It seems that a certain grocery store chain has more up its sleeve for the Wasatch Front.
A recent state meeting hinted at a new Trader Joe’s location that could be opened in Holladay in the near future. Though the company has not confirmed that’s the case, it’s common practice for the company to avoid giving a confirmation until shortly before the location is set to open.
The Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services approved an off-premise beer retailer license for a Trader Joe’s in Holladay during a meeting Thursday.
Despite receiving the license Thursday, a company spokesperson did not confirm whether the grocery store would have a new location in Salt Lake County.
“At this time, we do not have a location confirmed in Holladay,” said Nakia Rohde, a Trader Joe’s spokesperson, in an email Thursday to Building Salt Lake.
Rohde previously told Building Salt Lake that the company is, “actively looking at hundreds of neighborhoods across the country, including a few in Utah, as we hope to open more new neighborhood stores each year.”
Michelle Schmitt, a spokesperson for the DABS, said the address listed on the beer retailer application is 1895 E Rodeo Walk Drive, Unit B-130 in Holladay.
That address suggests a Trader Joe’s is planning to be one of the new tenants of the Holladay Hills development, a mixed-use project currently being built on the former site of the Cottonwood Mall. The development is found near the intersection of Murray Holladay Road and S. Highland Drive and extends to the south.
The address corresponds with large, detached retail space at the development.
Holladay Hills is being developed by Woodbury Corporation, Millrock Capital LLC and Ball Ventures, according to a 2020 press release about the project. The development is 56 acres in total, and it’s slated to include, “living and office space, along with dining, shopping and entertainment options and a central park for gatherings.”
If built, the Holladay Trader Joe’s location would be the fifth in Salt Lake County. The chain currently has five stores open around the state, with two locations in Salt Lake City and single locations in Orem, Cottonwood Heights and Draper.
The chain also received an off-premise beer retailer license for a location in Riverdale, which is just south of Ogden. Rohde said in March that the chain has plans for a store in the area, months after the city’s mayor announced in December that Riverdale had a Trader Joe’s location in the works.
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