New Wawa In Gloucester Township Opens This Week, Another Store Will Shutter

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Another Wawa will open soon in Gloucester Township.

Wawa will begin counting down the minutes until the opening of its newest store (1990 New Brooklyn Erial Road, Sicklerville) at 7:45 a.m. Thursday. The doors open at 8 a.m.

The new location — complete with gas pumps — will replace the Pine Hill store a mile up the road, which doesn't have a gas station. Nearly 350 people signed a petition against the Pine Hill closure, saying Wawa's departure would eliminate jobs and a thriving business from the small town.

Pine Hill's store closes at 8 a.m. Thursday — when the new store opens — and will have minimal merchandise leading up to that time.

Gloucester Township also welcomed a new Wawa on Aug. 31 at 1340 Blackwood Clementon Rd.

Here's what's happening at the new store's grand opening:

Festivities

• 7:45 a.m.: General Manager Pamela McCurry will begin the countdown for the store to open.
• 8 a.m.: Doors open.
• 8:30 a.m.: a community toast and ribbon-cutting ceremony with Wawa mascot Wally Goose, oversized scissors, red ribbon, confetti and fanfare.

Wawa will also honor first responders with its signature hoagie-building competition, Hoagies for Heroes. The Gloucester Township Police Department and Erial Volunteer Fire Company will compete to see who can build the most hoagies in 3 minutes. Then, Wawa will present $1,000 checks to each agency's charity of choice.

Freebies

All customers can get a free coffee of any size on opening day. The first 100 patrons through the door will also receive limited-edition "Wawa Coffee, Hoagies & Kindness" t-shirts while supplies last.

View the Facebook event page.