A high-visibility retail site in Bucks County — featuring a Wawa, a Tractor Supply Co., and nearly 12 acres of undeveloped land — has been sold for $12.17 million. ExchangeRight, an investment firm based in Pasadena, California, purchased the Warwick Village Commons located at 1937 York Road in Jamison from Clifton, New Jersey-based Arctrust. The… Read more »
Wawa has listed a portfolio of seven properties for sale across Southeastern Pennsylvania and South Jersey. The sites, which include closed stores and vacant lots, went on the market May 18 and span from Montgomery County, PA., to Atlantic County, N.J. The properties are being marketed by MSC and can be purchased individually or as… Read more »
Just four months after acquiring Fairless Hills Shopping Center, Ocean State Job Lot has sold a Wawa pad site on the property for $6.5 million in an off-market deal, property records show. A private individual purchased the site at 530 Lincoln Highway, which includes a Wawa with gas pumps. Ocean State Job Lot bought the… Read more »
A Rhode Island-based discount retailer, Ocean State Job Lot, has purchased the Fairless Hills Shopping Center in Bucks County for $23.6 million, even as one of its major tenants undergoes bankruptcy proceedings. The 190,000-square-foot shopping center at 500 Lincoln Highway was sold by The Klein Group, based in Florham Park, New Jersey, according to Bucks… Read more »
Wawa is closing another Philadelphia location, marking its third closure in the city this year. The store, located at 33 S. 16th St. and spanning 3,000 square feet, will shut down on Monday. In an emailed statement to the Business Journal, Wawa spokesperson Lori Bruce explained that the store’s smaller size made it difficult to… Read more »
Chase Bank plans to open a branch in the former Wawa flagship store located at the southeast corner of Broad and Walnut streets in Center City. The prominent site has remained vacant since Wawa decided not to reopen it in 2020 due to ongoing impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic. According to a Chase spokesman, the… Read more »
Another Wawa store in Philadelphia is shutting its doors. A spokesperson for the Delaware County convenience store and gas station chain confirmed to the Business Journal that Wawa did not receive a lease renewal offer for its location at 2000 Hamilton St., near Fairmount and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The company declined to provide… Read more »
Wawa plans to open a technology hub at the site of one of its recently shuttered Center City locations, CEO Chris Gheysens said Friday. Gheysens made the announcement during a panel discussion at the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia’s 2023 Economic Outlook event. He told the Business Journal that the Delaware County convenience store chain’s space… Read more »
Wawa increased revenue 36% last year to reclaim a spot among the 25 largest private companies in the U.S., according to Forbes. The Delaware County-based convenience store chain lands at No. 24 on Forbes’ 2022 list of America’s Largest Private Companies, maintaining its standing as the top-ranked private company in Pennsylvania. It had slipped to No…. Read more »
Wawa is closing two Center City stores, citing “continued safety and security challenges and business factors.” The Delaware County-based company will shutter its stores at 12th and Market streets and 19th and Market streets over the next few weeks. The announcement comes a day after the Business Journal reported that Wawa is “seriously considering” taking Philadelphia out… Read more »
