It’s finally happening! At long last a Trader Joe’s store is venturing well outside the Atlanta area to Peachtree City! The City Menus has been tracking a would-be Trader Joe’s in the area for several months and we recently received confirmation of exactly where the store will be!
The new Trader Joe’s will occupy an anchor space at The Avenue Peachtree City (258 City Circle) currently home to longtime tenant, Books-A-Million. The bookseller, also known as BAM!, opened in the popular lifestyle center in November 2002, making it one of the property’s longest running, continuously operating tenants.
There has been chatter that BAM! was looking to potentially downsize and relocate elsewhere either in the center or in the immediate area but we have thus far been unable to confirm those plans with respective leasing brokers. However, the Peachtree City BAM! location has stated to many readers and us that they will be relocating nearby this January. The Birmingham-based retailer operates several other stores in Georgia including those in Douglasville, McDonough, Lawrenceville, Canton, and Gainesville.
Sources tell The City Menus that plans call for Books-A-Million to close by the end of the year and for Trader Joe’s to open “Summer 2025.” Planning materials indicate that the new Trader Joe’s store will be about 13,000 square feet.
Trader Joe’s is among the most sought-after merchants nationwide and their decision to open in the Peachtree City community is a testament to their faith in the area and the city’s growing appeal.
News of the planned opening in Peachtree City comes on the heels of the recent debut of Trader Joe’s in Chastain Park in Sandy Springs and the upcoming opening of Trader Joe’s at phase two of Halcyon in Alpharetta.
Our publishing partner ToNeTo Atlanta indicates the grocer is looking to open as many as three other stores in Georgia in the coming years including those planned for Medley in Johns Creek, Decatur, and Midtown Atlanta.
Back in Peachtree City, Trader Joe’s is the latest in a string of new tenants at The Avenue that include the recent additions of 9292 Korean BBQ, Arhaus Studio, Hobnob and Kendra Scott.
