According to a Dec. 18 news release Trader Joes is opening its doors at the new Towne Lake location on Dec. 19.

The details

Per the release, the store opens on Dec. 19 at 8 a.m., with a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony before. Store captain and manager Sierra Flores will be in attendance to welcome customers to their new neighborhood store.

The 9,984-square-foot store is the first Trader Joe’s Cypress location and prides itself on hiring local community employees with over 40 new crew members and transfers from nearby Trader Joe’s locations, said the release.

The new store is donating 100% of products that go unsold but remain fit to enjoy to a range of nonprofit organizations.