Orange County’s newest Trader Joe’s opens at 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 16 in Ladera Ranch.
The 14,985 square foot store has been taking shape in a shuttered Staples office supply store at 27542 Antonio Parkway. It’s the 193rd in California.
The Monrovia-based grocery chain quietly added eight new Southern California stores to its website in May. At that time, the company’s public relations manager, Nakia Rohde, said there was no timeline for the store openings.
The Ladera store is one of eight new Trader Joe’s coming to the region in the weeks and months ahead.
The Inland Empire is getting a new store in Murrieta at a former OfficeMax store. Los Angeles County is getting four stores in four cities. A store coming to South Pasadena, near the chain’s founding city, is heading into a shuttered Vons. San Diego County is getting two stores.
Trader Joe’s recommended shoppers watch the “coming soon” icons posted at each store location on its website.
New store addresses include:
—Ladera Ranch: 27542 Antonio Parkway
—Murrieta: 40388 Murrieta Hot Springs Road
—South Pasadena: 1129 Fair Oaks Ave.
—Sherman Oaks (Sunkist): 14130 Riverside Drive
—Northridge: 9224 Reseda Blvd.
—Santa Clarita (Canyon Country): 19037 Golden Valley Road
San Diego County:
— Poway: 13644 Poway Road
— Santee: 9680 Mission Gorge Road
Store hours in Ladera Ranch are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. The store captain (manager) is Mike Yuds.
