Lexington's Trader Joe's Opens Friday

After years of hopes followed by months of anticipation, Trader Joe's opened a Lexington store at 8 a.m. Friday. The gourmet grocery, on Nicholasville Road, is expected to be wildly popular, and those unfamiliar are in for a unique shopping trip, industry observers say. "Walking into a Trader Joe's is an experience, ... because you don't know what you're going to come across," said Mark Mallinger, a Pepperdine University professor who has followed the privately held company for years. "New products come and go.