Wegman's is a huge store in NY from what I know, they are opening a new store here in Raleigh tomorrow to MUCH fanfare on facebook and our local news channels. It will be a MADHOUSE for about a month, but man, they got EVERYTHING you can imagine a top notch grocery store would have. I can't wait until the crowds die down some to go. It seems more like a cultural event than a store opening.
I love cooking, and being stuck up here in podunk Nawth Cakkalakki with nothing but Food Lion and Walmart really throws a hitch in things because the selection is limited and more often than not, downright boring. We get decent produce here but that's about it. I like a store where I can go in the seafood section and find something interesting that makes me want to create something tasty.
Wegman's will have a ton of stuff not available in even our better stores here, Harris Teeter and Publix. Their prices will also stabilize our local economy as more stores open in this area and other stores have to price themselves competitively or price themselves out of a market.
I had tonsil cancer in 2013, radiation pretty much nuked my taste buds and only a percentage came back so for me to enjoy food I have to get extra creative and things have to be packed with flavor and often pretty spicy to be enjoyable, I am always glad to see a new market with well stocked shelves that creativity and recipes can go nuts in. I don't shop for specific things all the time, I tend to go in and find something that looks good, then build a meal around that and the Wegman's ought to be a kick in the butt for me.