Wawa to close 2 Center City stores over safety concerns
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Wawa said Thursday afternoon it's closing two Center City locations due to safety and security challenges. The development comes on the same day a Wawa employee was pepper-sprayed during an early morning robbery in University City.
The robbery happened at a Wawa near 36th and Chestnut Streets.
Last month, a Wawa in Mayfair was ransacked.
Wawa said over the next few weeks, it will close the Wawa stores at 12th and Market Streets and 19th and Market Streets.
The company said associates from both stores will be offered continued employment at Wawa.
In a statement, Wawa said, "continued safety and security challenges and business factors have made it increasingly difficult to remain open in these two locations."
Wawa said it hopes to repurpose the two locations, in its words, to "further benefit Philadelphia."