Trader Joe’s is adding 30 new stores across 16 states, with two locations opening this week in Anaheim Hills, California, and West Jordan, Utah, according to the company’s website.
The remaining 28 stores are listed as “coming soon,” spanning states from Arizona to Washington. A company spokesperson told Fox News Digital that stores are typically added to the list three to six months before they open.
Three locations — in Bend, Oregon; Boynton Beach, Florida; and Phoenix — aren’t expected to open until 2027, according to local and national reports.
“We are actively looking at hundreds of neighborhoods across the country as we hope to open more new neighborhood stores each year,” the spokesperson said.
Illinois leads the “coming soon” list with four planned stores in Oswego, Chicago and Joliet. California, Florida and Texas each have three on the way. Arizona, New Jersey, New York and Washington have two apiece, while Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio and Oregon are each getting one.
Trader Joe’s currently operates roughly 660 stores nationwide. Shoppers can track the company’s store-opening announcements as more locations get firm dates.
“Since Trader Joe’s began in 1967, we have been in growth mode,” the spokesperson said. “Some years we grow more than others, and our goal is always to bring delicious products at great values to as many people and neighborhoods as we can.”
The chain, founded in Pasadena, California, by Joe Coulombe, has built a loyal following around private-label products such as Apple Cider Donuts, Pumpkin-Flavored Joe-Joe’s cookies and holiday Jingle Jangle, along with budget skincare items shoppers have likened to pricier brand-name versions. Its $2.99 mini canvas totes went viral recently, with some resale listings reportedly asking for hundreds of dollars.
Entrepreneur magazine editor-in-chief Jason Feifer has said in a widely shared post that Trader Joe’s fields hundreds of requests a day for new stores but expands cautiously, weighing real estate and supply-chain logistics. He argued that this slower pace helps the chain keep prices down while preserving its in-store “treasure hunt” appeal.
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