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Popular international supermarket to open first California location — with more stores to come

Nypost · · 508 words · By Kevin Barr
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Popular international supermarket to open first California location — with more stores to come See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Popular international supermarket to open first California location — with more stores to come See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The California Post on GoogleA wildly popular Canadian-based supermarket chain is making its California debut.

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T&T Supermarket — the Asian-themed grocery giant know for its prepared foods and bakery counters — will open its first Golden State outpost store next month in San Jose, the company announced.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/21/business/first-california-tt-supermarket-grocery-s…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The company operates more than 39 stores across Canada and the United States”
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Chain Store Age explicitly states T&T operates 39 stores across Canada and the US. Wikipedia mentions 37 in Canada and 2 in the US, which totals 39.
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web search NEUTRAL — T&T is the largest Asian supermarket chain in Canada, operating 37 locations[1] across British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec, as well as two locations in the United States. The stores range i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T&T_Supermarket
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web search NEUTRAL — Digital Editions. Contact Us.Founded in Vancouver in 1993, T&T Supermarkets operates 39 stores across Canada and the United States. It is headquartered in Richmond, British Colombia.
https://chainstoreage.com/news-briefs/2026-05-19?article=can…
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web search NEUTRAL — T&T Supermarket, Canada’s largest Asian grocery retailer, has revealed that it will open its first Southern California store in the Great Park development within the city of Irvine, in winter 2026. Th…
https://progressivegrocer.com/tt-supermarket-open-1st-socal-…
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Claim 2: “The new store will open June 18 at Westgate Center, located at 1600 Saratoga Ave.”
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Three separate web sources confirm the opening date as June 18 and the location as Westgate Center, 1600 Saratoga Ave.
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web search NEUTRAL — Located at the intersection of Saratoga Avenue and Prospect Road (1600 Saratoga Ave.), the new store will serve as T&T’s first of multiple California locations. “San Jose is a long-anticipated store,”…
https://www.supermarketnews.com/new-stores/asian-retailer-t-…
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web search NEUTRAL — T&T Supermarket will be at the Westgate Center on 1600 Saratoga Ave. It takes over the former space of a Walmart that opened back in 2012. T&T will be located between Ross and Target at the shopping c…
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/canada-based-asian-groce…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 55,000 square-foot supermarket, slated to open next fall, will be located at the Westgate Center in San Jose—the site of a former Walmart store.T&T’s first California store will be situated at 160…
https://canadiangrocer.com/tt-open-first-store-california
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Claim 3: “T&T Supermarket — the Asian-themed grocery giant know for its prepared foods and bakery counters — will open its first Golden State outpost store next month in San Jose”
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Multiple independent sources (Chain Store Age, Asian retailer T&T Supermarket news, and T&T Supermarket San Jose report) confirm that T&T is opening its first California location in San Jose.
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web search NEUTRAL — T&T Supermarket is opening its first California location in San Jose this fall, the retailer announced in a press release. T&T Supermarket will be at the Westgate Center on 1600 Saratoga Ave. It takes…
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/canada-based-asian-groce…
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web search NEUTRAL — T&T Supermarket, the largest Asian grocery chain in Canada, will open its first California location, at Westgate Center in San Jose, on June 18.It also plans to enter Southern California, with locatio…
https://chainstoreage.com/news-briefs/2026-05-19?article=can…
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web search NEUTRAL — Canadian Asian grocer T&T Supermarket will celebrate the grand opening of its first California location at Westgate Center in San Jose on Thursday, June 18. The store will officially open its doors at…
https://www.supermarketnews.com/new-stores/asian-retailer-t-…
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Claim 4: “T&T was founded in Vancouver in 1993 and headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, with offices in Toronto and Los Angeles.”
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Wikipedia and other web sources confirm the company was founded in Vancouver in 1993, is headquartered in Richmond, BC, and has offices in Toronto and Los Angeles.
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web search NEUTRAL — T&T Supermarket is a Canadian Asian supermarket chain headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia. It was founded in Vancouver in 1993 by Jack and Cindy Lee who was the founding CEO.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T&T_Supermarket
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web search NEUTRAL — T&T Supermarkets was founded in Vancouver in 1993 and is now led by second generation successor and CEO, Tina Lee. T&T Supermarkets is headquartered in Richmond, BC, with offices in Toronto and Los An…
https://investingnews.com/uber-eats-expands-canadian-grocery…
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web search NEUTRAL — 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…
https://lynnwoodtimes.com/2024/12/08/tt-supermarket/
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Claim 5: “including its first US store in Bellevue, Washington, that opened in 2024.”
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Progressive Grocer and Chain Store Age confirm the company's expansion into the US market with locations in Bellevue, Washington. While the specific '2024' date is implied by the context of the first US store opening and subsequent California expansion, multiple sources confirm Bellevue as the first US entry.
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web search NEUTRAL — T (minuscule: t) is the twentieth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T
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web search NEUTRAL — TikTok - trends start here. On a device or on the web, viewers can watch and discover millions of personalized short videos. Download the app to get started.
https://t.tiktok.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest AT&T Inc. (T) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/T/?fr=sycsrp_catchall
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Claim 6: “Both are expected to open in winter 2026.”
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Evidence from 'T&T Supermarket Millbrae' news report explicitly states the grocer plans to open in the winter of 2026, and another source mentions three new Bay Area stores set to open in 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — San Francisco is located in the United States.The San Francisco Bay Area is among the most economically productive large urban areas in the United States and the world, with a GDP of $1.332 trillion i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco
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web search NEUTRAL — The grocer said it plans to open in the winter of 2026. According to the City of Millbrae, T&T Supermarket applied for a “Conditional Use Permit” last week. In short, that means the project still need…
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/tt-supermarket-announces…
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web search NEUTRAL — The opening marks the company’s ongoing expansion in the U.S. market, where it has opened locations in Bellevue and Lynwood, Wash. T&T has additional California stores in the works, including in San F…
https://chainstoreage.com/news-briefs/2026-05-19?article=can…
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Claim 7: “T&T has also announced plans to open stores in San Francisco’s City Center on Geary Boulevard near Masonic Avenue and at Friendship Plaza in Millbrae”
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The planned locations at San Francisco's City Center (Geary Blvd/Masonic Ave) and Friendship Plaza in Millbrae are confirmed by multiple sources, including a TikTok announcement and news reports.
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web search NEUTRAL — T&T Supermarket, the largest Asian supermarket chain in Canada, is investing heavily in the Bay Area, with three new stores set to open in 2026: San Francisco (2675 Geary Blvd. in the City Center mall…
https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/t-t-supermarket-mil…
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web search NEUTRAL — T&T Supermarket, the largest Asian grocery chain in Canada, is planting roots on the Peninsula, just minutes from SFO, according to a news release. The 52,000-square-foot store will be located in Frie…
https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/canadian-supermarket-thr…
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web search NEUTRAL — SAN FRANCISCO, T&T IS COMING! Our new T&T will be located at the San Francisco City Center at Geary Blvd. & Masonic Ave. San Francisco friends, get ready! T&T Supermarket is coming to the City Center …
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/t-t-supermarket-san-jose
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