Wegmans to open Natick Mall location
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The Wegmans store at Northborough Crossing.
Wegmans will open a second Central Massachusetts supermarket in 2017, moving into a prime spot in the Natick Mall that will be vacated by JC Penney, the Rochester, N.Y.-based grocery store chain announced Tuesday.
The store would become Wegmans’ fifth in Massachusetts, the first of which was its Northborough, which opened in 2011. The space in Natick would take up 194,000 square feet on three floors, with most of it – 125,000 square feet – occupying all of the first level and half of the second. Wegmans will lease the remaining space to complementary tenants, the company said in a statement.
“Natick Mall is an ideal place for us to deliver on our promise of incredible customer service, the best ingredients, restaurant-quality prepared foods, and low prices,” said Ralph Uttaro, senior vice president of real estate for Wegmans. “The fact that this will be our first multi-level store within a major mall only adds to our enthusiasm for this project.”
Pending approvals, Wegmans plans to begin construction early next year and open the store in spring 2017. Wegmans has three stores in Massachusetts and will open its fourth in Westwood in October.
JC Penney announced earlier this year that it would leave its Natick Mall location. According to published reports, the Plano, Texas-based company plans to close the store later this month. The reports also said it plans to keep its store at Solomon Pond Mall in Marlborough open. The retailer had already announced plans to close dozens of stores nationwide.
The marketing manager for General Growth Properties, which manages Natick Mall, applauded Wegmans' decision.
“We are thrilled to welcome such an exciting retailer to Natick Mall,” J. Lynn Josephson said. “Our goal is to provide a unique shopping experience for our guests and Wegmans ... is the perfect retailer to help us achieve that goal.”
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