Trader Joe's plans Vero Beach store for 2027. Joe's is coming to town - just don't ask where yet. * By Scott Frosch Hometown News * Nov 5, 2026 * 0 VERO BEACH - Get ready for Candy Cane Joe-Joe's, Everything But the Bagel seasoning and aisles filled with unusual snacks and specialty treats. Trader Joe's is planning to bring its popular grocery stores to Vero Beach in 2027. A company spokesperson confirmed the planned opening on Thursday, but has not yet announced a specific location for the store. Trader Joe's, known for its distinctive product selection, affordable prices and enthusiastic customer following, operates grocery stores across the country. Its offerings include specialty foods, frozen meals, snacks, beverages and seasonal items. The company has not released additional details about the Vero Beach project, including the store's size or anticipated opening date. Until the Vero Beach store opens, local shoppers' closest option is the Trader Joe's at The Avenue Viera in Melbourne, about 50 miles north. Hometown News will provide updates as more information becomes available.

Trader Joe's opening new Florida store Nov. 5, more coming in 2027. USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida Updated Nov. 5, 2026, 8:58 a.m. ET * A new Trader Joe's location is opening in Orlando on November 5. * The popular grocery chain is known for its private-label products and low prices. * Several other Trader Joe's stores are planned for Boynton Beach, Orlando, Kissimmee, Maitland, Central Naples, Sarasota, and Vero Beach. Attention shoppers! Florida's newest Trader Joe's is opening Nov. 5 in Orlando. It's one of dozens of locations nationwide that the quirky grocer is opening at the end of 2026, but it's not the only Florida location on its way. A Sarasota location will open by the end of 2026, according to company spokesperson Nakia Rohde, and more are planned for 2027. "Next year, we plan to add new Trader Joe's in Boynton Beach, Orlando, Kissimmee, Maitland, Central Naples, and Vero Beach," Rohde said. "We are actively looking at hundreds of neighborhoods across the country as we hope to open more new neighborhood stores each year." Trader Joe's recently opened locations in West Palm Beach in June, in Melbourne last December, and Daytona Beach a year ago. The popular California-based grocery chain, known for its private-label "unique and interesting products," along with seasonal favorites and its highly sought-after totes, invited customers to join "Captain Randy and Crew" for the 8 a.m. opening. Trader Joe's prides itself on "low prices, every day" with no loyalty programs or membership cards. Here's what to know. Where is the new Florida Trader Joe's? The new location is at 1444 North Alafaya Trail in Orlando, in the Waterford Oaks shopping center, near the University of Central Florida. Where else is Trader Joe's planning new stores in Florida? According to Trader Joe's new stores page, confirmation from the company, and other sources, the following new stores are reportedly in various stages of development. No opening dates have been released. * Boynton Beach: 334 N. Congress Ave., Unit B, planned for 2027, per TJ's * Kissimmee: Planned for 2027, per TJ's * Maitland: Planned for 2027, per TJ's * Naples: Planned for 2027, per TJ's * Orlando: TJ's confirmed another location is coming in 2027. Several sources have reported a permit application filing for 3001 E. Colonial Drive in Colonial Marketplace. * Sanford: No details have been released, and the company has not confirmed it, but a fenced-off lot on E. 2nd St. has a "Coming Soon Trader Joe's" banner. * Sarasota: 8199 S. Tamiami Trail, Unit 100, to open in late 2026 per TJ's * St. Johns County at the Legends Landing retail development at World Commerce Center, according to development plans * Vero Beach: Planned for 2027, per TJ's Trader Joe's typically adds a location on its official store finder once a lease is signed and permitting is underway. More may still be in the planning stages. Where can I find a Trader Joe's near me in Florida? There are Trader Joe's in 28 Florida cities, according to the company's website. If you;d like to see one closer to you, Trader Joe's has advice: "If you have a recommendation for an area that you think would be a good fit, please send us an email. "There are no guarantees, but being wanted matters to us." Trader Joe's among several grocery chains expanding in Florida. Trader Joe's isn't the only grocery chain expanding in Florida. Several major grocery chains have launched expansion plans in Florida, eager to serve its rapidly growing population. Publix has been opening and remodeling stores in Florida. The next one opens in Englewood on Nov. 5. Aldi is opening five more Florida stores in November in Cantonment, Dundee, Panama City, Sebring, and Tavares. The Winn-Dixie Company, fresh from buying many of its former stores back from Aldi, has refocused on Florida. Its latest store opened in Alachua County Oct. 3. Whole Foods will open its first Manatee County store on Nov. 5. Cheryl McCloud, USA TODAY Network-Florida, contributed to this story. C. A. Bridges is a journalist for the USA TODAY Network-Florida's service journalism Connect team. You can get all of Florida's best content directly in your inbox each weekday by signing up for the free newsletter, Florida TODAY. (This story was updated to change or add a photo or video.) Our editors independently choose our recommendations. Some content is produced with paid support from a third party, however our editorial decisions remain independent. If you buy through our links, the USA TODAY Network may earn a commission. Prices and availability may change.

Trader Joe's debuting Orlando store; more Central FL outposts confirmed. East Orlando store opens Nov. 5 as the grocer confirms Kissimmee and Maitland locations, with a 4th site in permit filings Trader Joe's will open a new Orlando, Florida, store Thursday, Nov. 5, at 1444 N. Alafaya Trail east of the city, near the University of Central Florida. The Monrovia, California-based grocer announced the new location on its website, inviting customers to an 8 a.m. grand opening celebration with "Captain Randy and Crew." The opening appears to be part of a broader Central Florida push. Trader Joe's confirmed to Orlando television station WESH 2 that three locations are set to open in the region: the Alafaya Trail store, another in Kissimmee and a third in Maitland. A fourth site also may be in the works, according to local reports. Several sources say that a permit application has been filed with the city of Orlando for a Trader Joe's in the former Burlington space at 3001 E. Colonial Drive in Colonial Marketplace, next to Orlando Fashion Square. The filing describes an interior tenant fit-out of the existing building into a Trader Joe's store, with new partitions, fixtures, flooring, ceilings, lighting and mechanical work; the permit is open and expires in April 2027. Trader Joe's has not confirmed that location; if it moves forward, local reports indicate it would be the sixth store in the metro Orlando area, in what observers are calling the region's greatest Trader Joe's expansion yet. The project would also return a vacant big-box space to use, continuing grocers' pattern of backfilling former anchors into traffic drivers. The Alafaya Trail store is the third Trader Joe's in Orange County, joining existing stores in Winter Park and the Dr. Phillips area on Sand Lake Road, according to local reports.