{"id":148496,"date":"2026-03-25T22:45:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T22:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/148496\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T22:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T22:45:11","slug":"popular-cigar-retailer-planning-to-open-worlds-largest-cigar-store-in-bethlehem-lehigh-valley-regional-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/148496\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular cigar retailer planning to open \u2018world\u2019s largest cigar store\u2019 in Bethlehem | Lehigh Valley Regional News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2013 A prominent cigar retailer is aiming to create the &#8220;ultimate destination for cigar lovers&#8221; when it opens an\u00a0expansive new facility \u2013 housing its headquarters and an accompanying retail area and cigar bar and lounge \u2013 in Northampton County.<\/p>\n<p>J.G. Petrucci Company, Inc. (Petrucci), a leading development and design\/build construction firm in the New Jersey and Pennsylvania region, recently broke ground on a 58,545-square-foot headquarters facility and retail\/bar\/lounge experience for discount cigar retailer Cigar Page in Bethlehem, according to a news release.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"cigar page ground-breaking-4.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1367\" height=\"887\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/69c459127468e.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"130\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Courtesy J.G. Petrucci Company, Inc. <\/p>\n<p>Construction commenced in early February and was spearheaded by Petrucci\u2019s in-house construction management firm, Iron Hill Construction Management.<\/p>\n<p>The new facility will be located at 1010 Harvard Ave. in south Bethlehem, less than a mile north of the Interstate 78\/Route 412 interchange.<\/p>\n<p>The company, currently headquartered in East Allen Township, reached out to Petrucci when it came time to expand.<\/p>\n<p>Cigar Page, founded in 2015, is the second largest e-commerce retailer in the country, and the Bethlehem facility will be the company&#8217;s first physical retail location.<\/p>\n<p>The project, consisting of warehouse, office and retail\/ lounge space, is expected to open in early 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Cigar Page\u2019s new facility will contain what is claimed to be the \u201cworld\u2019s largest cigar store,\u201d according to the release.<\/p>\n<p>About half of the space will be used for retail operations, featuring an outdoor patio, a keg\/cooler room, a 26-foot stone fireplace, a full-service bar, more than 200 seats in the cigar lounge and a 4,400 square foot humidor room featuring a wide selection of handmade cigars.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"cigar page.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1005\" height=\"635\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/69c4591432ea3.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"126\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Courtesy J.G. Petrucci Company, Inc. <\/p>\n<p>An additional 14,750-square-foot, second-story mezzanine, located above the retail space, will serve as the main office headquarters for Brandshopper, LLC \u2013 the parent company of Cigar Page \u2013 housing over 100 employees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re proud to be delivering a project in Bethlehem that will attract visitors from across the region and support continued economic activity in the Lehigh Valley,\u201d said Dominick Baker, vice president at Petrucci, in the release. \u201cDevelopments like this highlight the strength of the local market and the opportunities it offers growing companies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cigar Page aims to make this space the \u201cultimate destination for cigar lovers,\u201d according to the release.<\/p>\n<p>As a fast-growing cigar retailer, the new headquarters and retail space will further spur the company\u2019s expansion.<\/p>\n<p>The humidor will be the main attraction, boasting a volume of 68,000 cubic feet and housing more than 750,000 cigars.<\/p>\n<p>The indoor bar will have 42 beers on tap, along with seating for over 200 guests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur team\u2019s vision was to build the \u2018Big House of Cigars,\u2019 creating the ultimate destination for handmade cigar enthusiasts \u2013 a sensory experience expansive in scope, yet warm and inviting. One that combines industry-lowest prices with exceptional service,\u201d said Keith Meier, Cigar Page\u2019s founder and chief executive officer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve built an incredible online community of cigar lovers, and this new headquarters is more than a building, it will bring that same passion, connection, and culture into the real world,\u201d added Alex Goldman, Cigar Page\u2019s chief operating officer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2013 A prominent cigar retailer is aiming to create the &#8220;ultimate destination for cigar lovers&#8221; when&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":125951,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,67747,155,154,17505,67745,42691,67752,67748,67751,67746,17224,157,434,67750,67749,2985],"class_list":{"0":"post-148496","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bethlehem","8":"tag-bethlehem","9":"tag-bethlehem-facility","10":"tag-bethlehem-headlines","11":"tag-bethlehem-news","12":"tag-cigar-page","13":"tag-cigar-retailer","14":"tag-cigars","15":"tag-discount-cigar-retailer","16":"tag-e-commerce-retailer","17":"tag-iron-hill-construction-management","18":"tag-j-g-petrucci-company-inc","19":"tag-keith-meier","20":"tag-lehigh-valley","21":"tag-northampton-county","22":"tag-physical-retail-location","23":"tag-prominent-cigar-retailer","24":"tag-retail-space"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}