Wawa's Center City Locations Closing
Damn. It.
Wawa is officially cashing out of Center City. The venerable Center City West Wawa at 20th and Chestnut will be closing on Tuesday and the 17th & Arch Wawa will close at the end of May. According to Johnny Goodtimes:
"Wawa is leaving the city. The Wawa at the corner of 20th and Chestnut is going to be closing at the end of the month, and I have it on good authority that the others will close when their leases expire. Which means that a) they are turning their backs on some of their most loyal customers and that b) the spokewoman I spoke with a couple of months ago when I did a story on the Rittenhouse Wawa was less than truthful with me and in, turn, Philadelphians when she said that they weren't leaving the city."
We hear that the 10th & Arch Wawa will be the latest remaining Wawa in CC to remain open... But that even they will be shutting down at the end of their lease.
Thoughts?
Screw Wawa [Johnny Goodtimes]
Comments
I wonder if Philly is giving them the pinch -- it wouldn't surprise me.
How about the one at 10th + Chestnut?
Posted by: kim e | April 30, 2008 09:35 AM
I have been involved with wawa corporate for a project lately. I used to work in the city and loved the one at 17th an walnut, i was absolutely pissed off when it closed. But heres whats appearently going on. The rent is nasty and they're losing profit margins on shortie hoagies at the moment because of rising costs. The city of philadelphia is giving price breaks to, "boutique" stores inside of center city. It's essentially driving out the wawa's, funny thing is they don't want to leave. The guy i sat next to was as pissed off as me that they were leaving. But to them they are losing money because the city is screwing them over tax wise in a 20 block radius, they're building outside of that radius in the city, but inside of it taxes are killing them.
Posted by: Jack | June 2, 2008 01:24 AM
the 10th and walnut location is still open
Posted by: mike | June 27, 2008 12:32 PM