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Pictures of Sheetz opening in Wawa territory

Sheetz officially moved into the Philly suburbs with the grand opening of a store in Limerick Township - right across the street from a Wawa.

An employee wears Sheetz pins on her lanyard during the grand opening Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026 of the first Sheetz store in the Philly suburbs - solid Wawa territory.
An employee wears Sheetz pins on her lanyard during the grand opening Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026 of the first Sheetz store in the Philly suburbs - solid Wawa territory.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer

For decades, it was assumed there were unspoken boundaries in Pennsylvania between Wawa in the East and Sheetz in the West. Representatives of both chains deny they are rivals and point out that they have worked together to support various nonprofits.

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