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Why Wegmans Is So Much More Than Just a Supermarket

Paradise Found?

In 2017, Wegmans will open in Brooklyn. Already its misty-eyed fans are hailing its arrival. Why does this McMansion of grocery stores evoke such nostalgia?

Emily Shire

Published May 15 2015 5:15AM EDT

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Emily Shire

Emily Shire

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