Trader Joe’s Opens 2 Stores This Week, With 28 More Across 15 States

Trader Joe’s will open two new stores this week and has confirmed 28 more locations “coming soon” across 15 states. The Anaheim Hills, California, store opens Thursday, October 22, at 9 a.m., and the West Jordan, Utah, store follows one day later, Friday, October 23, at 9 a.m.

That’s a 30-store pipeline from a chain that treats each opening as a local media event — and one with an unusually loyal customer base that resells even its $3 tote bags at a markup. For a grocer that runs roughly 500-sparse-square-foot footprints in select markets, adding 30 sites signals where the company sees durable demand.

Which stores open this week?

Trader Joe’s confirmed the two addresses on its blog:

• California: 6336 E Santa Ana Canyon Rd, Anaheim, CA 92807 — opening Thursday, October 22, at 9 a.m.
• Utah: 5561 W 7800 S, West Jordan, UT 84081 — opening Friday, October 23, at 9 a.m.

The remaining 28 locations carry no firm dates. The company’s announcement pages list them simply as “coming soon.”

Where are the other 28 locations going?

The expansion touches 15 states, and the heaviest concentration splits between California and Illinois, with four new stores apiece when you count this week’s Anaheim opening. Florida and Texas follow with three each. Here’s the full list from Trader Joe’s site:

Arizona (2)

• 4519 East Thomas Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85018
• 21001 North Tatum Blvd Suite #1030, Phoenix, AZ 85054

California (3 upcoming)

• 3962 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92117
• 2135 Claribel Rd, Riverbank, CA 95367
• 1590 Leucadia Blvd, Encinitas, CA 92024

Colorado (1)

• 8564 East Northfield Blvd, Denver, CO 80238

Illinois (4)

• 6191 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60659
• 2741 Plainfield Rd, Joliet, IL 60435
• 804 West Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
• 1930 US-34, Oswego, IL 60543

Florida (3)

• 334 N Congress Ave Unit B, Boynton Beach, FL 33426
• 8199 S Tamiami Trail, Unit #100, Sarasota, FL 34231
• 1444 North Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32828

Maryland (1)

• 6311 York Road, Baltimore, MD 21212

Massachusetts (1)

• 111 General McConville Way, Quincy, MA 02169

Michigan (1)

• 27658 Middlebelt Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48334

Nebraska (1)

• 210 N 191 St, Omaha, NE 68022

New Jersey (2)

• 55 Hudson St, Jersey City, NJ 07302
• 471 Mt Pleasant Ave, West Orange, NJ 07052

New York (2)

• 3515 West Genesee St, Syracuse, NY 13219
• 2481 Central Park Ave, Yonkers, NY 10710

Ohio (1)

• 2643 Warrensville Center Rd, University Heights, OH 44118

Oregon (1)

• 61284 S Hwy 97, Bend, OR 97702

Texas (3)

• 5130 Bellaire Blvd Ste #100, Bellaire, TX 77401
• 1580 E Debbie Ln, Mansfield, TX 76063
• 1800 E Whitestone Blvd, Cedar Park, TX 78613

Washington (2)

• 13414 E Sprague Ave, Spokane Valley, WA 99216
• 401 NE Northgate Way, Seattle, WA 98125

What does this change for shoppers and competitors?

What does a new Trader Joe’s actually change on the ground? For shoppers, it means access to the private-label assortment that drives the chain’s cult following — including those branded totes that resell well above their $3 sticker. For competing grocers, it means a discount rival with unusual customer pull entering, or deepening its presence in, their trade areas.

The state map tells its own story. Chicago gets two new stores on the North Side, in Lincoln Avenue and Montrose Avenue — an infill move in a market Trader Joe’s already serves. Phoenix gets a second location alongside an existing one. Meanwhile, markets like Omaha, Bend and Syracuse represent thinner coverage getting its first or an additional foothold.

When will the rest open?

Beyond the two confirmed openings, Trader Joe’s hasn’t released specific dates. Its listings show all 28 remaining stores as “coming soon.”

Some could open before the end of the year, based on the company’s own announcement pages. Others won’t arrive until 2027. That spread means this is a multi-year buildout, not a single quarter’s push — so landlords, suppliers and rival chains in the listed markets have time to react before the doors actually open.

By Nathan Brooks