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  • PHA and City officials with shovels.
    Residential Development

    Philadelphia Housing Authority Begins First Phase of Westpark Transformation, Adding 1,000 Units By 2030

    March 12, 2026

    The Philadelphia Housing Authority recently broke ground on the first phase of its Westpark Apartments redevelopment, which will include 327 affordable units and is expected…

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    Restaurants

    Chester County to Gain Multiple New Grocers in 2026, from Sprouts to Co-ops

    January 31, 2026

    Chester County will gain a variety of new grocers this year, ranging from national chains to homegrown operations, writes Brooke Schultz for The Philadelphia Inquirer.  Locally-owned Kimberton Whole…

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    Restaurants

    Get Your Quarters Ready: Construction Begins on New Aldi Store in Phoenixville Area 

    August 26, 2025

    Construction has begun on a new Aldi store in the Phoenixville area, with excavation and building crews breaking ground in East Pikeland and making significant…

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    Economic Development

    See Which Grocery Chain Has Most Stores in Chester County 

    September 30, 2024

    Grocery chains have become bigger than ever by acquiring their smaller local and regional competitors, with Walmart, Kroger, Aldi (Süd), and Albertsons now owning a…

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    Restaurants

    Wegmans, Wawa See Greatest Increases in Sales in Chester County, Philadelphia Area

    July 15, 2024

    Wegmans and Wawa recorded the greatest increases in sales last year among grocery retailers in the Philadelphia area, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business…

  • popeyes construction and vacancy sign
    Restaurants & Lodging

    Popeyes Construction Underway at Former Site of Spellman Building in West Chester

    March 2, 2024

    Just down the road from the Target renovation at the West Goshen Shopping Center, the former site of the West Chester Area School District’s Spellman…

  • Hidden Costs of the Holiday Season
    Banking & Finance

    5 Hidden Costs of the Holiday Season

    December 11, 2023

    It happens every year. You think you’ve budgeted accurately for the holidays, but somehow you end up spending more — sometimes considerably so — than you intended.…

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    Restaurants

    Aldi Gets Ready to Open in West Chester as Company Expands

    May 9, 2023

    Aldi has begun to expand in the northeast, with its newest storefront opening in West Chester later this month, writes Greg Sleter for StoreBrands. A…

  • A Wawa store in Cape Fear, North Carolina
    Mount Joy, Retail

    First Wawa Movement into Central Pa. Hits a Snag

    January 17, 2023

    Wawa’s push into central Pennsylvania Sheetz territory with plans for 40 new locations has hit a roadblock at one of its first locations in Mount…

  • A decorated table with Thanksgiving food
    Philanthropy

    Friends Association Grocery Gift Card Collection Helps Ensure a Happy Thanksgiving Meal 

    November 18, 2022

    The Friends Association in Chester County is collecting grocery store gift cards as part of its annual Thanksgiving Gift Card Drive to help offset the…

  • Construction

    Demolition of Spellman Building in West Chester Now Underway

    June 25, 2022

    Demolition of the Spellman building, the former home of the West Chester Area School District’s administrative offices, is now underway, writes Bill Rettew for the…

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    Retail

    Former WCASD Offices Could Graduate into an ALDI

    February 15, 2022

    West Chester could soon become home to a new ALDI supermarket constructed at the Spellman Building. The Paoli Pike site is the former home to…

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    Retail

    Never a Hero in Your Own Hometown: Malvern-Based Acme Makes Popular-Grocery Ranking, Just Not Here

    February 7, 2022

    Malvern-based Acme Markets took the top spot as the most popular grocery store chain in two states. Just not our’s. A new report by 24/7…

  • Manufacturing

    Top Fresh-Juice Brand in Europe Chooses Malvern to Manufacture Its Products

    April 12, 2019

    Ahead of its national and global expansion, the U.S. arm of Portuguese juice maker Sonatural has chosen Malvern to manufacture its products, writes Kenneth Hilario…

  • Commerce, Retail

    Wegmans Picked America’s Favorite Grocer

    April 19, 2016

    Chester County grocery shoppers don’t have far to go to find America’s favorite place to stock pantry shelves. With stores in Downingtown, Glen Mills and…

  • Commerce

    Chester County Daily News Business Briefs

    July 3, 2015

    VISTA Today Daily News Business Briefs are concise stories that bring you up to date with what’s going on around Chester County New ALDI Stores…

  • Retail

    Coatesville’s Bottom Dollar Food Store Reopening As Aldi

    April 1, 2015

    Bottom Dollar hasn’t seen its last dollar just yet —at least not in Coatesville. The grocery store closed last year when the entire chain went bottom…

  • Commerce

    Bottom Dollar Food Stores’ Parent Company Sells Out To ALDI

    November 12, 2014

    The Bottom Dollar Food Stores in Downingtown, Coatesville and King of Prussia will close at the end of this year, parent company the Delhaize Group…

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