Trader Joe’s Plans 25 New Stores Across 14 States

Trader Joe’s will open nine new stores in 2026 across 14 states, the company announced Wednesday. The grocery chain said the expansion continues a pattern of steady growth that included 34 stores opened in 2024 and 43 stores opened in 2025. The new locations include sites in Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Utah, and Washington.

Additional stores have opened or are scheduled in Connecticut, New York, and Texas.

Four stores opened as of May in Hamden, Connecticut; Miller Place, New York; McKinney, Texas; and Woodinville, Washington. Specific opening dates for the nine newly announced locations have not been released, but the company said the expansions are expected to be completed within six months.

Joe’s now operates more than 600 stores in 42 states and the District of Columbia. Eight states remain without a location: Alaska, Hawaii, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming. The company has said it selects sites based on population density and traffic patterns.

Officials have cited low population density and supply-chain distance as reasons certain states lack stores.