Wegmans announces opening date for its first Long Island location

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Here’s the news Wegmans-loving Long Islanders have been waiting for, the opening date for Lake Grove, which will be the supermarket chain’s very first Long Island location.

Drum roll, please:

“The construction of the new store is nearly finished and we are excited to open our doors on Feb. 26 to serve the Lake Grove community,” the store’s manager, Dawn Cooper, announced today.

That’s it, folks.

The grand opening at 3270 Middle Country Road happens that Wednesday.

The new store, measuring over 100,000 square feet, will employ more than 500 people in full- and part-time positions.

Once open, this will be the first grocery store in the DSW Plaza since Fairway Market closed in 2016.

The planned arrival of Wegmans on Long Island — following store openings in Brooklyn and Manhattan — has been highly anticipated by Wegmans fans and Lake Grove officials alike.

When the family-owned chain announced its Long Island expansion in April 2022, Lake Grove’s mayor praised the move as a “positive addition to our village” that would help boost local retail.

“The company has a reputation that will bring folks near and far into Lake Grove to do their shopping,” Mayor Robert Scottaline said at the time.

Wegmans operates 111 stores across eight states and employs more than 53,000 people.

The Long Island store will feature all the bells and whistles fans love, Cooper said, including restaurant foods, such as sushi, pizza, sandwiches and chef-made salads, an overflowing produce department and a wide variety of fish, meats, deli and cheeses. See the GLI video below for visuals from a North Carolina location.

Scroll down for a photo tour of the interior construction as Wegmans starts to take shape.

Still looking to hire

Finding 500 qualified employees is no small feat. And Long Island’s Wegmans team is still at it.

“We have been actively hiring and training new employees and are seeking more enthusiastic candidates to complete our team before opening day,” Cooper said. Click here to learn more, and to apply.