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Another Wawa in Philadelphia is closing its doors.
A representative for the Delaware County convenience store and gas station chain told the Business Journal that Wawa was not offered a lease renewal for its store at 2000 Hamilton St. near Fairmount and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The company did not comment any further on the closure.
The Wawa is located at the corner of 21st and Hamilton streets in Rodin Place across from a Whole Foods Market and near a Target store. Wawa’s lease is up at the end of September, according to Sam Newman, president at Loddington Management, the property manager for Rodin Place.
Newman said Loddington did not have any prior discussions with Wawa about its upcoming lease renewal and decided to go in a different direction for the corner retail space.
A Chase Bank branch is set to replace the Wawa. A representative for the bank said the location is expected to open in spring 2025.
The store will be the seventh Philadelphia Wawa to close in recent years. Locations that shuttered include a store at 2nd and Lombard streets in Headhouse Square and the chain’s landmark 5,000-square-foot store at Broad and Walnut streets in 2020 after the onset of the pandemic.
Wawa cited operational challenges as the reason for closing its 24-hour location at 901 South St. in October 2021 and its store at the corner of 13th and Chestnut streets later that same year. In the fall of 2022, the company closed its locations at 12th and Market streets and 19th and Market streets due to “continued safety and security challenges and business factors.”
The Rodin Place store is the only location Wawa has near the Philadelphia Museum of Art and its surrounding neighborhoods.
The chain does have plans to utilize some of its vacant storefronts in the city. In late February, it converted its store at the corner of 9th and South streets into a Popcorn for the People production facility in partnership with the Eagles Autism Foundation. For every bag of popcorn produced and sold at the former Wawa location, which employs adults with autism and intellectual disabilities to prepare and package popcorn, $1 is donated to the Eagles Autism Foundation to support its community grants program.
In January 2023, CEO Chris Gheysens told the Business Journal that the company plans to turn the space at 19th and Market into a technology hub that will bring startups together to provide tech solutions for the company. At its 13th and Chestnut store, the company is working with an undisclosed nonprofit partner to transform the location into “something that could really do good” for the community, Gheysens said.
The 12th and Market location will not reopen with another use.
Wawa has also experimented with a new store format at another of its Philadelphia locations. Last summer, it converted its store at 3300 Market St. on Drexel University’s campus into a fully digital experience with no shelves in which all items are purchased on the Wawa mobile app or on the in-store touch screens.
The planned new Chase branch comes as the country’s largest bank continues to grow its footprint in the Philadelphia region. Chase Consumer Banking CEO Jennifer Roberts said the bank aims to reach 100 local branches by 2027 during a Philadelphia Business Journal event in November, a move that will nearly double its retail employee headcount over the next three years. The bank currently has 57 branches open in the region.
Correction/Clarification
A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Ranger Properties owns Rodin Place.
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See Correction/Clarification at the end of this article.
Another Wawa in Philadelphia is closing its doors.
A representative for the Delaware County convenience store and gas station chain told the Business Journal that Wawa was not offered a lease renewal for its store at 2000 Hamilton St. near Fairmount and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The company did not comment any further on the closure.
The Wawa is located at the corner of 21st and Hamilton streets in Rodin Place across from a Whole Foods Market and near a Target store. Wawa’s lease is up at the end of September, according to Sam Newman, president at Loddington Management, the property manager for Rodin Place.
Newman said Loddington did not have any prior discussions with Wawa about its upcoming lease renewal and decided to go in a different direction for the corner retail space.
A Chase Bank branch is set to replace the Wawa. A representative for the bank said the location is expected to open in spring 2025.
The store will be the seventh Philadelphia Wawa to close in recent years. Locations that shuttered include a store at 2nd and Lombard streets in Headhouse Square and the chain’s landmark 5,000-square-foot store at Broad and Walnut streets in 2020 after the onset of the pandemic.
Wawa cited operational challenges as the reason for closing its 24-hour location at 901 South St. in October 2021 and its store at the corner of 13th and Chestnut streets later that same year. In the fall of 2022, the company closed its locations at 12th and Market streets and 19th and Market streets due to “continued safety and security challenges and business factors.”
The Rodin Place store is the only location Wawa has near the Philadelphia Museum of Art and its surrounding neighborhoods.
The chain does have plans to utilize some of its vacant storefronts in the city. In late February, it converted its store at the corner of 9th and South streets into a Popcorn for the People production facility in partnership with the Eagles Autism Foundation. For every bag of popcorn produced and sold at the former Wawa location, which employs adults with autism and intellectual disabilities to prepare and package popcorn, $1 is donated to the Eagles Autism Foundation to support its community grants program.
In January 2023, CEO Chris Gheysens told the Business Journal that the company plans to turn the space at 19th and Market into a technology hub that will bring startups together to provide tech solutions for the company. At its 13th and Chestnut store, the company is working with an undisclosed nonprofit partner to transform the location into “something that could really do good” for the community, Gheysens said.
The 12th and Market location will not reopen with another use.
Wawa has also experimented with a new store format at another of its Philadelphia locations. Last summer, it converted its store at 3300 Market St. on Drexel University’s campus into a fully digital experience with no shelves in which all items are purchased on the Wawa mobile app or on the in-store touch screens.
The planned new Chase branch comes as the country’s largest bank continues to grow its footprint in the Philadelphia region. Chase Consumer Banking CEO Jennifer Roberts said the bank aims to reach 100 local branches by 2027 during a Philadelphia Business Journal event in November, a move that will nearly double its retail employee headcount over the next three years. The bank currently has 57 branches open in the region.
Correction/Clarification
A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Ranger Properties owns Rodin Place.
© 2023 American City Business Journals. All rights reserved. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated January 24, 2023) and Privacy Policy (updated December 19, 2023). The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of American CityBusiness Journals.
This article was autogenerated from a news feed from CDO TIMES selected high quality news and research sources. There was no editorial review conducted beyond that by CDO TIMES staff. Need help with any of the topics in our articles? Schedule your free CDO TIMES Tech Navigator call today to stay ahead of the curve and gain insider advantages to propel your business!
