Trader Joe's to open new San Francisco store this week

SAN FRANCISCO ( KRON ) — Trader Joe’s is opening another store in San Francisco.

The popular grocery chain is officially opening in the Hayes Valley neighborhood this Friday, May 17, Trader Joe’s announced in a press release.

Trader Joe’s in Hayes Valley will be located at 555 Fulton St. The 12,874-square-foot store will be open every day from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The interior will have artwork of San Francisco landmarks such as City Hall and Davies Symphony Hall, Trader Joe’s said.

San Francisco District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston, who oversees Hayes Valley, said he is “thrilled” to have Trader Joe’s open in the neighborhood.

"We are thrilled to fill this long-vacant space with a grocery store after all these years,” Preston said in a statement to KRON4. “Despite the challenging history of this site, the neighborhood came together to make this happen, and I'm proud our office could help bring this to fruition."

The Hayes Valley store will be the seventh Trader Joe’s in San Francisco.

• 555 Fulton St. (Hayes Valley)
• 555 9th St. (SoMa)
• 1095 Hyde St. (Nob Hill)
• 401 Bay Street (North Beach)
• 10 4th Street (Union Square)
• 265 Winston Drive (Stonestown)
• 3 Masonic Ave.

“As a neighborhood grocery store, Trader Joe's prides itself on hiring where our store is located,” the grocery chain said in a press release. “More than seventy new Crew Members will be hired for this store from surrounding local neighborhoods.”

Trader Joe’s first opened in Pasadena back in 1967. The company has since opened more than 545 stores across 42 states nationwide.

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