Trader Joe's Sets Opening Date

The new Trader Joe's store at The Crossings at Fox Run in Newington will open for business on Friday, Sept. 7, a company spokeswoman confirmed Monday.

Meanwhile, construction at the new store located in the former Pet Quarters space continues. When the new specialty food store opens, patrons will be able to purchase their favorite food items from Monday to Sunday, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. A Trader Joe's media relations employee at the company's headquarters in California said Monday that the company usually hires its full- and part-time workforce for its new stores two months before they are scheduled to open.

Trader Joe’s is known for selling its own brand of grocery store fare, gourmet and organic foods, and imported items. and the news was greeted with a great deal of excitement.