Recently People of Lancaster published an article about Wegmans moving into the The Crossings at Conestoga Creek site across from Long’s Park, which was met with both excitement, denial, and anger. Shortly after we ran the article Wegmans posted a statement on twitter that they have no plans for a store in Lancaster at this time. That’s fine considering their policy is to not comment on speculation. What we can say is our “reliable source”, that has certain news media groups convinced that we now have moles working in their midst, is a direct source. Does the situation give Wegmans room to walk away from the development deal? Sure it does.

What if We’re Wrong?

So what? The news industry as a whole uses disingenuous tactics to get you to visit their websites to boost their traffic and in turn their advertising revenue. We live in a world where information comes and goes so fast that many news companies don’t bother to fact check stories, don’t cite sources, or cite clickbait farms. When they’re called out on it they don’t apologize let alone write a retraction, because they know people will forget the next day, or even the next hour when they’re distracted by the next big outrage trend. There’s no respect for the craft today. We have a direct source, we took a risk running the story as any news company would, and for the time being we’re standing by it.

The Reality of the Situation

What we know is that there is a large complex of stores being built across from Longs Park. The square footage of the main store pretty much leaves it to only a few choices. People of Lancaster would not have run this story if we didn’t feel our source was reliable enough. If POL is guilty of anything, it’s that we probably let the cat out of the bag way before it was supposed to be, and we disrupted the hype train and/or who ever had a monopoly on said hype train. And let’s face it, any time a new retail chain comes to this area, people lose their minds over it, that’s just good business.