T&T Supermarkets Continues U.S. Expansion
T&T Supermarkets, an Asian grocery chain in Canada, has revealed the location of its third store in the U.S., slated to open in California in the fall of 2025.
T&T, which is owned by Loblaw Companies, already has two stores in the works in Washington, with its first location in Bellevue likely to open in the coming weeks.
The California store will open in the Bay Area at Westgate Center in San Jose, near the major intersection of Saratoga Avenue and Prospect Road. The 55,000-square-foot location was previously a Walmart store.
T&T currently operates more than 33 stores across Canada and is known for its wide selection of authentic Asian products as well as its fresh produce, a full-service meat counter, live seafood tanks and in-store prepared foods program, according to a statement from the retailer.
The San Jose location will feature a BBQ counter, noodle station, dim sum and street food section, hot food bar and a made-to-order Chinese crepe station. The store will also have an in-store bakery with freshly prepared goods such as mochi puffs, egg tarts, Hong Kong-style pastries and customized cakes. It will also offer its signature private-label products including pineapple cakes, Taiwanese sausages, soup pork dumplings and green onion pancakes.
The developer of Westgate Center is Federal Realty, a real estate investment trust specializing in shopping centers such as Santana Row in San Jose.
"The first time I visited a T&T, it blew my mind," Jeff Kreshek, Western Region president of Federal Realty, said in the statement. "I came back from Canada thinking, 'We have to make this happen.' People don't know what they are missing. T&T is a dynamic concept that caters to the eclectic interests and preferences of our community. To take the T&T experience and put it into Westgate Center – it'll be a force multiplier."
"We aim to create a destination," added Tina Lee, CEO of T&T Supermarkets. "It's a place for discovery, innovation and bringing people together through food. We want to evolve our grocery store beyond the functional. We want to be the place where people want to go, not just need to go."
T&T is currently seeking suppliers to fill its shelves.