Dec. 3 is the day

At 9 a.m. that morning Trader Joe’s will open its first Space Coast location. It’s located at the Avenue Viera where the former Michael’s used to be.

The store’s general manager Keith Miller said he’s heard people could start lining up as early as 4:30 a.m. to be among the first in the store. There will be a brief five-minute ceremony before the doors officially open.

“There will definitely be a lot of people, a lot of excitement,” Miller told FLORIDA TODAY. “It will be busy, it will be exciting. You try to make the store and the people the show so there won’t be a lot of pomp and circumstance. The products and the customers become the focus.”

, reasonable prices and excellent customer service, Trader Joe’s has gained a cult-like following.

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