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] It is owned by a German company, Aldi.

Trader Joe's Company

Trader Joe's in Amherst, New York
Industry	Retail (grocery)
Founded	1958; 67 years ago (1958) as Pronto Markets 1967 (1967) as Trader Joe's Pasadena, California, US
Founder	Joe Coulombe
Headquarters	Monrovia, California , 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
Revenue	US$13.3 billion (FY 2017)
Number of employees	10,001 (2019)[1]
Parent	Aldi Nord
Website	traderjoes.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]