Retail
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GameStop Closes Richland Location in Trainer’s Corner Shopping Center
The popular global retail chain, GameStop, recently closed another location at Richland Township’s Trainer’s Corner shopping center, writes Ryan Kneller for WFMZ 69 News. At GameStop, customers can purchase and sell video games, virtual reality hardware, video game consoles, trading cards, collectibles, and more. “Although this store is closing on Jan. 7th 2026, we look forward to seeing…
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Every Room’s a Surprise at Hidden Treasures Antique Mall Outside Media
Some hidden treasures were lit up by TV cameras during a recent visit by Fox 29’s Bob Kelly to a Delaware County icon in Gradyville, just outside Media Borough, off Route 352. Hidden Treasures Antique Mall has just about everything you could imagine in its nine rooms. “This is like a throwback in time, before…
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Stephen Sheetz’ Successful Expansion Helped Fuel Wawa Rivalry
A Pennsylvania food feud continues between Delaware County-based Wawa and Altoona-based Sheetz, even with the recent death of Sheetz CEO Stephen G. Sheetz, writes Emily Bloch for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 77-year-old Sheetz led the family-owned business from 1984 to 1995, then served as chairman of the board for nearly 20 years. Under his watch,…
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Sheetz Sets Opening Date for Long-Awaited Limerick Location
The wait is almost over for Sheetz fans in Montgomery County, writes Justin Heinze for Patch. The new location in Limerick Township is now scheduled to open on Febuary 12, marking one of the brand’s most visible moves yet into traditional Wawa territory. Township officials approved the project last summer, and construction has steadily progressed…
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More Than a Mall: 7 Reasons Why the King of Prussia Mall Thrives While Other Regional Malls Struggle
Across the country, shopping malls are fighting for relevance. Once-busy corridors and courtyards now sit quiet. Anchor department stores have vanished. In many communities, the phrase “dead mall” has become shorthand for a retail model that failed to keep up with changing consumer and retail trends. And yet, one mall continues to break from that…
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Stolen Wawa Coffee Worth $100K Seized in Chicago Area
Investigators have recovered 24,000 pounds of stolen Wawa coffee from a Melrose Park warehouse in suburban Cook County in the Chicago area, writes Justine Baker and Sylvia Perez for Fox 32 Chicago. A tip from an insurance company led authorities to the warehouse. The coffee is valued at $100,000. The theft involved “cross-docking,” in which…
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New Dollar Tree Location Coming to Richland Marketplace
Dollar Tree, a discount variety store chain, will open its latest Bucks County location in Richland Marketplace on Jan. 8, writes Ryan Kneller for WFMZ 69 News. Occupying over 11,000 square feet, the new Dollar Tree store joins another Quakertown area location that is under two miles away in the Trainers Station shopping center. The…
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Gas Stations Now Considered the Best Place to Charge Your EV
Phillip Stafford is a Wawa fan, but when he needs to charge his Tesla, he’s going to Sheetz, where his EV charging is faster. Convenience store chains like Wawa, Sheetz, and Love’s Travel Stops think differently when luring EV users. The draw is no longer who has the cheapest fuel, but who has the fastest,…
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More Than a Store: Why Wawa Is Part of Daily Life in the Delaware Valley
There’s a moment most people in the Delaware Valley know well. The car idles. The radio hums. You’re not quite ready to go home, or you’re not fully awake yet, or you just need a minute before the next thing begins. So you pull into Wawa. Not because you planned to. Because it’s there. That’s…
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Employees Reveal 11 Wawa Secrets That Enhance the Experience
Beyond its customized menu, there are 11 Wawa secrets that are also part of the Wawa experience, writes Charlotte Hilton Andersen for Reader’s Digest. Here are some of the best. 1. There’s a secret menu you can access from a tiny goose icon on the touchscreen. 2. Fountain drink lids are color-coded to keep you…
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21 Little-Known Facts About Wawa: What Wawa Tells You, and What It Doesn’t
It’s 6:42 a.m. The parking lot is already half full. Inside, a contractor in mud-caked boots waits for his coffee. A mom in scrubs taps through a breakfast order she’ll eat in the car. Someone grabs a hoagie that they swear tastes “just like it used to,” even if they’re not totally sure that’s true…
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Giant Closes Willow Grove Center as Strategy Shifts
Giant is shutting down a fulfillment center in Willow Grove and others as the grocery chain transitions away from centralized online order operations, writes Emma Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal. The Willow Grove facility is among five Pennsylvania sites expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2026, according to Giant parent…
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What Wawa’s 1 Billion Customers Really Want: 14 Improvement Wawa Fans Keep Asking For
For a company that serves roughly a billion customers a year, Wawa doesn’t have a demand problem. It has an expectation problem. In a BUCKSCO Today post last week, we looked at where Wawa stands in 2025 and what changes may be coming in 2026, exploring how the region’s hometown convenience store chain has evolved…
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Phoenixville-Based Baba’s Brew Cooks Up Kombucha-Infused Skincare Line
Olga Sorzano of Phoenixville’s Baba’s Brew recently announced her newest kombucha venture, A Culture Factory, a skincare line made from kombucha-infused byproducts, writes Kiki Aranita for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Growing up with influence from her grandmother, affectionately called Baba in Russian, chef Sorzano recognized all the benefits that fermentation and kombucha have on gut health.…
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Steven Singer Jewelers Expands with New Store in Village at Newtown
Steven Singer Jewelers has soft-launched its new location for a holiday preview in the Village at Newtown shopping center next door to The Capital Grille, writes Jeff Werner for Patch. “Get pumped because we are offering the same exceptional service and stunning jewelry from Philadelphia’s Jewelers Row to our friends in Bucks County,” said the owner, Steven Singer. …
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What Changed at Wawa in 2025, and What the Hometown Convenience Store’s 1 Billion Customers Can Expect in 2026
For many Bucks County residents, Wawa is more than a gas station or a quick coffee stop. It’s part of the daily routine. Morning coffee runs. Built-to-order hoagies at lunch. A late-night stop that turns into dinner. When the home-town convenience store chain serves roughly one billion customer visits each year, even small changes can…
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King of Prussia Mall Welcomes 15 New Additions for Gift-Giving Season
King of Prussia Mall, the largest on the East Coast, welcome 15 new additions, including restaurants and retail stores in time for the holiday gift-giving season, write Lauren Armstrong and Anne E. Hill for the Main Line Today. Eataly offers an authentic Italian dining experience with classics like pizza, pasta, and meatballs, while also being…
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Wawa Celebrates 1,000th Fuel Store; Elsewhere a Wawa Takes Over a Car Dealership
Wawa celebrated the grand opening on Dec. 11 of its 1,000th fuel store at Baltimore Pike and Leamy Avenue in Springfield, reports 6abc. Philadelphia Eagles mascot Swoop, the Eagles Cheerleaders, and the team’s drumline were on hand for the celebration. There was also a check presentation to the Eagles Autism Foundation and Philabundance. The first…
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