Wegmans announcement of its first Pittsburgh area store has the attention of shoppers in the Cranberry area and we’re learning more about when the popular grocer will officially open.

Wegmans says it will build a new grocery store in Cranberry Township, Butler County, near the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in the Cranberry Springs development.

Wegmans, the national grocery store chain with a cult-like following, announced plans to open its first store in the Pittsburgh region Monday.

Wegmans, based in Rochester, is a supermarket chain with 110 stores across eight states (New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Delaware) and Washington, D.C. The company recently expanded in New York City and plans to open three new stores in 2025 in Maryland, Connecticut and Long Island.

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 store