T&T Supermarkets said in a press release Thursday that the 76,000-square-foot store in Bellevue, Wash., will create more than 300 jobs and be the largest Asian supermarket in the state
T&T Supermarkets, the largest chain of Asian grocery stores in Canada, is expanding into the U.S. with a store in Bellevue, Washington, set to open next summer.
The new store will be a flagship for the brand, said T&T chief executive Tina Lee. It will be one of just three stores of that size, the others being a Richmond location and a new one in Montreal.Lee said the company has been noticing a significant number of shoppers from the U.S. at their Richmond stores, especially over the American long weekends. Over time, that trend made opening a store in Washington state an obvious choice, she said.bought in 2009, currently operates 33 stores in B.C.
The new store will feature a sushi counter, hot food bar, noodle station and in-store kitchen and bakery, the company said, and will sell more than 300 of T&T’s private label products. The company will also be establishing a regional office in the greater Los Angeles area and is hiring for office positions including buyers and category managers.
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