Hunt Valley, MD – “It’s not unusual to see first-time customers stand dead still in the entry trying to take it all in,” says Wendy Webster, store manager of the new Wegmans Food Market that will open on October 2, 2005 in Hunt Valley, Maryland. “Even after a store’s been open awhile, you’ll see people just stop and their jaws drop. For someone who’s never visited before, it’s difficult to imagine.”

Start with the fact that Wegmans is large for a grocery store; in Hunt Valley’s case it’s 140,000 square feet, more than double the size of a typical supermarket. Then add that customers walk directly into a produce section that carries up to 700 varieties, all lovingly tended by a team of staffers ready with tips on how to select and serve each item. It only takes a moment to realize that Wegmans is no ordinary grocery store.