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Trader Joe’s set to open Oswego store by year’s end · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Trader Joe's set to open Oswego store by year's end.
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  Speaker 1: Written by Eric Shelkopf, This article is being read by
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  Speaker 1: an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. California based
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  Speaker 1: grocery chain Trader Joe's is expected to open its new
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  Speaker 1: grocery store in Oswego by the end of the year.
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  Speaker 1: Trader Joe's should be opened this year, Oswego Economic Development
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  Speaker 1: Director Kevin Lady told members of the village's Economic Development
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  Speaker 1: Commission earlier this month. Trader Joe's promotes itself as a
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  Speaker 1: neighborhood grocery store. At Trader Joe's, you won't find a
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  Speaker 1: lot of branded items, states its website. Instead, you'll discover
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  Speaker 1: a store full of unique and interesting products along with
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  Speaker 1: everyday basics in the Trader Joe's label. In March, the Monrovia,
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  Speaker 1: California based company confirmed on its website that it is
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  Speaker 1: building a new store at US Route thirty four and
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  Speaker 1: Point Drive in Oswego, next to Delta Sonic. Although Trader
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  Speaker 1: Joe's previously had confirmed that it plans to open a
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  Speaker 1: store in Oswego, it had not said where the store
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  Speaker 1: will be located. The address for The new store is
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  Speaker 1: nineteen thirty US Route thirty four. Batavia, Glen Ellen, Naperville,
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  Speaker 1: Downers Grove, and Oak Park are some of the other
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  Speaker 1: communities where Trader Joe's stores are located. During his State
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  Speaker 1: of the Village address on March fourth, Oswego Village President
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  Speaker 1: Ryan Kaufman talked about the Trader Joe's plans as just
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  Speaker 1: another example of the strength of the village. When Trader
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  Speaker 1: Joe's chooses your community, it says that this is a
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  Speaker 1: place with energy, stability and a customer base that executives
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  Speaker 1: believe in, Kaufman said. Last year, village trustees unanimously approved
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  Speaker 1: plans for a twelve thousand, five hundred square foot grocery
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  Speaker 1: store at the site. Benderson Development Company LLC is building
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  Speaker 1: the store, along with a ten thousand square foot building
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  Speaker 1: on the property. I don't think they have any confirmed
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  Speaker 1: tenants yet, Lady said in talking about the outlaw. Vendersen
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  Speaker 1: Development Company often works with Trader Joe's. The property is
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  Speaker 1: zoned for business