Trader Joe's is an American chain of grocery stores based in Monrovia, California , owned by a German private equity family trust [4]. As of May 19, , Trader Joe's had stores nationwide in 41 states and in Washington, D.

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Trader Joe's was founded by Joseph "Joe" Coulombe. From , it was owned by Aldi Nord 's German owner Theo Albrecht until his death in , when ownership passed to his heirs. Trader Joe's is named after its founder, Joe Coulombe.

The chain began in as a Greater Los Angeles area chain of Pronto Market convenience stores. Coulombe is said to have developed the idea of the Trader Joe's South Seas motif while on vacation in the Caribbean. He had noticed that Americans were traveling more and returning home with tastes for food and wine they had trouble satisfying in supermarkets of the time. The first store branded as "Trader Joe's" opened in This store, on Arroyo Parkway in Pasadena, California , remains in operation.

In the first few decades of operation, some of the stores offered fresh meats provided by butchers who leased space in the stores. Trader Joe's at one time had sandwich shops, freshly cut cheese and freshly squeezed orange juice. Germany's Theo Albrecht of Aldi Nord bought the company in as a personal investment for his family. Under his leadership the company expanded beyond California, moving into Arizona in and into the Pacific Northwest two years later.

When Bane became CEO there were stores in 15 states. BusinessWeek reported that Trader Joe's quintupled the number of its stores between and , and multiplied its profits by ten. In February , due to customer feedback Trader Joe's announced the following goals regarding cage-free eggs "to have all the eggs they sell in western states CA, OR, WA, AZ, NM and CO come from cage-free suppliers by and all the eggs we sell nationally to come from cage-free suppliers by The May issue of Consumer Reports ranked Trader Joe's the second-best supermarket chain in the United States after Wegmans.

Trader Joe's ranked second in customer service. As of February 16, [update] , Trader Joe's had stores in the United States with stores being added regularly. In February , BusinessWeek reported that the company had the highest sales per square foot of any grocer in the United States.

Each location is designed to represent its respective area. Every store has its own crew members that create artwork to represent the surrounding neighborhood. Some store locations have their own "find the mascot" and kids can obtain a prize when they tell a crew where it is "hiding".

Trader Joe's is a tiki-nautical themed establishment but locational stores may include props to blend into the local area; for example, a surf theme for a store near the beach. Non-food items include personal hygiene products, household cleaners, vitamins, pet food, plants, and flowers. Many of the company's products are environmentally friendly.

Trader Joe's discontinues individual products based on customer reactions more often than larger grocery chains to free up space for new items. Trader Joe's sells many items under its own private labels , at a significant discount to brand-name equivalents, and requires its brand-name suppliers not to publicize this business relationship.

By selling almost all of its products under its own labels, Trader Joe's " skips the middle man " and buys directly from both local and international small-time vendors.

Of the wine selection at Trader Joe's, Coloumbe has said, "We built Trader Joe's on wine first, then food. I tasted , wines, and most weren't wonderful. They were submitted to us by desperate vintners. Trader Joe's has said its private-label products contain no artificial flavors, no artificial preservatives , no colors derived from anything other than naturally available products, no genetically modified ingredients, no partially hydrogenated oils adding trans fat , no MSG.

In addition, its private label dairy products use milk from cows not given the artificial growth hormone rBST. Trader Joe's also has a "Fearless Flyer" that showcases new products or highlighted products of the month. The flyer is sent out periodically to homes upon request with no charge.

The company sends out "E-Flyers" that are only accessible online. Both flyers include stories about new products, a description, and even recipes. The company contributes to most employees' standard k plans. The chain ranked low on Greenpeace's sustainable seafood report card. The packaging is excessive, with even the produce sealed in plastic.

The business model forces consumers to buy in quantities large enough to encourage waste.

And most of Trader Joe's products are made on equipment shared with everything you might be allergic to dairy, nuts or philosophically opposed to eating dairy, meat. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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