Trader Joe’s opens Friday in Ladera Ranch – Orange County Register

Orange County’s newest Trader Joe’s opens at 9 a.m. Friday, August 16 in Ladera Ranch.

The 150,000-square-foot store was built in a closed Staples office supply store at 27542 Antonio Parkway. It is the 193rd in California.

The Monrovia-based grocery chain quietly announced eight new Southern California stores on its website in May. At the time, company public relations manager Nakia Rohde said there was no timeline for when the stores would open.

The Ladera store is one of eight new Trader Joe’s locations opening in the region in the coming weeks and months.

The Inland Empire is getting a new store in Murrieta in a former OfficeMax store. Los Angeles County is getting four stores in four cities. A store in South Pasadena, near the chain’s founding city, will be housed in a closed Vons store. San Diego County is getting two stores.

Trader Joe’s encourages customers to look for the “Coming Soon” icons displayed on each store’s website.

The new branch addresses include:

—Ladera Ranch: 27542 Antonio Parkway

—Murrieta: 40388 Murrieta Hot Springs Road

—South Pasadena: 1129 Fair Oaks Ave.

—Sherman Oaks (Sunkist): 14130 Riverside Drive

—Northridge: 9224 Reseda Blvd.

—Santa Clarita (Canyon Country): 19037 Golden Valley Road

San Diego County:

— Poway: 13644 Poway Road

— Santee: 9680 Mission Gorge Road

The store hours in Ladera Ranch are 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily. The store manager is Mike Yuds.