You can stick a cork in those plans to snag a cold six-pack at that Wawa in Concord Township.
At least for a few weeks.
Township officials yesterday afternoon announced that last night's expected ruling on the convenience store's application to sell beer at their store on Naamans Creek Road was on hold until Aug. 4.
No reason was given for the delay.
The move would be a first for the Delco giant, which has not as yet joined the stampede of many grocery stores to get in on beer sales in Pa. Years ago Wawa actually did sell beer at a store near the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philly, but that hit the skids when they ran into trouble with sales to underage kids.
They also sell suds at stores in Virginia in Florida, but have not yet dipped their toe back into the market here in Pa.
Like supermarket sales, Wawa would face some limits. Sales would be restricted to a separate part of the store, and customers would be limited to buying two six-packs at a time.
For now, Wawa says this is being proposed only for this store, but it's not hard to see it spread quickly if it turns out to be popular with customers.
Raise your hand if you think the ability to run in and grab a cold six on the way home or with your shorti appeals to you? Thought so.
In the meantime, the Delco icon did get some good news.
They've been named America's top convenience store in a study of 7,000 consumers at Market Force Information.
They edged out last year's winner, QuikTrip, which is based in Oklahoma, and also their Pennsylvania rival, Sheetz.
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