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Wegmans, the Rochester, New York-based grocery chain with a cult-like following, will open its Wake Forest store on Wednesday. Wegman’s is the anchor tenant at 麻豆传媒AV在线看’ newly developed 180,000-SF retail center Grove Ninety-Eight.
The newest store, at 11051 Ligon Mill Rd in Wake Forest, is the fourth in North Carolina. Shoppers can enter the 100,000-square foot grocery mecca starting at 9 a.m.
The Wake Forest store, which employs about 400 people, has a Market Cafe with indoor seating, and includes a coffee bar, pizza, subs and prepackaged meals to go. There is also a fresh seafood market, which will feature seafood from Wanchese, on North Carolina鈥檚 Roanoke Island, and a cheese shop with both domestic and imported specialty and artisan cheeses.
The store will also offer online shopping with curbside pickup or home delivery.
If you鈥檙e worried about long waits to get in on the big day, Wegmans has posted a live video feed of the entrance so you can check the line before heading out.
After Wednesday鈥檚 9 a.m. opening, store hours will be 6 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week.
All four of North Carolina鈥檚 Wegmans stores are located in the Triangle, with stores in Raleigh, West Cary/Morrisville and Chapel Hill. Wegmans also plans to open a store in Holly Springs.
A store planned for Cary鈥檚 Fenton development was called off earlier this year. Wegmans said an increase in online shopping made the second Cary location unnecessary.
The Wake Forest store is Wegmans鈥� 106th store in the U.S.
Wegmans has a legion of devoted shoppers 鈥� sometimes dubbed 鈥淲egmaniacs鈥� 鈥� particularly among those hailing from the northeast.
Some shoppers describe the stores as 鈥渢he Disney of grocery stores,鈥� telling those who never shopped there that it鈥檚 awesomeness must be experienced in person.
When the Raleigh store opened in September 2019 鈥� the chain鈥檚 first North Carolina location 鈥� customers lined up around the building and down the street before dawn, and foot traffic inside the store broke opening day records at the time for the company.