KISSIMMEE, Fla. \u2013 One of the nation\u2019s most popular specialty grocers may soon expand its footprint in Central Florida, with potential new Trader Joe\u2019s locations being considered in Orange and Osceola counties.<\/p>\n
A proposed store at The Loop in Kissimmee would bring the chain to one of Osceola County\u2019s busiest retail hubs, a sprawling plaza currently anchored by stores like Bone Fish, Ross, Michaels and Sephora. Shoppers say the addition of Trader Joe\u2019s would be a welcome fit for the high-traffic shopping center.<\/p>\n
[WATCH: Trader Joe\u2019s opens newest Florida location in Melbourne]<\/p>\n
Trader Joe\u2019s already operates several Central Florida locations, including a popular store in Winter Park where parking is often tight and crowds are steady. Not long ago, grand opening lines wrapped around the buildings when new stores debuted in Melbourne<\/a> and Daytona Beach<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mauricio Moreno, who owns a business in the same plaza as the Winter Park Trader Joe\u2019s and shops there frequently, said he would be excited to see the chain expand south.<\/p>\n \u201cI would love that, yes. It\u2019s going to be close to me,\u201d Moreno said when asked about a possible Kissimmee location. He added that he lives \u201cright around the corner\u201d from The Loop West, where the grocer is reportedly being considered.<\/p>\n [WATCH: Trader Joe\u2019s opens newest Florida location in Melbourne]<\/p>\n Business leaders also see potential benefits. John Newstreet, president of the Osceola County Chamber of Commerce, said a new Trader Joe\u2019s at The Loop would likely sit near a landmark many residents recognize.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you know where Bonefish Grill is along Osceola Parkway, that is going to be close to where this Trader Joe\u2019s may end up being located,\u201d Newstreet said.<\/p>\n Newstreet noted that Trader Joe\u2019s typically follows a consistent store model.<\/p>\n \u201cI am sure Trader Joe\u2019s has a pretty standard blueprint as to how they lay out their stores,\u201d he said. \u201cFrom what I understand, it\u2019s about 12,500 square feet, which is similar to the Dr. Phillips location, but also to a proposed location up in Orange County that\u2019s new in the Maitland area.\u201d<\/p>\n [WATCH: Winter Park Trader Joe\u2019s to open Friday (from 2019)]<\/p>\n Shoppers say a specialty grocer would fill a gap in the plaza\u2019s current mix of retailers.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s a great area. We could use a place like that in The Loop,\u201d one customer said. \u201cWe don\u2019t have markets in The Loop, so that would be a hit, I would say.\u201d<\/p>\n News 6 reached out to Trader Joe\u2019s for comment on the potential new locations in Maitland, off Maitland Boulevard, and at The Loop in Kissimmee. <\/p>\n The company responded that it is \u201clooking at hundreds of neighborhoods across the country, including in Kissimmee,\u201d but declined to confirm any specific Central Florida sites \u2014 although it appears a developer has filed building permits.<\/p>\n Breaking News Alerts<\/p>\n Get breaking news alerts delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n Copyright 2025 by WKMG ClickOrlando – All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KISSIMMEE, Fla. \u2013 One of the nation\u2019s most popular specialty grocers may soon expand its footprint in Central…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":79089,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[558,28,30,29,575,1975,1335,1976,27384],"class_list":["post-79088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-business","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-food","tag-kissimmee","tag-orange-county","tag-osceola-county","tag-trader-joes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79088\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}