UPDATE: Fire reported at Trader Joe’s store the day before N.J. grand opening

Popular supermarket-chain Trader Joe’s will open its long-awaited store in Bridgewater on Friday, Trader Joe’s confirmed in a statement on Tuesday.

The 12,820-square-foot store is opening in the Bridgewater Promenade shopping center at 315 Promenade Blvd. It will be the first Trader Joe’s in Bridgewater.

The supermarket is joining other popular retail tenants at the Bridgewater Promenade, including McDonald’s, Michaels, Applebee’s Grill & Bar, PetSmart, Pep Boys, 7-Eleven, Chuck E Cheese, Marshalls, Bob’s Discount Furniture, Bed Bath & Beyond, Pancheros Mexican Grill, Old Navy and GameStop.

There are currently 15 Trader Joe’s locations in New Jersey, including recently opened ones in Brick and Denville. The other 13 are in Clifton, Edgewater, Florham Park, Hoboken, Marlton, Millburn, North Brunswick, Paramus, Princeton, Shrewsbury, Wayne, Westfield and Westwood.

A Trader Joe’s is also coming soon to Cherry Hill.

The first Trader Joe’s opened in 1967 in Pasadena, California. The company was established by Joe Coulombe.

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