Wawa in Florida. Photo: Jeff Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Wawa, a popular East Coast convenience store and gas station chain, is expected to open its first store in North Carolina by 2024, the company confirmed on Friday.
Seeing news from Joe Bruno of the WSOC, I immediately texted my Wawa-obsessed friend in Charlotte with the good news. Not even a second later, “Damn it,” he said. – Can you quote it?
Why is it important: You’ve been begging for Wav in Carolina for years. This is the part of the house that northern settlers like me miss the most.
Big picture: The Pennsylvania-based company has about 1,000 stores and gas stations in the Mid-Atlantic region and Florida.
- It has a cult following for its sweet buns, mac and cheese, and drinks like peach tea.
What is happening: We don’t have details on a specific location or timeline for the opening of the first Wawa store in North Carolina, but a spokesperson told me, “We are actively exploring potential locations for new Wawa stores in the state.”
Yes, but: Who will get the first Wawa – Charlotte or Raleigh?
- There is only one correct answer here.
Essence: Wawa is coming, but we’ll have to wait for more details.
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