Trader Joe’s is On the Grow

Trader Joe’s (Monrovia, Calif.) is continuing to expand, with upcoming openings planned for more than two dozen new stores. The company discloses its recent and upcoming openings on a running list on its website.

That source showed recent openings by the chain taking place in Northridge and Tracy, Calif., Westminster, Colo., Rockville Md., and Bellingham, Wash.

Those on the horizon include locales in Alabama, Arizona, California (3), Connecticut, Georgia, Florida (2 stores), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Missouri, New Jersey, New York (2), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas (2), Utah (2) and Virginia. (The site provides details on the specific cities that will be getting stores.)

Founded in 1967, the specialty grocer has just over 600 stores nationwide.