{"id":149182,"date":"2026-03-26T16:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/149182\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T16:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:24:09","slug":"worlds-largest-cigar-store-to-open-near-hellertown-saucon-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/149182\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;World&#8217;s Largest Cigar Store&#8217; to Open Near Hellertown \u2013 Saucon Source"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1017\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-26-115000.png\" alt=\"Cigar Store\" class=\"wp-image-78767\"  \/>Officials from Cigar Page and JG Petrucci Co. participate in a ground-breaking for a new cigar store in Bethlehem. (Credit: JG Petrucci Co.)<\/p>\n<p>Ground near a south Bethlehem industrial park has been broken on what developers are calling the \u201cworld\u2019s largest cigar store.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to a news release from construction firm J.G. Petrucci Co., the new retail facility will feature a retail, bar and 200-seat lounge \u201cexperience for discount cigar retailer Cigar Page,\u201d which the release called the \u201csecond largest e-commerce retailer in the country.\u201d There will also be an outdoor patio area, a 4,400 square foot humidor, a keg and cooler room, and a second-floor mezzanine level housing the headquarters of Cigar Page parent company Brandshopper LLC.<\/p>\n<p>The store will be located at 1010 Harvard Ave., off Rt. 412, about a half mile north of the busy I-78 interchange for Bethlehem and Hellertown. Expected to open sometime early next year, the building will include a warehouse and offices and will be the first retail location for Cigar Page, which the release said is currently headquartered in Bath.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCigar Page aims to make this space the \u2018ultimate destination for cigar lovers,&#8217;\u201d the release said. \u201cAs the fastest-growing cigar retailer of the past decade, the new headquarters and retail space will further spur the company\u2019s expansion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The release noted that the \u201chumidor will be the main attraction, boasting a volume of 68,000 cubic feet and housing more than 750,000 cigars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The indoor bar will feature more than 40 draft beers, and a highlight of the lounge will be a 26 foot stone fireplace, it said.<\/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 said Cigar Page COO Alex Goldman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur team\u2019s vision was to build the \u2018Big House of Cigars,\u2019 creating the ultimate destination for handmade cigar enthusiasts\u2013a sensory experience expansive in scope, yet warm and inviting,\u201d added the company\u2019s founder and CEO, Keith Meier.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"947\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-26-115026.png\" alt=\"Cigar Store\" class=\"wp-image-78769\"  \/>A digital rendering shows what the inside of the new cigar store, bar and lounge will look like. 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