Wawa Sets Sights on Sarasota Location

Wawa has plans to enter the Sarasota market in a very big way.

The convenience store chain has set its sights on four locations, with a spot on the corner of U.S. 301 and Myrtle Street likely to be the first opened, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune is reporting. Plans for that store have already been filed, and the Pennsylvania-based retailer has three other sites picked out in Sarasota County, the paper reported.

Other stores are being pitched for University Parkway, Tamiami Trail and Fruitville Road.

While it’s unclear how soon the Sarasota locations will open, Wawa has a number of new stores readying for opening in the Tampa Bay area. According to its website, the chain will open new locations in Riverview, Holiday and Bradenton this summer.

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