wawa station and is set to open at the end of summer, reports the Fox 29 staff. With the extension comes a name change for the regional rail line from Media/Elwyn to Media/Wawa. The multi-year extension project is…
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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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Wawa, Looking Ahead, Plans for as Much Convenience as It Can
Wawa is doubling down on its status as a convenience store, allowing customers to avoid the store completely, writes Christian Hetrick for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Customers can order on their phone, have coffee brought to their cars, use a drive thru, get hoagie home delivery and if you have to go inside, use a self-checkout…
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Wawa Adds Self-Checkout Kiosks as Customer Time-Saver
The next new thing at Wawa — self-checkout, writes Christian Hetrick for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Wawa has installed kiosks in 61 convenience stores. The kiosks allow customers to buy coffee and hoagies without needing a cashier. The company plans to continue adding them out to more locations, according to Wawa spokesperson Lori Bruce. All new…
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Claims Open Now for Wawa Payback in Customer Data Breach
Anyone who thinks they were affected by Wawa’s data breach have until Nov. 29, 2021 to file a claim against a $9 million lawsuit settlement, reports the 6abc digital staff for 6abc.com. Applicants are eligible for cash or a gift card and can no longer sue Wawa over the data breach. The breach took place…
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Wawa Settlement Moves Ahead With Judge’s Initial Blessing
A Wawa settlement of a data breach exposing customer information has received preliminary approval from a federal judge. The settlement would require Wawa to pay customers up to $9 million in gift cards and cash, writes Christian Hetric for The Philadelphia Inquirer. U.S. District Judge Gene E.K. Pratter gave initial approval Friday and provisionally determined…
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Wawa’s Added Burgers to the Menu and 1 Customer Could Win a Year’s Worth
Wawa is now offering burgers made any way you’d like at its 920 stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.., reports Dan Stamm for nbcphiladelphia.com. One lucky customer can win free burgers for year, via a $780 Wawa gift card. Sign-ups for this contest end Friday. The burger roll out…
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Wawa and Sheetz Set Differences Aside to Take the Plunge
The Wawa/Sheetz rivalry is well-known in these parts, and Delaware County is solidly in Wawa’s court. Fitting, since the popular convenience store started here. So what’s all this about a truce for a good cause? Well, it’s true. On Wednesday, the leadership of both chains announced they were taking the ‘Plunge’ Together, writes Stephanie Farr…
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Wawa: So Which Sandwich Is No. 1 at Delaware County’s Favorite Convenience Store?
When it comes to Wawa, everyone’s got their favorite sandwich, entrée, snack food, whatever. But which sandwich ranks as the best in the group” Here’s a list of the top five, from best to worst, according to Jason Sheehan at Philadelphia Magazine. 1. The Gobbler, Wawa’s answer to Thanksgiving, ranked as the Delaware County convenience…
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Pennsylvania’s Beer Landscape Is Changing and Wawa Is in on the Action
Wawa continues to expand its options to sell beer at its convenience stores, writes by Katie Park for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Its efforts are altering the status quo regarding who sells alcohol in Pennsylvania. “We’ve seen an increasing number of convenience stores applying for and receiving liquor licenses,” Shawn Kelly, a spokesperson for the PLCB,…
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It’s Back (In Select Stores). Wawa Reinstates Self-Serve Coffee
It looked like the coronavirus had wiped out self-service coffee at Wawa for good as the convenience store chain implemented a ban on self-serve in a virus containment effort, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. But now it’s back, at least at certain stores. The self-service option for coffee and soda was suspended in…
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Wawa and Sheetz Put Rivalry Aside to Bring Food Aid to Those in Need During Pandemic
Wawa has teamed up with its western Pennsylvania competitor, Sheetz, to donate food to two food banks in Eastern Pennsylvania, writes Brian C. Rittmeyer for triblive.com. The two companies donated 1,000 lunches and $4,000 to Helping Hands Harvest Food Bank in Reading and Second Harvest Food Bank of Lehigh Valley and Northeast Pennsylvania. The lunches…
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Agree or Disagree With this List, but Chances Are You’ve Got an Opinion About Wawa’s Sandwiches
We choose our Wawa sandwiches by the mood we’re in, the time of day (or night), how much we feel like spending and what’s stacked up well over time. Now Philadelphia Magazine has come up with its own list of favorite Wawa sandwiches , writes Jason Sheehan for Philadelphia Magazine. Topping the list was The…
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Magazine Ranks Wawa Among Nation’s Top Convenience Stores
Wawa made Food & Wine Magazine’s top ranks in a list of best convenience stores in the country, writes Erin Caproni and Kennedy Rose for The Philadelphia Business Journal. Our local favorite was No. 2 in the nation, topped only by Texas’ Buc-ees, known for large stores featuring barbecue and branded snacks. Here’s what the…
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Wawa Works to Contain Damage From Data Breach
Even as Wawa scrambles to minimize damage from a data breach affecting millions of its customers, six lawsuits seeking class-action status have been filed in federal court, writes Christian Hetrick and Sam Wood for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The lawsuits claim the company failed to protect customers from a data breach that exposed credit and debit…
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