Overview
- T&T opened its first California location in San Jose on Thursday with a 55,000-square-foot store at 1600 Saratoga Ave that drew crowds, influencer previews and special performances.
- CEO Tina Lee confirmed plans for a larger Newark NewPark Mall store of more than 72,600 square feet with building permits already filed and an expected opening in late 2027.
- State records show T&T has applied for a type 21 liquor license for off-site beer, wine and spirits sales and a type 86 instructional tasting license for the Newark address, signaling in-store alcohol sales and tasting events.
- The San Jose store emphasizes imported specialty items, direct-sourced products and in-house prepared foods and baked goods as its chief draw compared with other local supermarkets.
- Analysts and local officials link T&T’s expansion to a roughly 30% rise in the Bay Area’s Asian population from 2010–2020 and say large-format grocers can drive mall revitalization, new jobs and increased foot traffic.