Trader Joe's facts for kids
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![]() Trader Joe's in Amherst, New York
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Industry | Retail (grocery) |
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Founded |
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Founder | Joe Coulombe |
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Number of locations
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474 (as of 12 October 2017[update]) 503 (2019) |
Key people
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Dan Bane (Chairman & CEO) |
Products | Private label staple foods, organic foods and specialty products |
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Number of employees
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10,001 (2019) |
Parent | Aldi Nord |
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.
By November 2019, Trader Joe's had over 503 stores nationwide in 42 states and Washington, D.C.
The first Trader Joe's store was opened by founder Joe Coulombe in 1967 in Pasadena, California. It was owned by German entrepreneur Theo Albrecht from 1979 until his death in 2010, when ownership passed to his heirs.
Images for kids
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Store in Hadley, Massachusetts (2007)
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Trader Joe's, Saugus, Massachusetts
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Trader Joe's is known for its unusual store locations. This Trader Joe's store in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, New York, is in a converted bank building.
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Interior of Trader Joe's in the Alabama Theatre in Houston