PriceRite Expanding to Western N.Y.

ELIZABETH, N.J. — Wakefern Food Corp. here will make its first move to western New York state with the opening of a PriceRite discount store in Rochester in January. PriceRite will locate in a 43,000-square-foot former Wegmans store, a Wakefern spokeswoman told SN. PriceRite, which also operates stores in Schenectady, N.Y., and Glens Falls, N.Y., is looking at other opportunities for new stores in western New York, but has not reached any agreements yet, the spokeswoman said. PriceRite is receiving a grant from the city of Rochester to make exterior improvements to the former Wegmans store which closed earlier this year and was donated by the Wegman family to the city, reports said.

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