Canada-based Asian grocery chain T&T Supermarket opened its second Washington state location Thursday, bringing what CEO Tina Lee calls a "grocerant" experience to the suburb in Snohomish County.

The new store marks the company's 39th location across North America and follows the successful opening of its Bellevue store, which drew four-hour lines on opening day last year.

"I couldn't pass this location up," Lee said of the former Sprouts location near Highway 99 and 196th street in Lynnwood. "This is a community store. It's smaller than our flagship in Bellevue, but something that I think will do a really good job serving the local community."

Lee has been CEO for 11 years. Her parents started the store three decades ago. They named it after their two daughters, Tina and Tiffany.

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