Wawa in Fairhope opens Thursday — grand opening details

Olivia Wilson
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FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WKRG) — Wawa is coming to Fairhope, and the store’s grand opening is Thursday.

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Wawa, a convenience store chain with locations across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, and Washington, D.C., offers “fresh food service with hoagies, coffee, breakfast sandwiches, specialty beverages, a dinner menu, soups, sides, and snacks,” a news release said.

Exterior photo of a Wawa store, with one fuel pump in view, on a sunny day
Wawa will open its first Alabama convenience store in Fairhope, with more planned in the region. (Photo courtesy of Wawa; used with permission.)

The grand opening of the Fairhope location, which officials say is the first of three Wawa stores to come to the Mobile and Baldwin markets before the end of the summer, will happen at 10 a.m. on April 25 at 18968 Greeno Road.

Officials said the grand opening will feature “hundreds of customers, local officials, first responders, and community partners for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and an event of historic proportions to mark this milestone in Wawa and Alabama history.”

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Highlights of the event will include the following, according to a press release:

  • The first 250 customers at the grand opening event will receive T-shirts

  • The new store team will burst through a breakaway banner

  • “A Wawa Parade of the Ages” will showcase the milestones of Wawa’s history

  • Wawa President Brian Schaller will be at the event, discussing the expected local and community impact of the expansion

  • Local officials will also speak about the significance of the grand opening

  • A representative from Prodisee Pantry will speak about their partnership with the store and Wawa’s commitment to donating a portion of hoagie sales of its first store opening in Fairhope (up to $5,000) through the Lending a Helping Hoagie signature Wawa program

  • A Hoagie for Heroes Hoagie Building Competition is scheduled between local first responders. “Teams face off in a battle of bravery, skill and hoagie-building expertise to benefit charities of their choice,” the news release said. “Wawa will donate $1,000 to each team’s selected charity.”

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