Wegmans Food Markets Inc. announced plans to build its first store in Connecticut.
The store will be in Norwalk, a city on Long Island Sound between New York and New Haven, Connecticut.
The two-level store will be about 95,000 square feet and will have a multi-storey car park, Wegmans officials said in a press release. By comparison, DeWitt’s Wegmans is about 152,200 square feet.
“Every year we receive hundreds of requests from Connecticut shoppers, so we’re excited to bring Wegmans to Norwalk and meet our new neighbors,” said Colleen Wegman, president and CEO of Wegmans Food Markets.
The store will be built on 11 acres off Connecticut Avenue, next to I-95, Wegmans officials said. Office complex, owned by MBI Inc., which is currently located on the ground, plans to move to a new office space
Wegmans is seeking approval from the city of Norwalk, officials said. A date has not yet been set when construction will begin or the store will open, they said.
Wegmans operates 106 stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts and North Carolina. The Rochester-based chain started in 1916.
Wegmans has been named one of Fortune’s top 100 companies for 24 consecutive years, ranking fourth in 2021.
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