New 9,865-square-foot grocery store at Crossing at Walkers Brook will open at 9 a.m. Wednesday
Reading, MA — On Wednesday, October 14, Trader Joe’s will open a new store in Reading, Massachusetts. The new store is located at 34 Walkers Brook Drive, located in the Crossing at Walkers Brook, off Route 128 and 95, just after the Route 93 intersection. Store Captain Paul Lembo and Trader Joe’s Crew Members will be on hand to welcome customers to their new neighborhood store.
As a neighborhood grocery store, Trader Joe’s prides itself on hiring from our local community. This 9,865sq. ft. store will be the first Trader Joe’s in Reading. The store hired more than forty new Crew Members from surrounding areas and transferred in others from nearby Trader Joe’s stores.
In addition, through the company’s longstanding Neighborhood Shares Program, the new Reading Trader Joe’s will donate 100% of products that go unsold but remain fit to enjoy to a range of non-profit, community-based organizations, seven days a week.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
9:00 am – Store opens for business
Operating Hours: 9 am – 9 pm daily
Trader Joe’s Reading
34 Walkers Brook Drive
Reading, MA 01807
About Trader Joe’s:
Trader Joe’s is a national chain of neighborhood grocery stores committed to providing customers outstanding values—the best quality products at the best everyday prices—and a welcoming, rewarding shopping experience. From unique foods and beverages that you won’t find anywhere else to daily staples like milk, eggs, and bananas, Trader Joe’s offers a wide selection of both domestic and imported products, all of which have been approved by the Trader Joe’s tasting panel. As a neighborhood grocery store, every Trader Joe’s store donates 100% of products that go unsold but remain fit to enjoy to a wide range of food banks and food recovery agencies, seven days a week.
Trader Joe’s began in 1967 in the Los Angeles area and has since expanded to more than 635 stores in 42 states and Washington, D.C. • Learn more at www.traderjoes.com.
