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4 hours ago
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Wegmans launches annual Scan Campaign for Midstate food banks
(WHTM) — Tonight's hometown heroes are spending a bit more at the grocery store. Wegmans has launched its annual 'Scan Campaign' to help Midstate food banks stock up for the summer. Customers are asked to donate a few dollars at checkout, as 100% of those proceeds will go each individual store's local food bank. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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10 hours ago
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The Downtown Syracuse Farmers Market returns to Clinton Square
SYRACUSE. N.Y. (WSYR-TV)– On June 10, the Syracuse farmers market makes its return to Clinton Square for its 53rd season. The farmers market will happen every Tuesday, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., through October 14, 2025. There will be several vendors who are excited to see you arrive on opening day, offering fresh produce, artisanal goods, and sweet treats. Along with the vendors, you will be treated to live music (weather permitting) each Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. as part of the 'Lunchtime Live! Music Series,' courtesy of a talented local Elvis impersonator, Tom Gilbo. Wegmans to test drive smart shopping carts at Central New York store There will also be some new vendors at this year's market, which include: Local Roots, featuring fresh fruit and vegetables, eggs, honey, maple syrup, and meat Sweet Dreams are Made of This, featuring an abundant variety of baked goods Love and Lemons, featuring fresh-squeezed lemonades In addition, new this year, Randy Darratt of Darratt Farms, a long-time farmer with the farmers market, will be offering hot coffee and fresh, homemade donuts, plus fruits, vegetables, and fresh flowers. More food options include gourmet hot dogs from former Salt City Market vendor She Fancy, and the return of Ma & Pa's Kettlecorn. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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10 hours ago
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Wegmans to test drive smart shopping carts at Central New York store
DEWITT, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Wegmans plans to roll out smart shopping cart technology at one of its Central New York stores later this month, the company confirms to NewsChannel 9. Keen-eyed shoppers have already noticed the fleet of new carts lined up at the front entrance area of the store on Genesee Street in DeWitt. The tricked-out carts have a touch screen facing the handle bar and instruct the shopper to point a product's barcode at sensors in the corners of the cart's basket. The directions show green lights and a beep, then signaling when the item can be put inside the customer's bag within the cart. The company describes smart shopping carts as 'an early-stage technology that we believe could be offered to our customers as an alternative way to shop in our stores in the future.' A Wegmans spokesperson said DeWitt is one of four stores in New York State chosen as part of the company's 'Smart Cart Test & Learn Pilots.' The other locations are Perinton and Pittsford in Rochester and Alberta Drive in Buffalo. Employee testing has already happened in DeWitt. Select customers have already had the chance to try the technology before it opens to the public on Friday, June 27. The company is only practicing within four stores as it gathers customer feedback, fine-tunes improvements, and resolves errors. 'Our goal is to determine if Smart Cart Technology is a fit for the unique shopping assortment offered in our stores and if it meets the shopping needs of our customers,' said Evelyn Ingraham of Wegmans. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Wegmans launched its 'SCAN' app, which allowed shoppers to scan each item with their phone to keep a running tally. The company blamed theft for shutting down the app in 2022. At the time, emails to customers said, 'Unfortunately, the losses we are experiencing from this program prevent us from continuing to make it available in its current state. We've learned a lot, and we will continue to introduce new digital solutions to streamline your shopping experience for the future.' Not too different than self-checkout stations, some smart cart technology includes scales that would flag the weight of groceries not scanned. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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Buffalo Police investigating threat at Amherst St. Wegmans
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Police are investigating a threat that was made to the Wegmans on Amherst Street, a Buffalo Police spokesperson said. There was a heavy police presence at the store on Sunday night, and officials said that the store was evacuated 'out of an abundance of caution.' The investigation is ongoing at this time. This is a developing story, and we will update as more information becomes available. *** Mark Ludwiczak joined the News 4 team in 2024. He is a veteran journalist with two decades of experience in Buffalo. You can follow him online at @marklud12. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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3 days ago
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Popular Grocery Chain Wegmans Opening New Location June 25
The grocery business is a competitive one, with more than 45,000 supermarkets in the United States, according to Food Industry Facts. That big number includes supercenters, warehouse grocery, conventional supermarkets, limited assortment grocery, conventional club, natural/gourmet stores and military commissaries. So, yes, there are a wide variety of supermarkets across the country. The supermarket business also employs a lot of Americans, counting 5.5 million as of 2024 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number of supermarkets and grocery stores in the U.S. is on the rise, too, and has grown 1.5% per year on average over the past five years from 2019 and 2024, according to IBS World. Now, a popular grocery chain is expanding and opening a new location soon. Wegmans is growing in 2025. The chain has more than 100 locations on the East Coast in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Washington, D.C., and Delaware, according to the grocery spot's website. Now, Wegmans plans to expand "in the northeast and mid-Atlantic regions." So, Wegmans is not only expanding but also heading into a new region. Wegmans announced in December 2024 that it planned to open three new stores in 2025, including in Norwalk, CT; Lake Grove, NY; and Rockville, MD. "All three stores will feature the traditional departments Wegmans customers have come to know and love, including delicious restaurant foods (sushi, pizza, chef-made salads, and sandwiches), an abundant produce department with hundreds of different fruits and vegetables, and a wide variety of seafood, meat, bakery, deli, and cheese options," they said in a statement. Wegmans opened their Lake Grove location on Feb. 26. Next up, they'll officially open their Rockville location on June 25. Later this summer, on July 26, they'll open their Norwalk location. Wegmans added that customers were requesting these locations to be added to their store lineup, stating, "Each year, thousands of people who have visited our store for the first time, or moved to a place without Wegmans, write asking that we build a store in their town. Since we open just two or three new stores each year, it would be impossible to oblige every request."Popular Grocery Chain Wegmans Opening New Location June 25 first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 7, 2025
