The grocery store chain confirmed on Monday that it has plans to open a location in Cranberry on Cool Spring Drive, near the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. Wegmans says the new store will sell a variety of food, including produce, bakery goods and deli products, and offer a large selection of wine and beer.

A lot of people are excited that grocery chain Wegmans is entering the Pittsburgh market. But, what makes the store so appealing and what does it mean for shoppers at places like Giant Eagle and others?

This will be the first Wegmans Food Market in the Pittsburgh region. The 115,000-square-foot store will be built in Cranberry.

Wegmans is coming. Wegmans executives said they are eyeing late 2027 as the target date to open their recently announced Cranberry location and hinted there could be more stores coming to the Pittsburgh area.

The Rochester-based supermarket chain already has a number of stores throughout Pennsylvania, but this will be its first store in the Pittsburgh region.

Grocery store chain Wegmans announced that it’s opening its first location in the Pittsburgh region. The new store will be located on Cool Springs Drive in Cranberry Township, adjacent to the UPMC Lemieux Complex.