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New Trader Joe’s store in Oswego set to open its doors Monday · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  New Trader Joe's store in Oswego set to open its doors Monday.
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  Written by Eric Shelkov. This article is being read by an automated
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  voice brought to you by Everlet. The new Trader Joe’s store at
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  U.S. Route 34 and Kendall Point Drive in Oswego is set to
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  open on Monday.
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  A grand opening celebration will be held at 9 a.m. The address
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  for the new store is 1930 U.S. Route 34.
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  In addition to the new Oswego store, Trader Joe’s also is building
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  a store in a space at 2741 Plainfield Road in Joliet in
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  the Joliet Commons shopping center that previously housed a JoAnn store.
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  The Joliet City Council recently approved a liquor license for Trader Joe’s.
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  That store is expected to open by early December.
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  Trader Joe’s promotes itself as a neighborhood grocery store.
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  At Trader Joe’s, you won’t find a lot of branded items, according
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  to its website. Instead, you’ll discover a store full of unique and
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  interesting products, along with everyday basics, in the Trader Joe’s label.
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  Batavia, Glen Ellyn, Naperville, Downers Grove and Oak Park are some of
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  the other communities where Trader Joe’s stores are located.
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  During his State of the Village address on March 4, Oswego Village
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  President Ryan Kauffman talked about the Trader Joe’s plans as just another
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  example of the strength of the village.
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  When Trader Joe’s chooses your community, it says that this is a
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  place with energy, stability and a customer base that executives believe in,
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  Kauffman said.
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  Last year, village trustees unanimously approved plans for a 12,500-square-foot
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  grocery store at the site.