Trader Joe's sets opening date for Germantown store

PINECREST, FL – OCTOBER 18: The Trader Joe’s sign is seen during the grand opening of a Trader Joe’s on October 18, 2013 in Pinecrest, Florida. Trader Joe’s opened its first store in South Florida where shoppers can now take advantage of the California grocery chains low-cost wines and unique items not found in other […]

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Posted: Aug 31, 2018 / 12:25 PM CDT

Updated: Aug 31, 2018 / 12:25 PM CDT

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GERMANTOWN, Tenn. — Trader Joe’s, the popular discount grocery store chain, will open its first Memphis-area location at 8 a.m. Sept. 14, the company said Friday.

It will be Trader Joe’s third location in Tennessee. The chain is known for low prices and unique healthy offerings.

The Germantown location has been planned since 2015 and has been the subject of a social media campaign to come to the Memphis area.

The store at 2130 Exeter Road, Suite 101, in Germantown, will be open from 8 a.m.-9 p.m. daily and will offer wine and beer in addition to groceries.