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Nearly 40 new Wawa locations are set to open in several states in 2023

February 6th, 2023

Wawa this week announced two new locations coming to Florida in 2024, adding to the dozens of future locations planned for multiple states including New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia over the next couple years.

The convenience store and gas station chain is opening nearly 40 new stores in spring, summer and winter 2023; most of the new stores are in Florida, according to the company's website.

Wawa has previously announced plans to expand to other states like Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, but information about when and where the locations would be opening was not immediately confirmed by the chain.

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