Trader Joe’s Is A Go For Downtown Minneapolis

Nearly a decade after entering the Twin Cities market, Trader Joe’s again has plans for its first store in Minneapolis.

The California-based grocer on Tuesday confirmed a long-standing rumor that it will join developer Sherman Associates on its new apartment and retail project, called the East End, at the intersection of Washington and Chicago avenues S.

It’s the third chain grocery store to enter the downtown Minneapolis market, and the first to locate in the east half — a burgeoning area that includes the Mill District and Downtown East development next to U.S. Bank Stadium, the Minnesota Vikings’ future home.

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