Sarasota, Florida -- In Sarasota, Trader Joe's is just two days away from opening.

The trendy, popular grocery store chain is opening in a former furniture store off South Tamiami Trial just south of Bee Ridge Road this Fridayat 8 a.m.

More than 1,500 people applied for jobs and at least 80 percent of the employees are local residents.

Trader Joe's opened a store in Naples in February and another is planned for Gainesville by the end of the year.