LYNNWOOD—Thousands attended the Grand Opening of the first T&T Supermarket in the U.S. located in the Factoria neighborhood of Bellevue. The line to enter the store wrapped around the 76,000-square-foot location offering “an unrivaled assortment of authentic Asian products, fresh produce, live seafood, an in-store Kitchen and Bakery, and Asian beauty products.”
Before becoming the location for T&T’s flagship US store in Bellevue, a Walmart Supercenter that closed its doors on April 22, 2022, occupied that space. T&T’s West Coast expansion will continue with a new store opening summer of 2025 at the Lynnwood Crossroads Shopping Center and in California at Westgate Center in San Jose in the fall of 2025.
“We never stopped looking at locations in Washington after the announcement of our flagship store in Bellevue,” said Tina Lee, CEO of T&T Supermarkets. “There’s excellent growth potential here, and although we originally planned on only committing to a second location after Bellevue opens, we just couldn’t resist this opportunity. It’s a great location in a former grocery box – at 30,000 square feet, it’s a fitting size for Lynnwood.”
The Lynnwood store will occupy the former Sprouts Farmers Market location which closed its doors on April 30, 2024.
T&T Supermarket is the largest Asian supermarket chain in Canada, operating over 37 stores across Canada and the United States. The stores are in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, and the state of Washington. T&T Supermarket was founded by Cindy and Jack Lee in Vancouver in 1993 and is named after their two daughters, Tina & Tiffany.
T&T Supermarket is headquartered in Richmond, BC, with offices in Toronto and Los Angeles and is now led by second generation successor and CEO, Tina Lee.
New to its US stores is its selection of over 750 types of wine and spirits, specializing in Korean soju and Japanese sake.
T&T is known for its Asian bakery where one can find over 150 varieties of freshly baked bread and 50+ desserts and pastries, including viral treats like Napoleon Portuguese Egg Tarts, Mango Pomelo Swiss Rolls, Lava Mochi Puffs and various Asian desserts.
At T&T Supermarkets, customers can find the freshest Asian specialty meats, fruits and vegetables. From luxurious Japanese Wagyu beef to sweet and crunchy Korean shine muscat grapes, succulent Southeast Asian lychees and nutritious Chinese greens. T&T works closely with local farmers to develop Asian specialty produce to provide customers with “high-quality, wholesome food.”
The T&T Kitchen offers ready-to-eat Asian-style dishes, from Cantonese-style BBQ to sushi, appetizers, breakfast items, dim sum, Peking duck, and papa crispy chicken to name a few. The T&T Kitchen also helps customers celebrate Asian holidays by showcasing traditional festive set menus.
Author: Mario Lotmore
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I wonder if this store has just opened and have this rush, overrated, or anything special about it?? Yesterday I wanted to get in. I went through the queue formed at the entrance. You literally have to wait forever in the freezing cold weather just get in the store. I would rather go to other Asian market places to get the groceries. SIMPLY OUTRAGEOUS!!
Pretty soon you won’t have that choice
Big store Asian Walmart + no benefits except
Sick leave only because it’s the law.
They will squish the small stores and I hear there are 5 other Asian markets in Bellvue.
And they are in process of moving into a Lynwood location they are moving fast for a good reason believe me pretty soon they will have over a 100 stores in the north west.
GREED I wonder if China is involved ?