{"id":10534,"date":"2026-04-10T16:13:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/?p=10534"},"modified":"2026-04-10T16:13:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:13:43","slug":"trader-joes-is-opening-18-new-stores-heres-the-full-list-of-locations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/?p=10534","title":{"rendered":"Trader Joe\u2019s is opening 18 new stores\u2014here\u2019s the full list of locations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"content-chunk\">\n<p>It\u2019s about to get a bit easier to find a Trader Joe\u2019s near you. The grocer just announced it will open 18 new stores across 12 states, including multiple locations in a handful of states, over the next several months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"content-chunk\">\n<p>Trader Joe\u2019s announced the new locations with a series of <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.traderjoes.com\/home\/announcements?category=store-openings&amp;id=1413162992\">\u201cComing Soon!\u201d announcements<\/a>. Currently, the chain is in 42 states, leaving only a handful of states, including Alaska, Hawaii, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming, without a Trader Joe\u2019s store.<\/p>\n<p>The latest cluster of openings will include locations in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Utah, and Washington.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The expansion is just the latest set of new store openings for Trader Joe\u2019s, as the chain has already announced eight new locations earlier this year. That was after it opened around 30 new stores in 2025, bringing its total to over 600 stores in the U.S.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"content-chunk\">\n<p>On a recent episode of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zo_ITxCePrA&amp;t=1s\">\u201cInside Trader Joe\u2019s\u201d podcast<\/a>, TJ\u2019s marketing executives Tara Miller and Matt Sloan opened up about how the company decides on new locations sites, explaining that population density, traffic patterns, which may dictate how easy it is to get to the location, and ample parking, are all factors in the decision-making process.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re adding lots of stores,\u201d Miller explained. \u201cEven though we\u2019re a company that\u2019s been in business for close to 60 years at this point, we are growing.\u201d The executive added that, while the brand is opening many new stores, it\u2019s a process that doesn\u2019t \u201chappen overnight,\u201d but is done carefully and with a lot of intention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re growing at a pace that we can sustain,\u201d Miller added.<\/p>\n<p>The latest batch of stores slated to open this year includes the following locations:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/91525104\/trader-joes-is-opening-18-new-stores-heres-the-full-list-of-locations\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s about to get a bit easier to find a Trader Joe\u2019s near you. The grocer just announced it will open 18 new stores across 12 states, including multiple locations in a handful of states, over the next several months. Trader Joe\u2019s announced the new locations with a series of \u201cComing Soon!\u201d announcements. 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