Trader Joe’s makes a bizarre request to customers as it unveils its 2025 store openings
Trader Joe’s has announced the locations of its newest store opening next year, but has also urged fans to curb their excitement.
The beloved grocery chain plans to open at least a dozen brand new stores in seven states and Washington DC by 2025.
More locations are also in the works, but will be announced “throughout the year,” a company spokesperson said.
Among the cities getting a new Trader Joe’s store are Seattle, Washington and Hoover, Alabama. Scroll down to see the full list of addresses.
The chain has not yet announced the exact opening hours of the new stores.
When choosing a location for a new store, Trader Joe’s has a set of criteria it appears to meet, marketing executives Tara Miller and Matt Sloan said on a recent episode of the Inside Trader Joe’s podcast.
These factors include population density, traffic patterns and parking availability. among others.
They also confirmed that fans who write to the head office pleading for a store in their area won’t get far.
Trader Joe’s has announced a dozen new locations that will open in 2025
‘Our decisions, they are business decisions. We’re excited when people are excited about us, but that’s not really driving the decisions about what a Trader Joe’s delivers,” Miller said on the podcast.
The pair also confirmed that there are currently no plans to expand to Alaska or Hawaii.
To be clear, we are still focused on those 48 contiguous states,” Sloan told listeners.
Trader Joe’s fans pride themselves on staying up to date on the chain’s latest developments, with many discussing new releases, stores or deals online.
Lately, customers have been raving about the store’s new Cashel Blue Cheese Irish Potato Chips.
The 5.5 ounce bag of Irish chips started getting a lot of attention on social media in November and has been flying off the shelves ever since.
The combination of Irish potatoes and blue cheese in the chips brings what Trader Joe’s described as an “Emerald Isle elegance” to any situation that calls for a snack.
Fans are also rushing to buy the chain’s new butter with brown sugar and maple syrup, fig and honey bread and Gouda walnut cheese.
Trader Joe’s, which has about 600 locations nationwide, sells mostly its own brand products and has very few branded items on its shelves.