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 Company
Headquarters,
US
Number of locations
474 (as of 12 October  2017 (2017 -10-12)) 503 (2019)
Key people
Dan Bane (Chairman & CEO)
ProductsPrivate label staple foods, organic foods and specialty products
ParentAldi Nord
Websitetraderjoes.com

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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References

  1. ↑ Trader Joe's. Forbes. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  2. ↑ Lutz, Ashley. How Trader Joe's Sells Twice As Much As Whole Foods. Business Insider (October 7, 2014). Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ Whole Foods Is Slowly Killing Traditional Supermarkets. Business Insider. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ Where in the dickens you can find a Trader Joe's?Trader Joe's. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ Our Story (2017)Trader Joe's. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  6. ↑ "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. 
  7. ↑ 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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