Sheetz plans to permanently close its store at 129 S. Pugh St. in State College in late July, a company spokesperson confirmed to Onward State Tuesday.
“Sheetz has made the difficult decision to permanently close its store located along Pugh Street, in State College, Pennsylvania,” Sheetz Public Relations Manager Nick Ruffner said. “It is expected that this store will close in late July. However, all employees at this store location have been offered employment at other nearby Sheetz locations. We thank our customers for their years of support and look forward to serving them at our other locations in the State College area.”
The convenience store opened its downtown location in September 2015 and offered made-to-order food, beer and 24-hour service throughout its eight-year residency on Pugh Street.
Sheetz operates 10 other stores in Centre County, including six in the State College area. The Pugh Street location was the company’s only store within the Borough of State College and its only in the area with no gas pumps.
Founded in 1952 in Altoona, Sheetz now operates more than 650 locations in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina.
Fellow Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain Wawa, meanwhile, is in the planning process for its first Centre County location on Benner Pike near Bellefonte. A Wawa spokesperson also previously said Wawa is looking for sites to open multiple stores in the State College area by as early as 2025.
Geoff Rushton contributed to this report.
