A Convenient Foods store will open in September in the space formerly occupied by the WaWa food market at 39th and Walnut streets which closed down in May, Associate Treasurer Christopher Mason said. Mason said Convenient Foods will use the same equipment as the former WaWa, and will sell similar items. According to Mason, Sam Patel, the owner of Convenient Foods, opens stores in specifically in areas were WaWa stores closed down. Patel owns about five Convenient Foods stores in the Philadelphia area, Mason said. He added that the lease for the WaWa formerly located at 39th and Walnut streets was not renewed because so much money was put into renovating the WaWa at 38th and Spruce streets. -- Jorie Green
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