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Jersey City Scores Whole Foods, Hoboken Gets Trader Joe's

Two new locations for the popular supermarket chains are coming to Hudson County.

Jersey City, NJ – Whole Foods is coming to Jersey City.

On Wednesday, the supermarket chain announced plans to bring a new store to Jersey City near the Grove Street PATH station in 2020.

The new, 45,000 square foot store will be the first in Hudson County, NJ.com stated.

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Word of Jersey City’s Whole Foods coup comes on the heels of news that its neighbor city, Hoboken, recently gave zoning approval to a long-rumored Trader Joe’s store.

The combination of the Hudson County waterfront cities’ grocery store announcements prompted HMag to weigh in about the new locations with the following tagline: “Mutually Assured Gentrification.”

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