A new Columbia Trader Joe’s has set an opening date. Here’s what we know
A trendy grocery store chain has circled an opening date for its newest Midlands store.
Trader Joe’s will open a new market at 275 Harbison Blvd. at 9 a.m. on Dec. 12, according to a Wednesday email from the company. This will be the second Trader Joe’s in the Midlands, following the location at 4516 Forest Drive in Forest Acres near Columbia.
The Harbison Boulevard Trader Joe’s will be right in the heart of perhaps Columbia’s busiest shopping district. It is located in the Harbison Center shopping complex that also includes 2nd & Charles bookstore, Rooms To Go, Mission BBQ and many other businesses. The larger Harbison area is lined with big box stores, restaurants, shops, hotels, movie theaters and the Columbiana Centre mall, among other businesses.
There currently are more than 600 Trader Joe’s grocery stores in the U.S., per data website ScrapeHero. The company was founded in Pasadena, California in 1967, and is known for carrying products under the store’s private label.
“Our buyers travel the world searching for products we think are exceptional and will find a following among our customers,” Trader Joe’s website states. “To earn a spot on our shelves, each product is submitted to a rigorous tasting panel process, in which every aspect of quality is investigated in context of the price we can offer.”
The Harbison Boulevard Trader Joe’s will be 9,200 square feet, the company said in an email. The store hired 50 new employees and transferred in another 20 from nearby locations, the company wrote in an email.
