KEY TAKEAWAYS: Trader Joe’s has opened its Uptown New Orleans store The 9,785-square-foot store is the company’s third Greater New Orleans location and fourth in Louisiana. More than 50 new employees have been hired to staff the Uptown location, alongside transfers from nearby stores. The store will donate all unsold, consumable food to local nonprofits through Trader Joe’s Neighborhood Shares Program.   Trader Joe’s has opened its Uptown New Orleans location at 2428 Napoleon Ave. A grand opening celebration took place June 12 and included a band that ushered in a line of patrons. The store will operate from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. The 9,785-square-foot store – located at the corner of Freret Street and Napoleon Avenue on the former Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School site – is Trader Joe’s third location in the Greater New Orleans area and its fourth store in Louisiana. Trader Joe’s opened its Mid-City store at 2501 Tulane Ave. in August 2025, and its Metairie location at 2949 Veterans Blvd. in 2016. Its Baton Rouge location on Perkins Road opened in 2013. Additional locations have also been announced for Mandeville and Lafayette. In a company press release, Trader Joe’s said it hired more than 50 new crew members from surrounding areas and transferred other employees from nearby stores to staff the new Uptown location. Founded in 1967 in California, Trader Joe’s has more than 650 locations across the United States. The company markets itself as a value grocery store offering everyday staples alongside distinctive private-label products, rather than a large selection of national brands. Trader Joe’s buyers source products from around the world, with items reviewed through a tasting panel process before reaching store shelves. Through the company’s Neighborhood Shares Program, the New Orleans store will donate 100% of products that go unsold but remain fit to consume to nonprofit and community-based organizations seven days a week. ...read more read less