Information about WEGMAN'S

[mfaust]

This is the WEGMANS forum

Headquartered in Rochester, New York, Wegmans is a privately held, family-owned company, founded in 1916 by the Wegman family. Danny Wegman is CEO, and Colleen Wegman, his daughter, is president. Danny's father, Robert Wegman was chairman of the company until his death at the age of 87 in April 2006.

• 2005 annual sales of $3.8 Billion
• 32nd on the 2006 Supermarket News list of the Top 75 Supermarkets based on sales volume.
• On Forbes' annual list of the “Largest Private Companies in the U.S.,” Wegmans ranks among the top 50 companies.
• Wegmans operates 71 stores: 51 in New York State, 10 in Pennsylvania, 7 in New Jersey, 2 in Virginia and one in Maryland.
• Wegmans employs over 35,000 people.

How Wegmans Compares to Other Grocery Stores:

More like a European open-air market: Dazzling displays of fresh produce, artisan breads and other baked goods hot from the oven several times a day. Displays of fresh-caught seafood, meat, deli products and imported cheeses, international foods - plus all the foods and household items usually found in supermarkets.

More choice than possibly any other supermarket chain: More than 70,000 products, compared to an average of just over 40,000 (according to the Food Marketing Institute) in most supermarkets. Take cheese, for example: Wegmans usually has 500 specialty cheeses on hand.

Larger than most supermarkets: (We need room for all that stuff!) Stores run 80,000 to 130,000 square feet in size. Aisles are unusually spacious.

Wegmans offers more customer convenience services and “stores within a store” than possibly any other supermarket chain. Many of Wegmans' stores, though not all, have the following:

· Market Cafés - offering take-out or in-store dining, with seating for 100 to upwards of 200.
· Ready-to-cook entrees in our Meat and Seafood departments
· Bakery - European breads and rolls baked in a brick oven; water-boiled bagels, muffins, pies, cakes, and pastries
· Pâtisserie - an authentic French pastry shop, created by one of Paris' top pastry chefs, Pierre Hermé
· Deli, Cheese Shop - hundreds of meats and specialty cheeses, many imported
· Nature's Marketplace - natural foods, supplements, herbal remedies, and foods for special dietary needs
· Food from around the world - Italian, Asian, Indian, Latino/Hispanic, Kosher, British, and German
· Pharmacy
· Photo Lab - one-hour processing, Picture Maker station that creates photo enlargements, cameras, and film
· Complements – upscale cookware, tableware, and accessories
· Floral Shop; Greeting Cards and Gift Shop
· Cosmetics; Bath and Body products
· Wkids Fun Centers – where kids ages 3 to 8 can play while their parents shop


Home Page: http://www.wegmans.com/

CONTACT:
Online form: http://www.wegmans.com/guest/index.asp


Phone: Consumer Affairs representatives at 1-800-WEGMANS, ext. 4760, Monday - Friday between the hours of 8am-5pm EST.


Postal Mail to:
Wegmans Food Markets
1500 Brooks Avenue
PO Box 30844
Rochester, NY 14603-0844

STORE FINDER: http://www.wegmans.com/about/storeLocator/


EMAIL NEWSLETTER and CIRCULAR: http://www.wegmans.com/


RECIPES: http://www.wegmans.com/greatMeals/recipes/


SHOPPERS CLUB (loyalty card):
What is Shoppers Club?
Shoppers Club is a free program offered to all Wegmans customers. With a Shoppers Club card, you can save every week by receiving electronic discounts on hundreds of products in our store. You can also apply for check cashing privileges, which will allow you to write personal or electronic (or paperless) checks for your purchases and/or payroll and government checks. To add check cashing services to your Shoppers Club account, simply visit the service desk at your local Wegmans. Shoppers Club members also receive discounts for services and community events that are linked to the program.

For further information, call Shoppers Club Customer Service toll-free at 1-800-848-1555, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday - Friday. Or write to: Wegmans Shoppers Club, PO Box 23195, Rochester, NY 14692-3195.

How do I sign up for a Shoppers Club card?
Online applications: https://www.wegmans.com/shopclub/scapp.asp
or pick up an application at the service desk, in any of our stores.
For further information, call Shoppers Club Customer Service toll-free at 1-800-848-1555, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday - Friday. Or write to: Wegmans Shoppers Club, PO Box 23195, Rochester, NY 14692-3195.

What is a Shoppers Club key tag, and how do I get one?
Just in case you forget your card at home, you can use this key-chain version of your Shoppers Club card for discounts only. It cannot be used for check approval. If you are just now applying for a Shoppers Club card, you will automatically receive key tags.

How is the purchase information collected through Shoppers Club used?
As our privacy pledge states, "We will hold all such information in the strictest of confidence, even within Wegmans, and pledge never to sell your name, address or purchase information to anyone else. We guarantee it."

Thanks to Flash, the OP.

[esperanza]

I have a Wegman's. I'd luv it if people posted their deals. I only go in occasionally b/c it is impossible to not impulse shop there. But sometimes they have good deals. Recently I got canned goods for 25 cents each and their 90% lean ground beef is always 1.99 lb.

They have killer pistachio muffins and cheese bread. Plus their olive bar makes a mean bruscetta topping. Incredible when paired with baguettes from Sam's club cut on a bias and lightly toasted.

And customer service: you'll never find better.

[flash]

Ours is 30 minutes or more away, but well worth it. I've been surprised that some of their prices are so low...and their clearance/discontinued is AWESOME.

If you are looking for the $1 on entree Kashi peelie, EVERY BOX of Kashi cereal in our store had one.

[esperanza]

I was there tonight. We usually just cruise the fresh stuff and not go to grocery but I ended up getting the best deal around on chocolate for my chocolate fountain.

It's funny b/c DH said we could go there for dinner and only spend $22. Fresh crabcakes, a veggie and bread. It's sounds funny to have a date night at the grocery unless you've been to a Wegman's.

I know they are a regional store, would you by any chance be near me? What state are you in?

[lauralee_1]

I wish we had a Wegman's in NC. I am from Rochester, NY, and that was about the only place my mom would shop. We took my sister-in-law up there a few years ago on a visiting trip, and when she walked into Wegman's she thought she'd died and gone to heaven. They really know how to do-up a grocery store in NY!

[dpmgmo]

We are going to get one pretty close (around 10 miles) from my place, closer to Dh's work. Can't wait to go to one after all the reviews !!

[pattygirl]

Originally Posted by lauralee_1 I wish we had a Wegman's in NC. I am from Rochester, NY, and that was about the only place my mom would shop. We took my sister-in-law up there a few years ago on a visiting trip, and when she walked into Wegman's she thought she'd died and gone to heaven. They really know how to do-up a grocery store in NY!

I'm from Rochester, NY too and miss Wegmans with a passion.. I hope someday they decide to come to Georgia.. I would be in heaven..(sigh)

[wookin]

I moved to GA from Roch. We used to pass about 4 pizza joints just to get their's. Love their garlic pizza and their cakes. Miss them lots.

[Siageah]

Now I am very curious to try this store. I just passed the one closest to me today, and it is 30 minutes away. But the next time I am that way I'll have to check it out. Does anyone know if they post their flyers online early? I am a bit out of their mailing area so I've never received a flyer.

[riffparker]

wegmans is so amazing
we drive 2 states over just for coffee and sandwiches sometimes
can't beat it

kind of expen$ive
but delicious

and hero loves their baked goods