Wawa is officially opening its 100th location in Virginia, and Fairfax City will be the beneficiary.
The gas station and grocery store plans to open up shop at 9700 Fairfax Boulevard.
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Construction crews are putting the finishing touches on McLean’s upcoming Lidl.
The grocery store is on track to open this summer, the company says, putting the project slightly behind previous projections of a spring opening.
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(Updated at 5 p.m.) Fairfax City’s latest grocery store is giving a new meaning to the term five-finger discount.
Amazon Fresh opened in Point 50, previously known as the Fairfax Shopping Center, today (Thursday), boasting new technology that lets shoppers buy items without having to get them individually scanned.
Although it may not look like much has changed from the outside, inside, Safeway at South Lakes Shopping Center has a new look.
A ribbon cutting ceremony for the grocery store, which has been open through the renovation process, is planned on Friday (April 1) at 11120 South Lakes Drive. Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter Alcorn is expected to attend.
When the new year starts, plastic bags will come with a new price tag.
Fairfax County’s 5-cent tax on single-use plastic bags will take effect for the first time on Saturday (Jan. 1). The fee will also be introduced in Arlington County and the City of Alexandria.
Go to New year brings new tax on plastic bags at grocery stores and more in Fairfax County
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Fairfax County’s new plastic bag tax, set to take effect on Jan. 1, drew both support and opposition from the supermarket industry.
Food Lion and MOM’s Organic Market took opposite stances on the issue before the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved the change last Tuesday (Sept. 14), imposing a 5-cent tax on each disposable plastic bag provided at grocery stores, convenient stores, and drug stores.