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- Nickname: TJ's
- Founded: 1958
- Founder: Joe Coulombe
- CEO: Dan Bane
- Privately owned
- Headquarters: Monrovia, California
- October 2006: Consumer Reports ranks Trader Joe's 2nd best supermarket in America
- First stores named Pronto Markets
- Sell staples as well as processed and prepared food and drink
- Hawaiian theme decor
- Hours: 9AM to 9PM
- Frequently discontinues products and introduces new ones
- Purveyors of "2 Buck Chuck"
- Does not sell many items, such as baby food
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Trader Joe's is a grocery store chain known for selling almost exclusively private label products. It has a casual, Hawaiian-style atmosphere and focuses on quality, low cost products by refusing to have sales and cutting out the middleman whenever possible. Since it doesn't offer as large or complete a selection of food and products as regular grocery stores, some shoppers find it difficult to cross everything off their lists by visiting Trader Joe's, but that hasn't stopped people clamoring for one to open in their area.
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Trader Joe's Questions
Is Trader Joes open on Easter? What are the stores hours? 1 AnswerAccording to the Trader Joe's website, all stores are open on Easter Sunday (April 12th), however, they will close early at 5pm. read more
Does Trader Joes sell zucchini? 3 AnswersThey do. Usually they have it wrapped on a black plastic foam tray, about 3 zucchini to a tray. read more
Whole Foods or Trader Joes and why? 1 AnswerTrader Joe's! Much better prices; they do try to keep GMO's out although not everything is organic. You can try anything in the store right on the spot (ok, n... read more -


