2nd Trader Joe's

[Pete]

Has anything been in the press or posted about a 2nd TJ's coming to the Tulsa area?

[shavethewhales]

I have not seen anything. In a recent announcement of 24 new locations, Tulsa wasn't mentioned. Have you heard something?

[Pete]

I have not seen anything. In a recent announcement of 24 new locations, Tulsa wasn't mentioned. Have you heard something?

Yes. Will have more info soon.

[FighttheGoodFight]

I read this title... then it said Tulsa. Sad day.

[Pete]

I believe they are also looking in Edmond and Moore/Norman, but don't have particulars as of yet.

[josefromtulsa]

Yes. Will have more info soon.

Apparently there is an effort to get a location in Jenks.

Some local business/real estate owners who run the "Ten District" are behind that. They said on a facebook post that they are trying to acquire properties in the downtown for a potential site to propose to TJ corporate.

Link to facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14iB9emKnt4/

[Pete]

I have the plans and it's not Jenks.


Looks like when I post the info I have it will be the first anyone has heard of it.

[Rover]

I believe they are also looking in Edmond and Moore/Norman, but don't have particulars as of yet.

OMG. What if they go in University Town Center….Will everyone go crazy on here?

[josefromtulsa]

I have the plans and it's not Jenks.


Looks like when I post the info I have it will be the first anyone has heard of it.

Ooh exciting. I thought Jenks downtown would be a tough sell to TJ since its a little tough to get to and not central enough. The incomes are there though.

My other uninformed guesses would be Broken Arrow or the Bixby/Tulsa area. Im excited to hear more when you can share.

[TornadoKegan]

OMG. What if they go in University Town Center….Will everyone go crazy on here?

Maybe. There's a chance they go to Moore just like Costco did. as a norman resident that doesn't shoot down anything that the city throws at me that would improve the city though that would be nice

[cinnamonjock]

It seems like TJs like centrally located, older strip malls with small parking lots. The Norman Sprouts is exactly like that. I'm not sure I've seen one in a brand new building

[Tulsan]

Not the Utica Square development right? That one was being pitched as a new to market upscale grocer. I didn’t get the name though.

[BG918]

It seems like TJs like centrally located, older strip malls with small parking lots. The Norman Sprouts is exactly like that. I'm not sure I've seen one in a brand new building

I've long thought the old Homeland at Main & Berry (now Habitat Restore) would be the perfect place for a Norman TJ's.

[MagzOK]

It seems like TJs like ..... older strip malls....

The one we frequent in North Dallas opened in a brand new free standing.

[Swake]

Not the Utica Square development right? That one was being pitched as a new to market upscale grocer. I didn’t get the name though.

It's less than two miles from Utica Square to the current TJs.

[CaptDave]

I've long thought the old Homeland at Main & Berry (now Habitat Restore) would be the perfect place for a Norman TJ's.

Hadn't thought of that location mainly because it has been in use ever since I started coming to Norman regularly. I like it better than the vacant Sears in the mall.

Maybe go for Whole Food in the mall??? I actually don't think this is likely. Most probable location would be UNP if I had to guess.

[bison34]

I do hope the OKC area gets a second of both TJ and WF. They have to be one of the largest metros with only 1. If one wanted to build in Moore or Norman, closer to me, I'd be even more appreciative. Lol

[Plutonic Panda]

Can someone just explain to me how Tulsa would get a second Trader Joe’s before Oklahoma City? I mean, I don’t have anything against Tulsa, but that just seems bizarre to me. Is that town really that much richer than Oklahoma Oklahoma City?

[scottk]

Can someone just explain to me how Tulsa would get a second Trader Joe’s before Oklahoma City? I mean, I don’t have anything against Tulsa, but that just seems bizarre to me. Is that town really that much richer than Oklahoma Oklahoma City?

No, I don't think so, just denser, Tulsa is almost twice as dense as OKC City Limits proper. The "problem" is that with a second location of any retailer, you have to be very strategic with placement in OKC, as you are probably always going to exclude 30 to 40% of the city population due to distance. If TJ's goes to Norman, it's not likely going to pull a large number from Edmond or Yukon or vice versa.

Moore quickly became the "middle" ground for south OKC and Norman shoppers, like Memorial Road pulls in NWOKC and Edmond.

https://www.bestplaces.net/compare-c...city_ok/people

We live in NWOKC, it's rare we travel all the way out to west OKC for the Outlet Shops, and while we have Costco at Western near by, we never purposely drove out to the one in Moore before the north OKC location opened.

OKC has actually higher income than Tulsa according to this: https://www.bestplaces.net/compare-c...ity_ok/economy

[cinnamonjock]

The one we frequent in North Dallas opened in a brand new free standing.

Fair enough. Selfishly I hope they open in central norman somewhere.

[Swake]

No, I don't think so, just denser, Tulsa is almost twice as dense as OKC City Limits proper. The "problem" is that with a second location of any retailer, you have to be very strategic with placement in OKC, as you are probably always going to exclude 30 to 40% of the city population due to distance. If TJ's goes to Norman, it's not likely going to pull a large number from Edmond or Yukon or vice versa.

Moore quickly became the "middle" ground for south OKC and Norman shoppers, like Memorial Road pulls in NWOKC and Edmond.

https://www.bestplaces.net/compare-c...city_ok/people

We live in NWOKC, it's rare we travel all the way out to west OKC for the Outlet Shops, and while we have Costco at Western near by, we never purposely drove out to the one in Moore before the north OKC location opened.

OKC has actually higher income than Tulsa according to this: https://www.bestplaces.net/compare-c...ity_ok/economy

And those numbers are all reversed for Tulsa County vs Oklahoma County. That's why I think the new TJs will be in Bixby or Tulsa in the area of Memorial from 101st to 111th. The west side of Memorial there is Bixby, the east side is Tulsa.

[TornadoKegan]

I've long thought the old Homeland at Main & Berry (now Habitat Restore) would be the perfect place for a Norman TJ's.

This could be a great idea for many reasons
1. Close to the university
2. Close to Downtown
3. Centrally Located
4. Other nearby stores like the DG up on Berry just had everyone quit heard they still didn't raise the hourly pay so that is at risk of closing.

[Pete]

For our friends in Tulsa, Trader Joe’s is planning a second area location.

Plans have been filed for a TJ’s at 1525 E. Hillside in Broken Arrow.

The store will be free-standing near Broken Arrow Expressway and S. 177th E. Avenue adjacent to Target.

As for the OKC area, TJ’s has been scouting locations in the Edmond and Moore/Norman areas.

[cinnamonjock]

New construction in a power center makes a location in university town center more likely.

[Pete]

They seem to be increasingly building free-standing locations.

For a long time, their business model was to take over vacant grocery stores in closer-in locations, as there are tons of old spaces that fit their needs but are now too small for traditional grocers.