Trader Joe's to Open a New Distribution Center in Florida's Daytona Beach Crossroads


Fri. March 14th, 2014 - by Jordan Okumura-Wright

<p>Trader Joe’s is expanding in Florida with a new distribution center in Daytona Beach. Volusia County approved the project which will situate the new center near the intersection of interstates 95 and 4 in Daytona, an ideal spot that touts a crossroads in Florida. County Chairman Jason Davis was quoted by FOX 35 as noting that their was a simple reason why the Council was enthusiastic in the unanimous vote. "This is a job maker. This is a job creator."</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The specialty retailer is also constructing it's first Central Florida store in Winter Park as part of the $22 million Lakeside Winter Park project expected to open later this year.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The state and Volusia presented an incentive package worth more than $4.6 million. Funds will be used to build new roads and expand existing roads leading into the new Trader Joe’s distribution center. The article reports that a new distribution center most likely signifies more stores.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>"This is a distribution center. So if they put a Trader Joe's in Osceola County, it's coming out of our warehouse. If they put it in Jacksonville, it's coming out of that warehouse," Davis said.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>As of February 2014, there were only 15 states without Trader Joe’s locations, according to The Daily Meal: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Which state will be next? We’ll be keeping an eye out.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.traderjoes.com/index.asp" target="_new"> Trader Joe’s </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">