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{{Short description|Supermarket chain in the United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
| logo = File:WegmansLogo.svg
| logo_size = 250px
| image = Wegmans in Lancaster PA.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| image_caption = The exterior of a typical Wegmans, pictured in 2018 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Store #135).
| former_name = Rochester Fruit and Vegetable Company (1916–1930)
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| industry = [[Grocery|Retail (Grocery)]]
| founder = {{plain list|
* John Wegman
* Walter Wegman
}}
| founded = {{start date and age|1916|01|30}} in [[Rochester, New York]], U.S.
| location_city = [[Gates, New York]]
| location_country = U.S.
| num_locations = 111<ref name="stores">{{cite web|url=https://www.wegmans.com/stores/|title=Find a Grocery Store Near You|work=Wegmans|access-date=December 3, 2024}}</ref>
| num_locations_year = 2024
| products = Bakery, delicatessen, dairy, grocery, frozen foods, organic foods, bulk foods, meat, produce, seafood, wine, beer, spirits, floral products, pet supplies, general merchandise, prepared foods, coffee<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wegmans.com/|title=Wegmans Food Markets: Grocery & Meal Delivery or Curbside|website=Wegmans}}</ref>
| services = [[Pharmacy]], [[Catering]], [[Coffeehouse|Coffee Shop]], [[Restaurants]]
| area_served = {{flat list| 
* [[Connecticut]]
* [[Delaware]]
* [[Maryland]]
* [[Massachusetts]]
* [[New Jersey]]
* [[New York (state)|New York]]
* [[Pennsylvania]]
* [[Virginia]]
* [[North Carolina]]
* [[District of Columbia]]
}}
| key_people = {{plain list|
* Colleen J. Wegman (president and CEO)
* Nicole Wegman (SVP)
* Danny Wegman (chairman)
}}
| revenue = {{profit}} $11.2&nbsp;billion (2020)<ref name="wegmans">{{cite web|url=https://www.wegmans.com/about-us/company-overview/|title=Company Overview – Wegmans|access-date=June 2, 2022|archive-date=May 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527220347/https://www.wegmans.com/about-us/company-overview/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| owner = Wegman Enterprises, Inc.
| num_employees = 52,335<ref name="Oklobzija-2023" />
| num_employees_year = 2023
| homepage = {{URL|wegmans.com/}}
}}

'''Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.''' is a [[privately held company|privately held]] American [[supermarket]] chain. 
As of late 2024, Wegmans has 111 stores in nine states ([[New York (state)|New York]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[New Jersey]], [[Maryland]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Virginia]], [[North Carolina]], [[Connecticut]], and [[Delaware]]) and the [[District of Columbia]].<ref name="stores"/>

It is headquartered in [[Gates, New York]], but was founded on January 30, 1916, in [[Rochester, New York]].<ref name="democratandchronicle.com">{{Cite web |title=Wegmans timeline: The first 100 years |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/business/2016/03/06/wegmans-timeline-rochester-first-100-years/81204814/ |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=Democrat and Chronicle |language=en-US |archive-date=June 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620024444/https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/business/2016/03/06/wegmans-timeline-rochester-first-100-years/81204814/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Wegmans has appeared on ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]''{{'}}s annual "[[100 Best Companies to Work For]]" list since the list first appeared in 1998.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barlow |first1=Robert |date=January 21, 2010 |title=Wegmans and Paychex Make Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list |work=[[Daily Messenger]] |url=https://www.mpnnow.com/x190608464/Wegmans-and-Paychex-make-Fortunes-100-Best-Companies-to-Work-For-list |access-date=May 22, 2020}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref name="Oklobzija-2023">{{Cite magazine |last=Oklobzija |first=Kevin |date=5 April 2023 |title=Wegmans ranked No. 4 on Fortune Best Companies to Work For list |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A745031325/ITOF?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=d8dda6c4 |magazine=Rochester Business Journal |publisher=[[BridgeTower Media]] |access-date=21 June 2023 |via=Gale General OneFile (Wikipedia Library)}}</ref> The company has been listed among the top four on the "100 Best Companies to Work For" list since 2016,<ref name="Oklobzija-2023" /><ref>{{cite web |author=Snouwaert |first=Jessica |date=1 April 2020 |title=The 25 best companies to work for, based on employee satisfaction |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/best-companies-to-work-for-based-on-employee-satisfaction-fortune-2020-2 |access-date=June 20, 2023 |website=Careers |publisher=[[Business Insider]] |at=3. Wegmans Food Market |archive-date=December 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202103349/https://www.businessinsider.com/best-companies-to-work-for-based-on-employee-satisfaction-fortune-2020-2 |url-status=live }}</ref> but as of 2022, the company has been listed among the top six.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For |url=https://fortune.com/ranking/best-companies/2021/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref>

The largest Wegmans store is located in [[DeWitt, New York]], and measures about {{convert|160000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Unique>{{cite web |title=What Makes Your Wegmans Unique? |url=https://www.wegmans.com/news-media/articles/what-makes-your-wegmans-unique/ |website=Wegmans}}</ref><ref name="Clausen-2016">{{Cite web |last=Clausen |first=Todd |date=6 March 2016 |title=100 fun facts about Wegmans' 100th anniversary |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/business/2016/03/06/100-fun-facts-wegmans-100th-anniversary/79425196/ |access-date=20 June 2023 |website=[[Democrat & Chronicle]] |archive-date=June 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606032801/https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/business/2016/03/06/100-fun-facts-wegmans-100th-anniversary/79425196/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Wegmans smallest store is located in [[East Rochester, New York]], on Fairport Road, measuring {{convert|53000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Unique/><ref name="Clausen-2016" />

==History==
Wegmans is a privately owned company, founded in 1916 by brothers John and Walter Wegman as the '''Rochester Fruit and Vegetable Company'''.<ref name="wegmans.com">{{Cite web |date=May 2022 |title=Wegmans, a family company since 1916 |url=https://www.wegmans.com/wp-content/uploads/wegmans-company-history-061522.pdf |access-date=September 4, 2024 |website=Wegmans |archive-date=September 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905052049/https://www.wegmans.com/wp-content/uploads/wegmans-company-history-061522.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Originally started as a produce cart, the first store opened in 1917 at 72 West Main St. in Rochester, New York.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1940-08-25 |title=Wegmans Driving Park |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-wegmans-driving-p/17466373/ |access-date=2023-06-06 |work=Democrat and Chronicle |page=17 |archive-date=September 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905052122/https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-wegmans-driving-p/17466373/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Wegmans is headquartered in the Rochester suburb of [[Gates, New York|Gates]]. Danny Wegman is the chairman. His daughter, Colleen Wegman, has been president and CEO since 2017;<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=10 February 2023 |title=Colleen Wegman |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A737362993/ITOF?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=3970b631 |access-date=21 June 2023 |magazine=Rochester Business Journal |publisher=[[BridgeTower Media]] |via=Gale General OneFile (Wikipedia Library) |archive-date=September 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905052133/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=ITOF&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA737362993&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-ITOF&asid=3970b631 |url-status=live }}</ref> his other daughter, Nicole Wegman, is senior vice president.<ref name="wegmans.com" /> Danny's father, [[Robert Wegman]], who died in 2006, was the previous chairman, and was the son of co-founder Walter Robert Wegman was a pioneer in the retail food business, as well as a generous donor to educational institutions and other charities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robert Wegman: Innovation and Integrity |url=http://www.storebrandsreviewed.com/blog/robert-wegman-innovation-and-integrity/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402140312/http://www.storebrandsreviewed.com/blog/robert-wegman-innovation-and-integrity/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |access-date=March 27, 2015 |website=StoreBrandsReviewed |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 22, 2006 |title=Robert Wegman, 87, Leader in Supermarket Innovations, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/22/business/22wegman.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=February 23, 2017 |archive-date=September 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905052020/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/22/business/robert-wegman-87-leader-in-supermarket-innovations-dies.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On January 30, 2016, Wegmans celebrated its one hundredth anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wegmans celebrates 100 years in business |url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/01/30/wegmans-celebrates-100-years-business/79511060/ |access-date=January 31, 2016 |website=[[Democrat and Chronicle]] |archive-date=September 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922054606/https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/01/30/wegmans-celebrates-100-years-business/79511060/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Wegmans are a [[Roman Catholicism in the United States|Roman Catholic]] family and have been active in donating to Roman Catholic causes. Robert B. Wegman and Peggy Wegman have donated millions of dollars to Roman Catholic schools in the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester|Diocese of Rochester]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Couple Gives $25 Million for Catholic School Vouchers |url=https://www.edweek.org/education/couple-gives-25-million-for-catholic-school-vouchers/1995/09 |access-date=2023-04-06 |newspaper=[[Education Week]] |date=September 13, 1995 |last1=Miller |first1=Laura |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406072322/https://www.edweek.org/education/couple-gives-25-million-for-catholic-school-vouchers/1995/09 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bishop praises Wegman's generosity |date=April 21, 2006 |url=https://catholiccourier.com/articles/bishop-praises-wegmans-generosity/ |access-date=2023-04-06 |publisher=[[Catholic Courier]] |archive-date=September 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905052020/https://catholiccourier.com/articles/bishop-praises-wegmans-generosity/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[National Catholic Register]] has praised Wegmans for being one example of "a cadre of privately held companies that have put into practice the [[Catholic social teaching|Catholic social vision]]" that human dignity is of greater importance than private profit, claiming that the Wegmans business philosophy "came from the lesson the [[Sisters of Mercy]] taught [Robert B. Wegman] as a boy in Catholic elementary school."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wegmans Among Businesses Putting Catholic Social Teaching to Good Use |date=May 2, 2017 |url=https://www.ncregister.com/news/wegmans-among-businesses-putting-catholic-social-teaching-to-good-use |access-date=2023-04-06 |publisher=[[National Catholic Register]] |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406072239/https://www.ncregister.com/news/wegmans-among-businesses-putting-catholic-social-teaching-to-good-use |url-status=live }}</ref> [[John H. Garvey]], former president of the [[Catholic University of America]], delivered a speech about the Catholic origins of Wegmans at the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation's 2022 gala.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faith Story of Wegmans Food Markets |date=June 18, 2022 |url=https://religiousfreedomandbusiness.org/faith-story-of-wegmans-food-markets |access-date=2023-04-06 |publisher=Religious Freedom & Business Foundation |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406072239/https://religiousfreedomandbusiness.org/faith-story-of-wegmans-food-markets |url-status=live }}</ref>

Wegmans eliminated plastic bags from all of its locations by the end of 2022, with paper bags available for a charge of five cents per bag.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dickstein |first=Ryan |date=April 15, 2022 |title=Wegmans to eliminate plastic grocery bags, will charge shoppers 5 cents for paper |url=https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/wegmans-to-eliminate-plastic-grocery-bags-will-charge-shoppers-5-cents-for-paper |access-date=October 13, 2023 |publisher=WMAR-TV |location=Baltimore, MD |archive-date=September 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905052054/https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/wegmans-to-eliminate-plastic-grocery-bags-will-charge-shoppers-5-cents-for-paper |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Expansion===
[[File:Wegmans - Jamestown, NY.jpg|thumb|left|Wegmans interior in [[Jamestown, New York]].]]

In 1965, the chain expanded beyond the Rochester area, with a store in Hornell in the Southern Tier of New York State, then in 1968 in Syracuse,<ref name="weghist">{{Cite web |title=History |url=http://www.wegmans.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?categoryId=256611&storeId=10052&catalogId=10002&langId=-1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108090409/http://www.wegmans.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?categoryId=256611&storeId=10052&catalogId=10002&langId=-1 |archive-date=January 8, 2010 |access-date=January 1, 2010 |publisher=Wegmans |df=mdy-all}}</ref> and again in 1977 with its first Buffalo store.<ref name="weghist" /> The first store outside New York opened in 1993 in [[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]], [[Pennsylvania]], and the expansion continued with a store in [[New Jersey]] in 1999,<ref name="weghist" /> [[Virginia]] in 2004, [[Maryland]] in 2005, [[Massachusetts]] in 2011,<ref name="weghist" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wegmans Company Overview |url=http://www.wegmans.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?categoryId=281152&storeId=10052&catalogId=10002&langId=-1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019022117/http://www.wegmans.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?categoryId=281152&storeId=10052&catalogId=10002&langId=-1 |archive-date=October 19, 2015 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[North Carolina]] in 2019,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lauren Stine |title=Wegmans Debuts in North Carolina with 100th Store |url=https://www.grocerydive.com/news/wegmans-debuts-in-north-carolina-with-100th-store/563847/ |access-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-date=September 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905052526/https://www.grocerydive.com/news/wegmans-debuts-in-north-carolina-with-100th-store/563847/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Washington, D.C.]] and [[Delaware]] in 2022.<ref name="Delaware Online">{{Cite web |title=Wegmans in Wilmington: Everything you need to know as supermarket arrives |url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2022/11/01/first-wegmans-in-delaware/69582975007/ |website=The News Journal |access-date=July 21, 2024 |archive-date=September 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905052527/https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2022/11/01/first-wegmans-in-delaware/69582975007/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As a part of the company's continued expansion efforts, Wegmans opened its fifth Maryland location in [[Columbia, Maryland|Columbia]] on June 17, 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 17, 2012 |title=New Wegmans Opens in Columbia |url=http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2012/06/17/new-wegmans-opens-in-columbia/ |access-date=November 29, 2016 |archive-date=November 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130041259/http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2012/06/17/new-wegmans-opens-in-columbia/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Its sixth Maryland location opened in [[Crofton, Maryland|Crofton]] on October 28, 2012, followed by a [[Germantown, Maryland|Germantown]] location on September 15, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Future Store Locations – Wegmans |url=http://newstores.wegmans.com/ |access-date=November 29, 2016 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306191343/https://newstores.wegmans.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Wegmans opened a store at the [[Montgomery Mall (Pennsylvania)|Montgomery Mall]] in [[North Wales, Pennsylvania]], on November 3, 2013, the first store to be part of a shopping mall since the closing of the [[Midtown Plaza (Rochester, New York)|Midtown Plaza]] store in Rochester.<ref name="intell">{{Cite news |last=DeBree |first=Crissa Shoemaker |date=November 17, 2011 |title=Wegmans' Montgomeryville store the chain's first at a mall |url=http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/money/wegmans-montgomeryville-store-the-chain-s-first-at-a-mall/article_323d46a0-d423-5e04-8640-fc274b0420d2.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111119015452/http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/money/wegmans-montgomeryville-store-the-chain-s-first-at-a-mall/article_323d46a0-d423-5e04-8640-fc274b0420d2.html |archive-date=November 19, 2011 |access-date=November 29, 2011 |work=[[The Intelligencer (Doylestown, Pennsylvania)|The Intelligencer]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="reporter">{{Cite news |last=Connor |first=Jennifer |date=November 3, 2013 |title=Montgomery Mall's Wegmans store opens big |url=http://www.thereporteronline.com/events/20131103/montgomery-malls-wegmans-store-opens-big |access-date=November 5, 2013 |work=[[The Reporter (Lansdale)|The Reporter]] |archive-date=November 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107014130/http://www.thereporteronline.com/events/20131103/montgomery-malls-wegmans-store-opens-big |url-status=live }}</ref>

Wegmans, having long planned to expand into [[New England]],<ref name="mass1">{{Cite web |date=May 7, 2008 |title=Westwood OKs liquor license for proposed Wegmans |url=http://www.patriotledger.com/business/x1485832690/Westwood-OKs-liquor-license-for-proposed-Wegmans |access-date=January 4, 2010 |website=[[The Patriot Ledger]] |archive-date=March 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329234836/http://www.patriotledger.com/business/x1485832690/Westwood-OKs-liquor-license-for-proposed-Wegmans |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="mass2">{{Cite web |last=Abby Jordan |date=January 27, 2009 |title=The Loop in Northborough in the market for a Wegmans |url=http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x1198800850/The-Loop-in-Northborough-in-the-market-for-a-Wegmans |access-date=January 4, 2010 |website=[[The MetroWest Daily News]] |archive-date=June 9, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609204558/http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x1198800850/The-Loop-in-Northborough-in-the-market-for-a-Wegmans |url-status=live }}</ref> opened its first store in that region in [[Northborough, Massachusetts]], on October 16, 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Uek |first=Kathy |date=October 17, 2011 |title=Opening of Northborough Wegmans is a grand affair |url=http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x1876835107/Opening-of-Northborough-Wegmans-is-a-grand-affair |access-date=October 19, 2011 |website=[[The MetroWest Daily News]] |archive-date=March 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306112238/http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x1876835107/Opening-of-Northborough-Wegmans-is-a-grand-affair |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bradley |first=Michelle |title=Wegmans Manager Humbled by Record-Breaking Opening |url=http://northborough.dailyvoice.com/news/wegmans-manager-humbled-record-breaking-opening |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013055222/http://northborough.dailyvoice.com/news/wegmans-manager-humbled-record-breaking-opening |archive-date=October 13, 2013 |access-date=July 26, 2012 |website=The Northborough Daily Voice |df=mdy-all}}</ref> 2014 saw Wegmans opening two more Massachusetts stores, in [[Newton, Massachusetts|Newton]], Chestnut Hill, on April 27,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rknepper |first=Rknepper |date=April 27, 2014 |title=Chestnut Hill Wegmans Opens |url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/04/26/hours-before-chestnut-hill-wegmans-opens/tVykzFvDYfKL7ONhw34cGM/story.html |access-date=June 7, 2014 |work=Boston Globe}}</ref> and in [[Burlington, Massachusetts|Burlington]] on October 26.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Abelson |first=Jen |date=June 4, 2011 |title=Wegmans to build store near Burlington Mall |url=http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2011/06/04/wegmans_to_build_store_near_burlington_mall/ |access-date=June 7, 2011 |work=[[The Boston Globe]]}}</ref> Its fourth Massachusetts store opened in Westwood on October 11, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Westwood falling in love with its new Wegmans |url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/business/2015/10/14/westwood-falling-love-its-new-wegmans/73864308/ |access-date=October 20, 2015 |website=[[Democrat and Chronicle]] |archive-date=November 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124155940/https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/business/2015/10/14/westwood-falling-love-its-new-wegmans/73864308/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The eighth Maryland store opened in [[Owings Mills, Maryland]], in September 2016.<ref name="Owings Mills Launch">{{Cite web |last=Warren |first=Pat |date=September 16, 2016 |title=New Wegmans to Revitalize Owings Mills |url=http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2016/09/16/new-wegmans-to-revitlaize-owings-mills/ |access-date=September 26, 2016 |publisher=CBS Baltimore |ref=Owings Mills Launch |archive-date=September 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918202659/http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2016/09/16/new-wegmans-to-revitlaize-owings-mills/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In late 2016, Wegmans opened Virginia stores in [[Short Pump, Virginia|Short Pump]] (August),<ref name="va" /> Midlothian,<ref name="va">{{Cite web |last=Daudani |first=Ray |date=January 28, 2016 |title=Wegmans announces opening dates for Midlothian, Short Pump stores |url=http://www.nbc12.com/story/31079699/wegmans-announces-opening-dates-for-midlothian-short-pump-stores?clienttype=generic |access-date=May 4, 2017 |archive-date=July 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729001803/http://www.nbc12.com/story/31079699/wegmans-announces-opening-dates-for-midlothian-short-pump-stores?clienttype=generic |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Charlottesville, Virginia|Charlottesville]] (November).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Breijo |first=Stephanie |date=August 6, 2016 |title=First Look: Wegmans Short Pump -Take a peek inside Short Pump's newest grocery store. Then take a "micro stretch." |url=http://www.richmondmagazine.com/restaurants-in-richmond/food-news/first-look-wegmans-short-pump/ |access-date=May 4, 2017 |website=Richmond Magazine |archive-date=April 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401210944/http://richmondmagazine.com/restaurants-in-richmond/food-news/first-look-wegmans-short-pump/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Hanover Township, New Jersey]], location opened in July 2017. The [[Montvale, New Jersey]], location opened in September 2017. The [[Medford, Massachusetts]], location opened on November 5, 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |last=DeCosta-Klipa |first=Nik |date=November 4, 2017 |title=A massive Wegmans is opening in Medford |url=https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/11/04/wegmans-medford-opening |access-date=November 12, 2017 |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |archive-date=November 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113113623/https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/11/04/wegmans-medford-opening |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Natick, Massachusetts]], location opened on April 29, 2018. The [[Chantilly, Virginia]], location opened on June 3, 2018. The [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]], location opened on September 23, 2018.<ref name="lnp">{{Cite news |last=Mekeel |first=Tim |date=October 18, 2015 |title=It's true: Wegmans is coming to Lancaster, picks site near Long's Park |url=http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/it-s-true-wegmans-is-coming-to-lancaster-picks-site/article_65005a9a-74db-11e5-ab5c-abbc223a93e1.html |access-date=February 13, 2016 |work=[[LNP (newspaper)|LNP]] |archive-date=February 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224200715/http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/it-s-true-wegmans-is-coming-to-lancaster-picks-site/article_65005a9a-74db-11e5-ab5c-abbc223a93e1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]], location opened on April 28, 2019. The chain's first store in [[North Carolina]], located in [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], opened on September 29, 2019. It was also the chain's 100th store.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ashad Hajela |date=September 30, 2019 |title=The numbers are in: Raleigh breaks records in Wegmans store opening |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article235608107.html |access-date=December 23, 2019 |work=The News & Observer |archive-date=January 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104202619/https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article235608107.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The chain's first location in [[New York City]], at [[Admiral's Row]] in [[Brooklyn]]'s [[Brooklyn Navy Yard|Navy Yard]], opened on October 27, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=King |first=Kate |date=October 13, 2019 |title=Wegmaniacs Count the Days to Brooklyn Store Opening |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/wegmaniacs-count-the-days-to-brooklyn-store-opening-11570978800 |access-date=October 14, 2019 |website=The Wall Street Journal |archive-date=October 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014004130/https://www.wsj.com/articles/wegmaniacs-count-the-days-to-brooklyn-store-opening-11570978800 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Wegmans store in Warrington PA.jpeg|thumb|right|Wegmans store in [[Warrington Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Warrington, Pennsylvania]]]]

The West Cary, North Carolina, location opened on July 29, 2020. The [[Harrison, New York]], location, in [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]], opened on August 5, 2020. The [[Tysons, Virginia]], location opened on November 4, 2020. The [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina]], location opened on February 24, 2021. The [[Wake Forest, North Carolina]], location opened on May 19, 2021. The Carlyle, Virginia, location opened on May 11, 2022. The City Ridge, [[Washington, D.C.]], location opened on July 13, 2022. The [[Wilmington, Delaware]], location, the chain's first location in that state, opened on October 26, 2022.<ref name="Delaware Online" /> The [[Reston, Virginia]], location opened on February 1, 2023. Five other locations are in the works, including [[Holly Springs, North Carolina]]; [[Norwalk, Connecticut]], the chain's first location in that state; [[Yardley, Pennsylvania]]; [[Manhattan]] on [[Astor Place]]; and [[Lake Grove, New York]], the chain's first store on [[Long Island]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Clausen |first=Todd |date=2 August 2016 |title=Wegmans targets North Carolina for expansion |url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/business/2016/08/02/wegmans-targets-north-carolina-expansion/87912886/ |access-date=21 June 2023 |work=[[Democrat & Chronicle]] |archive-date=October 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014194114/http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/business/2016/08/02/wegmans-targets-north-carolina-expansion/87912886/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rom |first=Gabriel |date=14 December 2016 |title=Wegmans grocery store coming to Harrison |url=https://www.lohud.com/story/money/business/2016/12/14/wegmans-grocery-store-harrison/95440370/ |access-date=21 June 2023 |website=[[LOHUD]] |archive-date=September 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905052642/https://www.lohud.com/story/money/business/2016/12/14/wegmans-grocery-store-harrison/95440370/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Chaban |first=Matt A. V. |date=12 May 2015 |title=Wegmans to Open at Brooklyn Navy Yard |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/13/nyregion/wegmans-to-open-at-brooklyn-navy-yard.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527062812/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/13/nyregion/wegmans-to-open-at-brooklyn-navy-yard.html |archive-date=27 May 2015 |work=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Satchell |first=Emily |date=19 January 2017 |title=Wegmans signs lease to build new store in Virginia Beach |url=https://www.wavy.com/2017/01/19/wegmans-signs-lease-to-build-store-in-virginia-beach/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120173838/https://www.wavy.com/2017/01/19/wegmans-signs-lease-to-build-store-in-virginia-beach/ |archive-date=20 January 2017 |website=[[WAVY-TV]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhattarai |first=Abha |date=24 October 2021 |title=Wegmans is coming to Washington |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-business/wp/2017/05/21/wegmans-is-coming-to-washington/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522033655/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-business/wp/2017/05/21/wegmans-is-coming-to-washington/ |archive-date=22 May 2017 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Daniels |first=Steve |date=February 21, 2019 |title=Wegmans planning sixth Triangle grocery store in Holly Springs |url=https://abc11.com/food/wegmans-planning-sixth-triangle-grocery-store-in-holly-springs/5148001/ |access-date=October 6, 2019 |work=WTVD Channel 11 |archive-date=October 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006185920/https://abc11.com/food/wegmans-planning-sixth-triangle-grocery-store-in-holly-springs/5148001/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Wegmans scrapped plans to build new stores in [[Annapolis, Maryland]]; [[Middletown, New Jersey]]; [[Arcola, Virginia]]; and [[Cary, North Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Snachez |first1=Olivia |last2=Cook |first2=Chase |date=November 7, 2019 |title=Wegmans pulls out of development plans near Parole Town Center in Annapolis |url=https://www.capitalgazette.com/news/ac-cn-wegmans-parole-1107-20191107-vr3pdxnotfhbzcw46fovxq4foy-story.html |access-date=2020-06-29 |website=capitalgazette.com |archive-date=September 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905052536/https://playlist.stnvideo.com/player/data/index.php?cmd=loadInitial&session=rxTrssTWjtGPXj2D&instance=198877298&version=7.33.0-A&age=240905&ESG_key=iX7eCiJY&type=FULL&EXTREF=https://www.capitalgazette.com/2019/11/07/wegmans-pulls-out-of-development-plans-near-parole-town-center-in-annapolis/&REF=https://www.capitalgazette.com/2019/11/07/wegmans-pulls-out-of-development-plans-near-parole-town-center-in-annapolis/&ogSet=1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Neibauer |first=Michael |title=Wegmans pulls out of planned Loudoun shopping center, developer scales back retail |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2020/06/16/arcola-center-retail-may-be-halved.html |access-date=2020-06-29 |website=Washington Business Journal |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308091410/https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2020/06/16/arcola-center-retail-may-be-halved.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-02 |title=Wegmans Pulls Out, Village 35 No Longer Coming To Middletown |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/middletown-nj/wegmans-pulls-out-village-35-no-longer-coming-middletown |access-date=2020-09-05 |website=Middletown, NJ Patch |language=en |archive-date=September 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905052646/https://patch.com/new-jersey/middletown-nj/wegmans-pulls-out-village-35-no-longer-coming-middletown |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-08 |title=Wegmans no longer coming to Fenton development in Cary, store officials say |url=https://abc11.com/wegmans-cary-holly-springs-is-there-a-in-locations-north-carolina/10397696/ |access-date=2021-03-13 |website=ABC11-Raleigh Durham |language=en |archive-date=March 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309014332/https://abc11.com/wegmans-cary-holly-springs-is-there-a-in-locations-north-carolina/10397696/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2021, Wegmans announced it would launch the company's first [[Manhattan]] store in 2023. The store opened on October 18, 2023, at [[770 Broadway]], the site of a former [[Kmart]]. In April 2022, Wegmans announced it would open its first [[Long Island]] location, located in [[Lake Grove, New York|Lake Grove]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 29, 2021 |title=Wegmans to Open First Manhattan Store in 2023 |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/wegmans-to-open-first-manhattan-store-in-2023/3184397/ |access-date=2021-08-03 |website=NBC New York |language=en-US |archive-date=July 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729132514/https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/wegmans-to-open-first-manhattan-store-in-2023/3184397/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Lake Grove location opened on February 26, 2025.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://greaterlongisland.com/wegmans-announces-opening-date-for-its-first-long-island-location/ | title=Wegmans announces opening date for its first Long Island location | date=December 5, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= https://longisland.news12.com/long-islands-first-wegmans-opens-today-in-lake-grove|title=Long Island's first Wegmans opens in Lake Grove|first=Logan|last=Crawford|date=February 26, 2025|access-date=February 26, 2025|website=News 12 Long Island}}</ref> On June 1, 2023, the Natick store (#132), which was located in the [[Natick Mall]], was announced to be closed later that summer. On July 23, 2023, the Natick store closed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wegmans Natick Store to Close |url=https://www.wegmans.com/news-media/press-releases/wegmans-natick-store-to-close/ |website=Wegmans |access-date=June 6, 2023 |archive-date=September 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905052532/https://www.wegmans.com/news-media/press-releases/wegmans-natick-store-to-close/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On April 15, 2024, Wegmans announced that they will open their first store in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], located in the [[Ballantyne (Charlotte neighborhood)|Ballantyne]] neighborhood, in 2026.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bruno |first=Joe |date=April 15, 2024 |title=Wegmans announces first Charlotte store |url=https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/charlotte-is-getting-its-first-wegmans/BJEGHBZVTNEVRDHPB6R6ITY4V4/ |access-date=May 29, 2024 |publisher=WSOC-TV |location=Charlotte, NC}}</ref> On January 13, 2025, Wegmans announced plans for a location in [[Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania|Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania]], its first location in the [[Pittsburgh]] area.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shannon|first=Jess|title=Wegmans to open first store in Pittsburgh region|publisher=WPXI|location=Pittsburgh, PA|date=January 13, 2025|url=https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/wegmans-open-first-store-pittsburgh-region/CN3IFJXMKBHONNWIYRFMDPG4BE/|access-date=January 14, 2025}}</ref> On June 25, 2025, Wegmans opened their latest store in [[Rockville, Maryland]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Griffin |first=Elia |date=June 24, 2025 |title=Sneak peek: Rockville Wegmans nears Wednesday opening |url=https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/06/24/rockville-wegmans-opening-sneak-peek/ |access-date=August 10, 2025 |publisher=Bethesda Magazine |location=Bethesda, MD}}</ref>

===Chase-Pitkin Home and Garden Centers===
Wegmans was the parent company of Chase-Pitkin, a regional [[home improvement]] retailer. On October 4, 2005, Wegmans announced that it would close all Chase-Pitkin stores by early 2006<ref name="aubpub">{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2005 |title=Wegmans to close all Chase-Pitkins |url=http://www.auburnpub.com/news/local/article_a80b2670-7696-52bf-8f1b-c30970206dcd.html?mode=story |access-date=January 4, 2010 |publisher=auburnpub.com |archive-date=September 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905052534/https://auburnpub.com/news/local/article_a80b2670-7696-52bf-8f1b-c30970206dcd.html?mode=story |url-status=live }}</ref> and focus on its supermarket operations. The decision to exit the home improvement business was reportedly due to the increasing dominance of national chains such as [[Lowe's]] and [[The Home Depot]].<ref name="aubpub" /> Chase-Pitkin stores were closed individually at various times throughout March 2006.<ref name="chainstorage">{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2005 |title=Parent Wegmans to Close All Chase-Pitkin Stores |url=https://chainstoreage.com/news/parent-wegmans-close-all-chase-pitkin-stores-0 |access-date=January 6, 2022 |publisher=chainstoreage.com |archive-date=January 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106073031/https://chainstoreage.com/news/parent-wegmans-close-all-chase-pitkin-stores-0 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Discontinuation of tobacco products===
In January 2008, Wegmans announced that it would no longer sell tobacco products, due to tobacco's negative effects on human health and the environment,<ref>{{Cite web |last=James Fink |date=January 4, 2008 |title=Wegmans ceasing tobacco sales |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2007/12/31/daily30.html |access-date=January 4, 2010 |publisher=Baltimore Business Journal |archive-date=September 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905053201/https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2007/12/31/daily30.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and would offer smoking cessation programs to all employees.<ref name="conaff1">{{Cite news |date=June 2, 2008 |title=Wegmans, DeCicco Markets Ditch Cigarettes |work=ConsumerAffairs |url=http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2008/06/stores_tobacco.html |access-date=January 4, 2010 |publisher=consumeraffairs.com |archive-date=January 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114092220/http://consumeraffairs.com/news04/2008/06/stores_tobacco.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The decision drew praise from the [[American Lung Association]] of New York State, which presented Wegmans with the Lung Champion Award.<ref name="conaff1" />

==Stores==
[[File:Wegmans footprint.png|thumb|400px|right|Map of Wegmans stores, as of 2020]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|+Number of Wegmans locations by state
|-
! State
! {{abbr|No.|Number}}<br />of locations
|-
|[[Connecticut]]
|1
|-
| [[Delaware]]
| 1
|-
| [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]]
| 1
|-
| [[Massachusetts]]
| 5
|-
| [[Maryland]]
| 8 (will be 9)
|-
| [[New Jersey]]
| 9
|-
| [[New York (state)|New York]]
| 49 (will be 50)
|-
| [[North Carolina]]
| 4 (will be 6)  
|-
| [[Pennsylvania]]
| 19
|-
| [[Virginia]]
| 15
|-
| Total
| 111 (will be 116)
|}

As of June 2024, Wegmans had 111 stores in operation throughout the east coast of the United States.

There are four regions within Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

* [[Upstate New York|New York]]: [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]], [[Southern Tier]], [[Finger Lakes]], [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], and [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]]
* [[Pennsylvania]]/[[Delaware]]
* [[Virginia]]/[[North Carolina]]/[[Washington, D.C.|Washington D.C.]] and [[Maryland]]
* [[New Jersey]]/[[New York metropolitan area|Metro NY]] and [[New England]]

==Operations==
[[File:Wegmans Woodmore storefront.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A modern Wegmans storefront circa 2010 (referred to as the "Woodmore" store—store #40). This Wegmans is in [[Lanham, Maryland]] (a Washington, D.C., suburb), the second Wegmans in Maryland]]
[[File:Wegmansmanalapan.jpg|thumb|left|300px|{{nowrap|A Wegmans store in [[Manalapan Township, New Jersey|Manalapan, New Jersey]]}}, in 2009 (Store #95)]]
[[File:Interior of Montvale Wegmans store.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The interior of the Wegmans store in [[Montvale, New Jersey]], 2017 (Store #105)]]

Wegmans is ranked 29th on the ''Supermarket News'' list of the Top 75 North American Food Retailers based on sales volume.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.supermarketnews.com/rankings-research/top-75-retailers-wholesalers | title=TOP 75 RETAILERS & WHOLESALERS | publisher=Supermarket News | access-date=April 10, 2020 | archive-date=April 11, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411070116/https://www.supermarketnews.com/rankings-research/top-75-retailers-wholesalers | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, ''Stores Magazine'' showed it to be the 74th-largest retailer in the United States with estimated revenues of $4.67&nbsp;billion.<ref name="stores09">{{cite web |url=http://www.stores.org/pdf/09Top100chart.pdf|title=Stores Top 100 Retailers|date=July 2009|publisher=Stores.org|access-date=January 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807014920/http://www.stores.org/pdf/09Top100Chart.pdf|archive-date=August 7, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> As of 2006, it was the 66th largest privately held company, as determined by ''[[Forbes]]''.<ref name="forbes06">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/21/biz_06privates_Wegmans-Food-Markets_MGF0.html|work=Forbes|title=#66 Wegmans Food Markets|date=November 9, 2006|access-date=January 5, 2010|archive-date=September 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905053043/https://www.forbes.com/lists/list-directory/#52b9dda2b274|url-status=live}}</ref> On Forbes's 2005 list, Wegmans ranked 54th.<ref>{{cite magazine | magazine=Forbes | title=America's Largest Private Companies | url=https://www.forbes.com/2005/11/09/largest-private-companies_05private_land.html | date=November 11, 2005 | access-date=November 16, 2006 | archive-date=November 16, 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061116180728/http://www.forbes.com/2005/11/09/largest-private-companies_05private_land.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

Most of Wegmans' newer stores are of the [[superstore]] or megamarket type, with a large area, a variety of foods aimed at an upscale [[clientele]], and, in many stores, Market Café in-store dining areas. From 2002 to 2009, Wegmans owned and operated Tastings, a full-service restaurant at its [[Pittsford (town), New York|Pittsford, New York]], store.<ref name="wegmans.com"/> Tastings was replaced by The Food Bar, a "seafood shack"-styled restaurant in the same space; and later by The Burger Bar, serving hamburgers. Along with the Burger Bar, Wegmans offers many other food options. This includes a Sub Shop, Sushi Bar, Pizza Shop, and a Salad Bar – all of which offer quick, prepackaged items for one's convenience. Next Door by Wegmans, a stand-alone restaurant operated by Wegmans, opened across the street from the Pittsford store in 2009.

In January 2007, Wegmans announced two business ventures: (1) opening a {{convert|19000|sqft|m2|-2|abbr=on}} liquor store in Pittsford (adding to its two existing wine centers, in Virginia and New Jersey); and (2) the creation of a $28&nbsp;million Culinary Innovation Center in [[Chili, New York]], a corporate research-and-development facility, including a new central kitchen, replacing some of the operations at its meat center.<ref>{{cite news | last = Rand | first = Ben | title = Wegmans embarks on 2 local projects | work = [[Democrat and Chronicle]] | date = January 6, 2007 | url = http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070106/BUSINESS/701060306 | access-date = January 6, 2007 | archive-date = February 16, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090216131732/http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070106/BUSINESS/701060306 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The liquor store opened in April 2008 as Century Pittsford Wines. The store is {{convert|45000|sqft|m2|-2|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pittsfordplaza.com/News/Article.aspx?id=176 |title=Pittsford Plaza – Century Pittsford Wines run independently of Wegmans |access-date=June 13, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616041125/http://www.pittsfordplaza.com/News/Article.aspx?id=176 |archive-date=June 16, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/food-stores/4478555-1.html |title= Rundown of New York State liquor laws prohibiting wine and liquor sales in grocery stores |access-date= June 13, 2008 |archive-date= February 15, 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090215073551/http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/food-stores/4478555-1.html |url-status= live }}</ref> This business model has been replicated at three other New York Wegmans locations: in Buffalo, DeWitt, and Johnson City. Ownership of each liquor store is held by a different member of the Wegman family, due to New York State regulations prohibiting individuals or corporations from owning multiple liquor stores.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/north-buffalo-hertel/opening-soon-in-wegmans-parking-lot-amherst-st-wine-liquor-20141017|title=Opening soon in Wegmans parking lot: Amherst St. Wine & Liquor|access-date=November 10, 2014|archive-date=November 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113074702/http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/north-buffalo-hertel/opening-soon-in-wegmans-parking-lot-amherst-st-wine-liquor-20141017|url-status=live}}</ref>

After Wegmans updated its logo to a script font, in November 2010, [[Walgreens]] filed a [[trademark infringement]] [[lawsuit]] against Wegmans, claiming the "W" in the Wegmans logo was too similar to that of Walgreens.<ref>{{cite news|title=Walgreens sues Wegmans in logo dispute |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=November 6, 2010 |url=http://online.wsj.com/article/AP0d26cbf8d065497781f4dc5f4336a3b3.html |access-date=November 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101108222151/http://online.wsj.com/article/AP0d26cbf8d065497781f4dc5f4336a3b3.html |archive-date=November 8, 2010 }}</ref> The lawsuit was settled in April 2011, with Wegmans agreeing to discontinue use of its "W" logo by June 2012, although the supermarket retains the right to use the "Wegmans" name in script.<ref name="auipb">{{cite web|url= http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/04/27/wegmans-settles-with-walgreens-over-war-of-w%E2%80%99s/|title= Wegmans Settles with Walgreens over War of W's|author= Richard Patterson|date= April 27, 2011|work= Intellectual Property Brief|publisher= American University|access-date= June 9, 2011|archive-date= June 7, 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110607191544/http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/04/27/wegmans-settles-with-walgreens-over-war-of-w%E2%80%99s/|url-status= dead}}</ref> According to Jo Natale, Wegmans director of media relations, "The cost of making relatively minor changes to a limited number of products was much less than the cost of litigating this case to the end."<ref name="walgreenpr">{{cite web|url= http://www.wegmans.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseDetailView?langId=-1&storeId=10052&catalogId=10002&productId=720935|title= Press Release: Wegmans Releases Statement on Lawsuit Resolution|access-date= June 9, 2011|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110505055539/http://www.wegmans.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseDetailView?productId=720935&storeId=10052&catalogId=10002&langId=-1|archive-date= May 5, 2011|df= mdy-all}}</ref>

[[File:Wegmans exterior.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Exterior of a Wegmans store in [[Amherst, New York]], known as the "Alberta Drive" location (Store #82), in 2006, in the style common in the late 1990s]]

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Wegmans offers a pick-up service called "personal shopping" at selected locations.{{What|date=May 2025}}<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=https://www.wegmans.com/service/personal-shopping.html |title=Personal Shopping |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2017 |publisher=Wegmans |access-date=January 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202074540/https://www.wegmans.com/service/personal-shopping.html |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In June 2017, Wegmans partnered with [[Instacart]] to provide home delivery service.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.recode.net/2017/6/14/15793304/wegmans-delivery-instacart-groceries-washington-dc-virginia-maryland |title=The Wegmans grocery chain is introducing delivery in partnership with Instacart |author=Jason Del Rey |date=June 14, 2017 |work=[[Recode]] |access-date=September 19, 2017 |archive-date=October 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029121222/https://www.recode.net/2017/6/14/15793304/wegmans-delivery-instacart-groceries-washington-dc-virginia-maryland |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2020, Wegmans announced that its [[Brooklyn]] store would offer grocery delivery to [[Manhattan]] residents as an expansion to its [[Instacart]] partnership.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Redman |first=Russell |date=February 13, 2020 |title=Wegmans brings online grocery delivery to Manhattan via Instacart |work=Supermarket News |url=https://www.supermarketnews.com/online-retail/wegmans-brings-online-grocery-delivery-manhattan-instacart |access-date=March 4, 2020 |archive-date=March 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326090640/https://www.supermarketnews.com/online-retail/wegmans-brings-online-grocery-delivery-manhattan-instacart |url-status=live }}</ref> Delivery fees start at $3.99, and Manhattan customers are given a two- to five-hour delivery window.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://progressivegrocer.com/wegmans-brooklyn-store-offers-grocery-delivery-manhattan|title=Wegmans' Brooklyn Store Offers Grocery Delivery to Manhattan|website=Progressive Grocer|date=February 14, 2020|language=en|access-date=2020-02-19|archive-date=April 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402221533/https://progressivegrocer.com/wegmans-brooklyn-store-offers-grocery-delivery-manhattan|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2020, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Wegmans began limiting the number of people in its stores, provided its employees with masks, and installed plexiglass shields at all checkout areas.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wegmans limiting shoppers, starting employee temp checks|url=https://www.syracuse.com/coronavirus/2020/04/wegmans-limiting-shoppers-in-stores-starting-employee-temperature-checks.html|date=2020-04-14|website=syracuse|language=en|access-date=2020-05-09|archive-date=April 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415170219/https://www.syracuse.com/coronavirus/2020/04/wegmans-limiting-shoppers-in-stores-starting-employee-temperature-checks.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2024, the supermarket chain was sued in New York County Supreme Court by Japanese restaurant owner Yuji Haraguchi for stealing “trade secrets, practices, and financial information” after Wegman employees were trained at his East Village sushi restaurant Okasana. Wegmans allegedly broke a [[non-disclosure agreement]] and a [[Non-compete clause|non-compete agreement]] and never got back to Haraguchi after opening a sushi section, Sakanaya, in their Astor Place location.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foodandwine.com/wegmans-lawsuit-yuji-haraguchi-osakana-8601166|title=Wegmans Accused of Stealing Japanese Chef's Ideas in NYC Lawsuit|publisher=Food & Wine|date=27 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/lawandarts/announcement/view/704|title=Fishy Behavior by Wegmans? Osakana Takes on Sakanaya|publisher=Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts|date=3 April 2024}}</ref>

==Wegmans brand==
In 1979, Wegmans began offering their own house brand of some products, offering basic commodities at a lower price than national brands. Products such as toilet paper, paper towels, detergent, pasta, and many other popular food products. These Wegmans brand products are typically those that get discounted under their rewards program. The "Shoppers Club" program frequently discounts Wegmans brand products to prices that are lower than their name-brand counterparts. The Wegmans brand has gradually expanded. In 1992, it began another line of products, "Food You Feel Good About", which contain no artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives. The next sub-brand to be launched was Italian Classics in 1995, which introduced pastas, canned tomatoes, and olive oils imported from Italy. In 2002, Wegmans launched a line of organic products, which are labeled with a green leaf.<ref name="wegmans.com" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wegmans Brand |url=https://www.wegmans.com/health-nutrition/feel-your-best/wegmans-brand/ |access-date=December 20, 2022 |publisher=Wegmans |archive-date=December 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221042657/https://www.wegmans.com/health-nutrition/feel-your-best/wegmans-brand/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades and fan base==
Wegmans has received much media attention for its customer fan base, organic food, [[Salad bar|hot food bar]], the depth of its food selection, and employee happiness.<ref>[http://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2017/the-wonder-of-wegmans-2/ The Wonder Of Wegmans] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212091842/http://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2017/the-wonder-of-wegmans-2/ |date=February 12, 2017 }} by PYMNTS.com Posted on January 9, 2017</ref> [[Food Network]] recognized it with its award for Best Grocery Store in 2007.<ref>{{cite press release | title = And the Winner is Wegmans! | publisher = Wegmans | date = April 16, 2007 | url = https://www.wegmans.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseDetailView?langId=-1&storeId=10052&catalogId=10002&productId=399613 | access-date = October 22, 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110724032925/https://www.wegmans.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseDetailView?langId=-1&storeId=10052&catalogId=10002&productId=399613 | archive-date = July 24, 2011 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> ''[[Consumer Reports]]'' subscribers voted Wegmans the top grocery store in 2017; it has held the top spot since 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/business/2017/05/30/consumer-reports-subscribers-again-rank-wegmans-no-1/356210001/|title='Consumer Reports' subscribers pick Wegmans as top grocer, again|first=Todd|last=Clausen|website=Democrat and Chronicle}}</ref> It was also profiled as part of the "Here Are The Jobs" segment on [[MSNBC]]'s ''[[PoliticsNation]]'' on July 6, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna46044226 |title=Here are the jobs |date=January 18, 2012 |publisher=NBC News |access-date=August 3, 2024 |archive-date=September 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905053044/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna46044226 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2016, Market Force surveyed over 10,000 grocery store shoppers nationwide, and Wegmans was rated "America's favorite grocery store".<ref>[https://money.cnn.com/2016/04/20/pf/americas-favorite-grocery-store/  America's favorite grocery store is...] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905053203/https://money.cnn.com/2016/04/20/pf/americas-favorite-grocery-store/ |date=September 5, 2024 }} by Kathryn Vasel for CNN; April 20, 2016</ref>

Wegmans has a loyal fan base of customers who have received recognition for their devotion, who have lined up overnight in the thousands for a new store opening, regularly write "[[love letter]]s" to the store to ask for one to open in a region not presently served, and in [[Northborough, Massachusetts]], high school students staged a musical about the store.<ref>[http://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/why-do-so-many-people-go-crazy-wegmans-169396/ Why Do So Many People Go Crazy for Wegmans? – How an upstate New York grocer found a national cult following] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905053048/https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/why-do-so-many-people-go-crazy-wegmans-169396/ |date=September 5, 2024 }} By Robert Klara; February 12, 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/wegmans-grocery-stores-super-fans HOW WEGMANS INSPIRED THE MOST RABID FANBASE IN THE GROCERY WORLD] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212092633/https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/wegmans-grocery-stores-super-fans |date=February 12, 2017 }} By PRIYA KRISHNA for [[Thrillist Media Group]] Published on October 2, 2017</ref> The store's fans have their own Twitter [[hashtag]] "#Wegmania" and Tumblr blog.

Wegmans has also been compared to [[Florida]]-based grocery store [[Publix]], another regional grocer. Both stores also feature bakeries, hot-food sections, and in-house brands.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ciment |first1=Shoshy |title=We visited Wegmans and Publix to see which regional grocer is better, and the smaller chain was far superior |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/wegmans-publix-which-grocery-store-is-better-2019-12 |website=Business Insider |access-date=22 August 2024 |date=December 5, 2019 |archive-date=September 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905053048/https://www.businessinsider.com/wegmans-publix-which-grocery-store-is-better-2019-12 |url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally, both stores have also been featured in ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' magazine as one of the top 25 companies to work with.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kowitt |first1=Beth |title=Shoppers are obsessed with Publix and Wegmans. Here's what it's really like to work there. |url=https://fortune.com/longform/wegmans-publix-best-companies/ |website=Fortune |access-date=22 August 2024 |date=April 11, 2022 |archive-date=August 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822013446/https://fortune.com/longform/wegmans-publix-best-companies/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==In popular culture==
The Wegmans brand was used extensively in the American TV sitcom ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]''. The sitcom is set in the city of [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]], which has a Wegmans store, although the series was filmed in suburban Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fien |first=Christine Carrie |date=March 7, 2007 |title=TV SCENE: Wegmans checks in at 'The Office' |url=http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/news/articles/TV+SCENE:+Wegmans+checks+in+at++The+Office+/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130211718/http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/news/articles/TV+SCENE:+Wegmans+checks+in+at++The+Office+/ |archive-date=November 30, 2007 |access-date=April 12, 2008 |work=[[City Newspaper]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wegmans.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreDetailView?langId=-1&storeId=10052&catalogId=10002&productId=347976 | title = Wegmans Locator Detail for Scranton, PA | publisher = Wegmans | access-date = April 12, 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080612201458/http://www.wegmans.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreDetailView?langId=-1&storeId=10052&catalogId=10002&productId=347976 | archive-date = June 12, 2008 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* ''Wegmans footprint in Pennsylvania'' ~ {{cite news | url=http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/blog/real-estate/2014/07/wegmans-leases-land-in-chadds-ford-plans-140-000.html | title=Wegmans leases land in Chadds Ford, plans 140,000-square-foot store | work=[[Phila. Bus. J.]] | date=July 25, 2014 | author=Kostelni, Natalie }}

==External links==
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* {{cite web|url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.wegmans_food_markets_inc.9db50bdbd9da677966d11522b2eacc21.html|title=Wegmans – Company Profile from Hoover's}}
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