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Wegmans readies for opening of first D.C. store

Hiring gets under way for supermarket in former Fannie Mae headquarters

Russell Redman

October 18, 2021

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Part of the City Ridge mixed-use development in northwestern D.C., the new 84,000 square-foot Wegmans (see rendering above) is slated to open in summer 2022.Wegmans/Roadside Development

Wegmans Food Markets has begun hiring for its first store in Washington, D.C., due to open next summer.

Rochester, N.Y.-based Wegmans said Monday that it plans to employ about 450 people at the 84,000 square-foot supermarket, including 150 full-time positions. Most of the workers will be hired locally, the regional grocer added.

Located at Wisconsin Avenue and Rodman Street, the new store will occupy space in the former Fannie Mae headquarters building in northwestern D.C. The 1.2 million-square-foot mixed-use project, called City Ridge and developed by Roadside Development LLC, includes 250,000 square feet of commercial space, anchored by Wegmans, and 750 residential units.

Available full-time positions at the City Ridge Wegmans range from entry-level management and customer service to overnight grocery and culinary roles such as chefs and line cooks, the retailer said. Training is under way, and hiring for part-time positions is slated to begin at a later date.

“Here at Wegmans, you’ll receive in-depth training that’s unrivaled in our industry, allowing you to drive your own development and grow with the company,” 35-year Wegmans veteran Kevin Russell, store manager at the City Ridge location, said in a statement.“You’re more than just a number, you’re an important part of our team who has a voice and an opportunity to build a career you are passionate about.”

Related:Wegmans to open Manhattan store in 2023

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Wegmans said the City Ridge store will house a Market Café, a coffee shop and The Burger Bar casual restaurant.

 

News of a Wegmans store in Washington, D.C., emerged in mid-2017, when the company said it agreed to be an anchor of the Fannie Mae HQ redevelopment. Along with full-service grocery departments, the upcoming store will house a Market Café, a coffee shop and The Burger Bar casual restaurant. The store site also will include below-level parking space, with residential units above, and be accessible by the Tenleytown Metro station.

In late July, Wegmans announced plans to open its first Manhattan store in the second half of 2023. The former Kmart site at Astor Place in the East Village neighborhood will be Wegmans’ second New York City location, following the October 2019 opening of store at Brooklyn’s Navy Yard.

Wegmans said it aims to open two other new locations in 2022, including an 81,300-square-foot store at the Carlyle Crossing mixed-use development in Alexandria, Va., and a full-size store just outside Wilmington, Del., at the intersection of Lancaster Pike and Barley Mill Road in New Castle County. The latter location will mark Wegmans’ first Delaware store and eighth state. The grocer entered North Carolina, its seventh state, with the fall 2019 opening of a 104,000-square-foot supermarket in Raleigh, which was the chain’s 100th location.

Related:Nicole Wegman named to lead Wegmans brand

Overall, Wegmans operates 106 stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts and North Carolina.

About the Author

Russell Redman

Senior Editor
Supermarket News

Russell Redman has served as senior editor at Supermarket News since April 2018, his second tour with the publication. In his current role, he handles daily news coverage for the SN website and contributes news and features for the print magazine, as well as participates in special projects, podcasts and webinars and attends industry events. Russ joined SN from Racher Press Inc.’s Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers magazines, where he served as desk/online editor for more than nine years, covering the food/drug/mass retail sector. 

Russell Redman’s more than 30 years of experience in journalism span a range of editorial manager, editor, reporter/writer and digital roles at a variety of publications and websites covering a breadth of industries, including retailing, pharmacy/health care, IT, digital home, financial technology, financial services, real estate/commercial property, pro audio/video and film. He started his career in 1989 as a local news reporter and editor, covering community news and politics in Long Island, N.Y. His background also includes an earlier stint at Supermarket News as center store editor and then financial editor in the mid-1990s. Russ holds a B.A. in journalism (minor in political science) from Hofstra University, where he also earned a certificate in digital/social media marketing in November 2016.

Russell Redman’s experience:

Supermarket News - Informa
Senior Editor 
April 2018 - present

Chain Drug Review/Mass Market Retailers - Racher Press
Desk/Online Editor 
Sept. 2008 - March 2018

CRN magazine - CMP Media
Managing Editor
May 2000 - June 2007

Bank Systems & Technology - Miller Freeman
Executive Editor/Managing Editor
Dec. 1996 - May 2000

Supermarket News - Fairchild Publications
Financial Editor/Associate Editor
April 1995 - Dec. 1996 

Shopping Centers Today Magazine - ICSC 
Desk Editor/Assistant Editor
Dec. 1992 - April 1995

Testa Communications
Assistant Editor/Contributing Editor (Music & Sound Retailer, Post, Producer, Sound & Communications and DJ Times magazines)
Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1992 

American Banker/Bond Buyer
Copy Editor
Oct. 1990 - Jan. 1991 

This Week newspaper - Chanry Communications
Reporter/Editor
May 1989 - July 1990

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