A new Trader Joe’s will open in Boston near the smallest Trader Joe’s on earth. You know, the one located at 899 Boylston Street that opened back in 2001. While this is a joke among Bostonians, that you’re practically shopping shoulder to shoulder with others, it’s actually a fact proudly displayed at the store’s entrance. As cute and charming as that is, Bostonians are hungry for a normal (if not) largely sized Trader Joe’s in the Back Bay area.
One year ago, the supermarket announced plans to open a larger location in Back Bay and it will finally open on Thursday, May 23!
The wishes of Bostonians will soon be a reality. The supermarket chain is will open its 16,500-square-foot store at 500 Boylston Street this May, not even a mile apart from the micro-sized store also on Boylston.
Trader Joe’s does not plan to close the existing location according to reports in the Boston Business Journal.
The new location at 500 Boylston Street will join a primarily vacant 712,000-square-foot address that is up for lease. Currently Trader Joe’s has three Boston locations, one in Allston, Back Bay, and Seaport- so this new one will be the fourth addition to Boston.
Find the new Back Bay Trader Joe’s at 500 Boylston Street in Back Bay beginning May 23