Update: A store manager confirms that the store is preparing to open on Thursday, November 15.

Fans of Trader Joe’s get your reusable shopping bags ready: the new store in Clifton will open Nov. 16 15. Though we originally reported that the long-awaited store would open mid-October, the company has now announced the November date on its website.

TJ’s will be located on the new construction site at 700 Route 3 West, between the Tick Tock Diner and Amazing Savings (its address is listed as 259 Allwood Road). Other businesses housed at the new site include Ulta Cosmetics, joining Smashburger and Sleepy’s.

Many readers on our July post announcing the new store complained that the space–and the parking lot–was too small for a Trader Joe’s. What do you think?

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7 replies on “Clifton Trader Joe’s Will Open Thursday, November 15 (Updated)”

  2. Oh happy day! I put this on my calendar yesterday. But now I’m thinking about waiting a few days to go–the opening of the new Fairway was too intense for me, and I know I’m not the only TJ’s fan in the area. The place is going to be mobbed.

    As to size–even a mini-TJ’s is better than no TJ’s at all, and I’m tired of driving to the others!

  3. I agree that the parking will probably not be ample enough. But the trip from my house to the new TJs will be easier than it is to Fairway. We’re certainly lucky to have so many great food markets in our area.

  4. I’ve come to the conclusion that Clifton doesn’t look at traffic flow or parking space when it approves new development. Just take a look at Clifton Commons. Try going there on a Friday Night and park. The new development just up the road from where Trader Joe also has parking issues. You can also look at the cluster fuck that is Costco. Another disaster when it comes to traffic flow. Basically anything along Route 3 that Clifton has approved doesn’t have enough parking or a safe traffic flow. Trader Joes will also be a parking and Traffic disaster. Clifton is just looking at the dollars and doesn’t care about anything else. But hey I guess we have to put up with poor parking and traffic to have things close by. I just think they should a least consider it.

  6. You could also ride a bicycle the with some saddlebags to go with your re-usable shopping bags for a double-dose of TJ’s goodness.

  7. marke301 notes that parking at Clifton Common’s is inadequate at peak periods, yet the Barnes & Noble at Clifton Commons is one of that company’s highest grossing units. All the businesses along the Route 3 corridor seem healthy. People are finding their way and Clifton has a more stable tax base than it might were more stringent parking standards in place.

    Has anyone left after not being able to find an acceptable parking spot? I always find a spot.

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