Northland neighbors push for Trader Joe’s location closer to home

KSHB 41 reporter Marlon Martinez covers Platte and Clay counties in Missouri. Share your story idea with Marlon.

If you love Trader Joe’s, you might understand the frustration.

Northland neighbors push for Trader Joe’s location closer to home

A growing number of Northland residents say they’re tired of driving across the Kansas City metro just to shop at the popular grocery chain—and now, they’re pushing to bring one closer to home.

Karen Labianca says she’s driving more than 30 minutes—sometimes close to an hour on a roundtrip—just to get to the nearest store.

“It’s a whole hour of traveling just to shop at Trader Joe’s,” Karen Labianca said…

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