Trader Joe’s will officially open its long-awaited Germantown store at 8 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 14, the company announced Friday, Aug. 31.
2. Trader Joe’s Moves Closer To Germantown Opening - Saturday, August 18, 2018
After years of waiting, anticipation and uncertainty over reports of Trader Joe’s arrival in the area, the California-based business is on the verge of opening its Germantown location.
The red-lettered Trader Joe’s sign recently was erected above the entrance to the former Kroger location at 2130 Exeter Road. The store is one of the main tenants in the Germantown Collection Shopping Center undergoing a makeover near the northeast corner of Exeter and Poplar Avenue.
3. Trader Joe’s Moves Closer To Germantown Opening - Thursday, August 16, 2018
After years of waiting, anticipation and uncertainty over reports of Trader Joe’s arrival in the area, the California-based business is on the verge of opening its Germantown location.
The red-lettered Trader Joe’s sign recently was erected above the entrance to the former Kroger location at 2130 Exeter Road. The store is one of the main tenants in the Germantown Collection Shopping Center undergoing a makeover near the northeast corner of Exeter and Poplar Avenue.
4. Trader Joe’s Moves Closer to Opening in Germantown - Tuesday, August 14, 2018
After years of waiting, anticipation and uncertainty over reports of Trader Joe’s arrival in the area, the California-based business is on the verge of opening its Germantown location.
The red-lettered Trader Joe’s sign recently was erected above the entrance to the former Kroger location at 2130 Exeter. The store is one of the main tenants in the Germantown Collection Shopping Center undergoing a makeover near the northeast corner of Exeter and Poplar.
5. Amazon, Container Store Eye New Locations in Memphis - Monday, July 16, 2018
5155 Citation Dr.
Memphis, TN 38118
Permit Amount: $10 million
Application Date: July 10
Owner: Exeter Property Group
Tenant: Amazon
6. The Container Store Planning G’town Location - Saturday, July 14, 2018
The Container Store, a national retail brand that specializes in storage and organizational products, is planning a Germantown location near Trader Joe’s.
The Texas-based chain applied for a sign variance from the Germantown Design Review Commission for a store that will be located at 2130 Exeter Road in the Germantown Collection Shopping Center. The commission was scheduled to consider the request Thursday night, July 12.
7. The Container Store Planning G’town Location - Thursday, July 12, 2018
The Container Store, a national retail brand that specializes in storage and organizational products, is planning a Germantown location near Trader Joe’s.
The Texas-based chain is seeking a sign variance from the Germantown Design Review Commission for a store that will be located at 2130 Exeter Road in the Germantown Collection Shopping Center.
8. The Container Store Planning Germantown Location - Wednesday, July 11, 2018
The Container Store, a national retail brand that specializes in storage and organizational products, is planning a Germanton location near Trader Joe’s.
The Texas-based chain is seeking a sign variance from the Germantown Design Review Commission for a store that will be located at 2130 Exeter Rd. in the Germantown Collection Shopping Center.
9. Hotel Indigo, Trader Joe’s Move Ahead - Monday, February 12, 2018
22 N B.B. King Blvd., Memphis, TN 38103: Atlanta-based Three P Partners has filed a $5 million building permit application with the Office of Construction Code Enforcement to construct a 118-room Hotel Indigo at the corner of North B.B. King Boulevard and Court Avenue.
10. Trader Joe’s Seeking First Official Approval from Germantown - Wednesday, February 7, 2018
The saga of Trader Joe’s in Germantown has had more than its fair share of ups and downs over the last several years, but those all appear to be in the rear view mirror, as the first tangible plans listing the highly sought-after grocer have surfaced.
11. Trader Joe’s Seeking First Official Approval from Germantown - Tuesday, February 6, 2018
The saga of Trader Joe’s in Germantown has had more than its fair share of ups and downs over the last several years, but those all appear to be in the rear view mirror, as the first tangible plans listing the highly-sought after grocer have surfaced.
12. Trader Joe’s, H&M, Mempops Announce New Locations - Monday, January 29, 2018
2130 Exeter Road, Germantown, TN 38138: It looks like the Memphis area is finally getting a Trader Joe's. A $750,000 building permit application that lists Trader Joe’s as a tenant has been filed with the Office of Construction Code Enforcement.
13. Last Word: Eureka Education, Confederate Monuments in Court and Dillon Brooks - Friday, January 26, 2018
Supermarkets are hard. That is the tag line in every discussion about getting a supermarket or grocery store for a given part of town that doesn’t have one. And once a new supermarket goes up somewhere else, there is inevitably word that a competitor or two is going to build nearby. The discussion always includes the mandatory recitation of the 3 to 4 percent profit margin stores operate on, which even knowledgeable critics of the decisions about where to locate and not to locate stores acknowledge is accurate.
14. Trader Joe’s Files Permit For Germantown Store - Saturday, January 27, 2018
It looks like the Memphis area is finally getting a Trader Joe’s.
A $750,000 building permit application that lists Trader Joe’s as a tenant has been filed with the Office of Construction Code Enforcement.
15. Trader Joe’s Coming to Germantown - Thursday, January 25, 2018
It looks like the Memphis area is finally getting a Trader Joe's. A $750,000 building permit application that lists Trader Joe’s as a tenant has been filed with the Office of Construction Code Enforcement.
16. Possible Trader Joe’s Update, New $35M Airport Facility - Monday, December 18, 2017
In this week’s Real Estate Recap, a new development in the saga of Germantown’s Trader Joe’s, Memphis International Airport begins work on a new $35 million facility, and Central BBQ announces a new a location...
17. Trader Joe’s Still Mystery As Developers Buy Old Kroger - Thursday, December 14, 2017
Developers planning to renovate the old Kroger location at 2130 Exeter Road in Germantown have bought out the property’s previous owners in a multimillion-dollar deal.
18. Developers of Old Kroger Site Buy Property for $8M - Wednesday, December 13, 2017
The developers planning the renovations of the old Kroger location at 2130 Exeter Road have bought out the property’s previous owners in a multimillion-dollar deal.
Savannah, Georgia-based Wicker Park Capital Management, doing business as 2130 Exeter Road Holdings, has acquired the site from previous owner Robert H. Schwab for $8.1 million, according to warranty deed filed with the Shelby County Register on Dec. 11.
19. Spikner Plans Shipping-Container Apartment Complex - Monday, December 4, 2017
126 N Bellevue Blvd.,
Memphis, TN 38104
Application Date: Dec. 20, 2017
20. Construction to Begin On Old Kroger Site - Saturday, December 2, 2017
A $90,000 building permit application has been filed to remove the facade of the old Kroger building at 2130 Exeter Road in Germantown.
21. Construction to Begin On Old Kroger Site - Thursday, November 30, 2017
A $90,000 building permit application has been filed to remove the facade of the old Kroger building at 2130 Exeter Road in Germantown.
22. Shelby Farms Draws $142 Million, 71-Acre Development - Monday, November 13, 2017
Elmington Capital Group has submitted plans for a 71-acre senior housing, apartment and single-family development next to Shelby Farms Park. Dwell at Shelby Farms is a new $142 million development to be located on the north side of Raleigh-LaGrange Road near the intersections of Trinity and Fischer Steel roads.
23. Germantown Panel OKs Plan for Old Kroger Site - Saturday, November 11, 2017
At its Tuesday, Nov. 7, meeting, the Germantown Planning Commission advanced a trio of developments that included a revised final site plan for the Germantown Collection Shopping Center, a 310-unit multifamily development, and Germantown’s new elementary school.
24. Germantown Planning Board OKs Plan for Old Kroger Site - Thursday, November 9, 2017
At its Tuesday, Nov. 7, meeting, the Germantown Planning Commission advanced a trio of developments that included a revised final site plan for the Germantown Collection Shopping Center, a 310-unit multifamily development, and Germantown’s new elementary school.
25. G’town Planning Commission Approves Plans for Old Kroger Site, New Multifamily - Wednesday, November 8, 2017
At its Tuesday, Nov. 7 meeting, The Germantown Planning Commission advanced a trio of developments that included a revised final site plan for the Germantown Collection Shopping Center, a 310-unit multifamily development, and Germantown’s new elementary school.
26. Gibson Plans to Sell Downtown Factory, Build a New One - Monday, October 30, 2017
145 Lt. George W. Lee Ave., Memphis, TN 38103: Nashville-based guitar maker Gibson Brands Inc. confirmed Friday, Oct. 20, it is putting its Downtown Memphis factory on the market and plans to build and lease a new facility nearby.
27. Trader Joe’s Not Mentioned In Germantown Site Review - Saturday, October 28, 2017
Plans for the renovation of the old Kroger building at 2130 Exeter Road were publicly reviewed by Germantown planning officials for the first time since the previous developer, Centennial American Properties, pulled out of the project in May.
28. No Mention of Trader Joe’s at Germantown Site Review - Thursday, October 26, 2017
Plans for the renovation of the old Kroger building at 2130 Exeter Road were publicly reviewed by Germantown planning officials for the first time since the previous developer, Centennial American Properties, pulled out of the project in May.
29. Trader Joe’s Developer Pulls Out of Project - Friday, May 12, 2017
A representative with Centennial American Properties, the developers of a planned Trader Joe's location on Exeter Road, told The Daily News Friday, May 12, the company no longer has any property in Germantown, leaving the future of the oft-delayed project in question.
30. Germantown Board Approves Change for Trader Joe’s - Thursday, January 26, 2017
The much-anticipated Trader Joe’s in Germantown took another step forward Tuesday night.
At the city’s Jan. 24 Design Review Commission meeting, board members voted unanimously to approve CAP Germantown LLC’s building modification plans, thus paving the way for the upscale grocer to make its market debut.
31. Plans for Trader Joe’s Germantown Location Approved by City’s Design Commission - Wednesday, January 25, 2017
The much-anticipated Trader Joe’s in Germantown took another step forward Tuesday night.
At the city’s Jan. 24 Design Review Commission meeting, board members voted unanimously to approve CAP Germantown LLC’s building modification plans, thus paving the way for the upscale grocer to make its market debut.
32. Germantown Planning Board OKs Trader Joe’s Change - Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Plans for Trader Joe’s Germantown location are changing again, and it could expedite the store’s opening.
Developer Centennial American Properties received unanimous approval from the Germantown Planning Commission Tuesday, Jan. 3, for a revised site plan that would locate Trader Joe’s within the former Kroger store at 2130 Exeter Road instead of in a new building on an outparcel of that site.
33. Trader Joe’s Developer Seeks $2.5M Permit - Thursday, December 8, 2016
2130 Exeter Road, Germantown, TN 38138 • Permit Amount: $2.5 million
Future Tenant: Trader Joe’s
Developer: CAP Germantown LLC
34. Trader Joe’s Developer Seeks $2.5M Permit - Monday, December 5, 2016
CAP Germantown LLC, the company developing a future Trader Joe’s store in Germantown, has pulled a $2.5 million building permit for modifications to the site, located near the northeast corner of Exeter Road and Poplar Avenue.
35. Germantown Trader Joe’s Opening Pushed to 2017 - Saturday, June 4, 2016
Shelby County shoppers excited about the imminent arrival of specialty grocer Trader Joe’s in Germantown, which caused a stir when the company made its plans official in September, will have to wait a little longer for the doors to open.
36. Germantown Trader Joe’s Opening Pushed to 2017 - Friday, June 3, 2016
Shelby County shoppers excited about the imminent arrival of specialty grocer Trader Joe’s in Germantown, which caused a stir when the company made its plans official in September, will have to wait a little longer for the doors to open.
37. Moving Dirt - Saturday, April 9, 2016
The Memphis development community is looking inward and upward to increase density in the urban core. New construction is happening across all four commercial real estate sectors, with long-anticipated projects like Trader Joe’s and the redevelopment of Central Station finally coming to fruition. Construction and operating costs continue to be a challenge as new projects hit the top of their class to command higher rents.
38. Over $20M in Construction Headed to Brewery District - Thursday, March 24, 2016
495 Tennessee St.
Memphis, TN 38103
Permit Amount: $18.8 million
Owner: 495 Tennessee LLC
Tenant: Brewery Master Tenant
39. Germantown Trader Joe’s Project Moves Forward - Wednesday, March 23, 2016
A $3.5 million building permit application has been filed for the future Germantown home of Trader Joe’s at 2130 Exeter Road.
40. Mixed-Use Midtown Market on Tap for Long-Vacant Corner - Thursday, October 8, 2015
Rumors and speculation have long run rampant about potential development at the southwest corner of Union Avenue and McLean Boulevard, one of Memphis’ busiest intersections.
Some of the speculation involved keeping the eight-story hotel, which was built in the late 1960s, as the central feature of whatever came next. In other scenarios it would be demolished.
41. 'Bring Trader Joe's to Memphis' Creator Thrilled by Announcement - Friday, September 25, 2015
When Layla Rouse woke up Wednesday, Sept. 23, her phone was practically buzzing with texts and social media messages.
The creator of the Bring Trader Joe’s to Memphis Facebook page – a social media project Rouse started back in 2012 that’s attracted more than 10,000 fans – says she was in disbelief, at first. But there it was.
42. Trader Joe's Confirms First Memphis-Area Store - Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Trader Joe’s has confirmed plans for its first Memphis-area store. The specialty grocer ended months of speculation and announced Wednesday, Sept. 23, that it would open a 12,500-square-foot store in Germantown.