CARY, N.C. (WTVD) -- Wegmans is no longer moving forward with plans for a Cary location in the Fenton Development, store officials said Monday.
The chain entered into the agreement more than four years ago, according to the statement.
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"Online shopping has grown tremendously, fueled in part by COVID-19, enabling us to serve customers in a much greater radius than was originally projected. This has allowed us to plan our growth differently than we have in the past," said a store representative.
The Fenton developers said recent interest in the area, including a new Epic Games headquarters, means 80 percent of the retail space is already pre-leased.
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"Last year, we were able to quickly identify and replace our first anchor tenant, a movie theater, with a stronger operator, Paragon Theaters, despite the impact the pandemic had on the theater business. We expect to do the same for the grocery component of this project," said a representative.
The grocery chain recently opened a Chapel Hill location in late February and store officials told ABC11 plans for a Holly Springs locations are in the works.