A version of the following article appeared in the July 29, 2026, edition of The Charlotte Ledger, an e-newsletter with local business-y news and insights for Charlotte, N.C.
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‘Wegmaniacs’ already making plans for grocery store’s Charlotte debut; ‘It’s like a Grateful Dead concert or something’
Only 77 more days until Charlotte’s first Wegmans opens. Some fans are already thinking about how to be among the first in line. (Photo: Tony Mecia/The Charlotte Ledger)
The excitement is building for the opening of Charlotte’s first Wegmans grocery store, and even though the debut is more than two months away, some diehard fans are already devising plans.
Northwood Office president John Barton, whose company is the developer of the Ballantyne Reimagined project that includes Wegmans, told The Ledger in an interview last week that he continues to be astounded that “the frenzy around Wegmans just continues.”
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