Trader Joe’s will open its Huntsville location - the company’s second Alabama store - on Sept. 30.
The new store is located at 1100 Mid City Drive N.W., off University Drive in the MidCity District.
The store will open at 9 a.m. following a brief opening ceremony with Store Captain Jerimy Krepps, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, the Huntsville High Marching Band and employees. Daily operating hours will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The roughly 10,000-square-foot store will offer wine and beer in addition to groceries.
Its design features artwork paying tribute Huntsville area landmarks such as the Cambron Covered Bridge, the Friendship Bridge in Big Spring Park, Huntsville Botanical Garden and the Saturn V rocket. Roughly 90% of employees at the Huntsville store are from the local area.
As part of the company’s Neighborhood Shares Program, the Huntsville Trader Joe’s will donate 100% of unsold but usable products to non-profit, community-based organizations.
In 2020, the company donated almost $345 million dollars’ worth of food and beverages—or approximately 69 million meals—to communities across the country.