Trader Joe's makes a bizarre request to customers as it unveils its 2025 store openings
Trader Joe's has released the locations of its newest store's set to open next year, but has requested fans curb their enthusiasm too.
The beloved grocery chain plans to open at least a dozen brand new stores across seven states and Washington D.C in 2025.
There are also more locations in the works, but they will be announced 'throughout the year,' a company spokesperson said.
Among the cities gaining a new Trader Joe's store are Seattle, Washington and Hoover, Alabama. Scroll down to see the full list with addresses.
The chain has not yet released precise opening times for the new stores.
When choosing a location for a new store Trader Joe's has a set of criteria it looks to fill, 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 writing in to headquarters pleading for a store in their local area will not get far.
Trader Joe's has announced a dozen new locations set to open in 2025
'Our decisions, they're business decisions. We're excited when people are excited about us, but that's really not what's driving the decisions about what brings a Trader Joe's,' Miller said on the podcast.
The pair also confirmed that there are currently no plans to expand to Alaska or Hawaii.
Also, just for clarity sake, we're still focused on those 48 contiguous states,' Sloan told listeners.
Trader Joe's fans pride themselves on keeping up with the chain's latest developments with many discussing new releases, stores or deals online.
Recently shoppers have been raving about the store's new Cashel Blue Cheese Irish Potato Chips.
The 5.5-ounce bag of Irish potato chips began gaining social media buzz in November and has been flying off the shelves since.
The chips' combination of Irish potatoes and blue cheese brings what Trader Joe's described as an 'Emerald Isle elegance to any situation that calls for snacking.'
Fans are also rushing to buy the chain's new butter with brown sugar and maple syrup, fig and honey bread and walnut gouda cheese.
Trader Joe's, which has around 600 locations nationwide, mostly sells its own label products with very few branded items on its shelves.
