Shoppers in a rush to become Trader Joe’s devotees will be able to buy gourmet delicacies in its new Boca Raton store five months before it opens another in Delray Beach.
Representatives of the California-based chain — known for a $2.99 bottle of wine dubbed Two-Buck Chuck — told the Boca Raton Community Redevelopment Agency they plan to open next May.
The CRA approved vacating an alley right-of-way that cuts through the grocery’s site, at 855 S. Federal Highway. Also at the site will be a bank, restaurant and offices.
Approval of the Delray Beach location, at Federal Highway and Linton Boulevard, was delayed several months when a dozen neighbors in adjacent Tropic Isle objected.
Trader Joe’s employees wear Hawaiian shirts and sell organic, vegetarian and imported foods, mostly as private label products, along with milk, eggs and other basics. The walls of its stores are cedar and feature local artwork.
— Steve Plunkett
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