3rd Trader Joe's Store Coming To Rockville: Report

Correction: A third store is coming to Rockville, which will give Montgomery County six Trader Joe's locations. There are also stores in Bethesda and Silver Spring.

ROCKVILLE, MD — A third Trader Joe's store is coming to Montgomery County, a report said, taking over a space vacated by a specialty grocery store.

The MoCo Show reported that the county's newest store will move into the site of the closed Dawson’s Market at 225 N. Washington St. in Rockville Town Square. Renovations will be made to the store, which has been listed under permit requests with the city.

Employees at the two current Trader Joe’s locations confirmed the upcoming store, although it hasn’t been publicly announced. The third Rockville location is expected to open in March 2025.

The existing Trader Joe's are located at 10076 Darnestown Road and 12268-H Rockville Pike, both in Rockville.

On Monday, construction crews were working in the market space, MOCO 360 reported. E.P. Guidi Inc., a Pennsylvania-based construction company, is renovating the space, according to a banner on the storefront.

Trader Joe’s is a California-based national chain of neighborhood grocery stores founded in 1967.

Here's how the company describes itself:

Trader Joe’s believes every customer should have access to the best prices on the best products every day. To consistently deliver value:

• We buy direct from suppliers whenever possible, we bargain hard to get the best price, and then pass the savings on to you.
• We buy in volume and contract early to get the best prices.
• If an item doesn’t pull its weight in our stores, it goes away, making room for another innovative new product.
• Most grocers charge their suppliers fees for putting an item on the shelf. This results in higher prices... so we don’t do it.

• We keep our costs low because every penny we save is a penny you save.