Trader Joe's
Trader Joe's is an American chain of grocery stores headquartered in Monrovia, California. By 2015, it was a competitor in "fresh format" grocery stores in the United States.[2][3]
 Trader Joe's in Amherst, New York | |
| Headquarters | , US |
|---|---|
Number of locations | 474 (as of 12 October 2017[update]) 503 (2019) |
Key people | Dan Bane (Chairman & CEO) |
| Products | Private label staple foods, organic foods and specialty products |
| Parent | Aldi Nord |
| Website | traderjoes |
By November 2019, Trader Joe's had over 503 stores nationwide in 42 states and Washington, D.C.[4]
The first Trader Joe's store was opened by founder Joe Coulombe in 1967 in Pasadena, California.[5] It was owned by German entrepreneur Theo Albrecht[6] from 1979 until his death in 2010, when ownership passed to his heirs.[7]
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Trader Joe's next to the Hampshire Mall Hadley Massachusetts.
A Trader Joe's store in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, New York, built in a converted bank building
A local stuffed animal mascot at a Trader Joe's store
Interior of the Trader Joe's in the Alabama Theater
Trader Joe's frozen lamb vindaloo
"Two Buck Chuck" for sale at Trader Joe's
References
- ↑ Trader Joe's. Forbes. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ↑ Lutz, Ashley. How Trader Joe's Sells Twice As Much As Whole Foods. Business Insider (October 7, 2014). Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ↑ Whole Foods Is Slowly Killing Traditional Supermarkets. Business Insider. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ↑ Where in the dickens you can find a Trader Joe's?Trader Joe's. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ↑ Our Story (2017)Trader Joe's. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Theo Albrecht: One of the two brothers behind the Aldi supermarket empire". The Independent (London). August 14, 2010. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/theo-albrecht-one-of-the-two-brothers-behind-the-aldi-supermarket-empire-2052354.html. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ↑ Armstrong, Larry. Trader Joe's: The Trendy American Cousin. BusinessWeek and www.traderjoes.com (April 26, 2004). Retrieved November 27, 2009.
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