New Wave Of NJ Trader Joe’s Stores Opening: See Locations

Trader Joe’s plans to open four new stores in New Jersey, with future locations planned for Jersey City, Montvale, Parsippany and West Orange.

After weeks of speculation, it was recently confirmed that the grocery chain will open a new location in Parsippany. No specific location or timeline was available for the company’s newest store in Morris County, a spokesperson told Patch.

Trader Joe’s has also recently made headlines for three other upcoming locations in the Garden State:

• Jersey City – Similar speculation about a new store in Hudson County sparked rumors among local business groups last year. The store will be located at 55 Hudson Street in Jersey City. An opening date is anticipated for 2027, the Jersey City Times reported.
• Montvale – Last year, Trader Joe’s applied to open at the Chestnut Ridge Shopping Center in Montvale. The planning application got a mixed reaction from local residents on social media, with some people asking why a store can’t come to their town – and others asking about potential impacts on traffic.
• West Orange – Another Trader Joe’s store is being planned for West Orange in Essex County. A spokesperson previously confirmed to Patch that the company intends to open a location in the township, although a specific location and date weren’t available at the time. The new West Orange location is listed as 471 Mount Pleasant Avenue on the company’s “Coming Soon” section of its website.

Currently, Trader Joe’s has New Jersey stores in the following locations: Brick, Bridgewater, Cherry Hill, Clifton, Denville, Edgewater, Florham Park, Freehold, Hoboken, Iselin/Woodbridge, Marlton, Middletown Township, Millburn, North Brunswick, Paramus, Princeton, Shrewsbury, Wayne, Westfield, and Westwood.

The company had an online form for people who want to request a Trader Joe’s stores in their town or city.

“There are no guarantees, but being wanted matters to us,” the website says.

News of a Trader Joe’s store coming to town has typically seen a wide variety of responses.

“I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited for anything in my life,” a commenter posted on Instagram when discussing the Jersey City store. Another customer recently shared a “really positive experience” they had at the Westfield store on Reddit, gushing about its “genuinely kind” staff.

Other customers have been less enthusiastic about their local Trader Joe’s, with parking and floor plans making the list of their common complaints.

Trader Joe’s was recently listed as one of the more expensive grocery store options in New Jersey in a Consumer Reports survey.

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