Trader Joe’s to open three new L.A. stores in 2025
1 week, 2 days ago

Trader Joe’s to open three new L.A. stores in 2025

LA Times  

The Trader Joe’s in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Eagle Rock. Trader Joe’s, the popular grocery chain known for its unique original products and affordable prices, will open three new stores in Los Angeles next year. A Trader Joe’s spokesperson confirmed to Nexstar Media Group that the new locations are expected to open next year. Earlier this year, the company confirmed it would open eight new store locations in Southern California, including in South Pasadena, Northridge, Sherman Oaks, Santa Clarita, Ladera Ranch, Murrieta, Poway and Santee. The privately-held company operates more than 540 locations in 42 states and Washington, D.C. A spokesperson for Trader Joe’s could not be immediately reached for comment.

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Letters to the Editor: Hey, why not a new Trader Joe’s in South L.A. or East L.A.?
6 days, 11 hours ago

Letters to the Editor: Hey, why not a new Trader Joe’s in South L.A. or East L.A.?

LA Times  

Trader Joe’s is opening three new stores in Los Angeles. The article quotes company marketing executives on the Inside Trader Joe’s podcast regarding criteria for new stores — population density, parking and accessibility — without taking a critical eye at the map. There’s nothing in East L.A. Don’t the rest of us deserve access to Trader Joe’s Mandarin Orange Chicken …

‘The Disneyland of American grocery stores’: How Trader Joe’s became a tourist hot spot
55 years ago

‘The Disneyland of American grocery stores’: How Trader Joe’s became a tourist hot spot

CNN  

CNN — Seoul’s Incheon Airport has taken a major stance. Throughout the terminal, large signs in Korean and English warn about an American product whose presence in your luggage can result in police action — Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel seasoning. “I think that Trader Joe’s is like the Disneyland of American grocery stores,” she says. “They’re appealing to …

California family's viral $444 receipt from Trader Joe's sparks debate online
6 months ago

California family's viral $444 receipt from Trader Joe's sparks debate online

Hindustan Times  

A California family recently went viral on social media for their $444 receipt from Trader Joe's. The family also bought a variety of frozen food items, such as Trader Joe's chicken and cheese tamales, burritos bean rice, chicken soup dumplings, and Margherita pizza. Take them to Walmart or something.” Another said, “Shopping at trader joes instead of costco with 6 …

Trader Joe’s to open eight new SoCal stores. Here’s where they will be
7 months, 1 week ago

Trader Joe’s to open eight new SoCal stores. Here’s where they will be

LA Times  

The original Trader Joe’s in Pasadena. Trader Joe’s is ramping up its pace of expansion, with plans to open two dozen new grocery stores around the country, including eight in Southern California. The push by Trader Joe’s to increase its footprint comes as grocery prices have climbed about 25% over the last four years. With its tightly curated selection of …

An Oakland Trader Joe’s might be California’s first to unionize. One reason: rats
1 year, 9 months ago

An Oakland Trader Joe’s might be California’s first to unionize. One reason: rats

LA Times  

A Trader Joe’s store on College Avenue in Oakland is the first location in California to file for a union election. “I feel like it was true at one point that Trader Joe’s was an exceptional grocery store to work at,” said Maeg Yosef, communications director for the union, Trader Joe’s United. The letter said workers see a union as …

Third Trader Joe’s store votes to unionize
1 year, 11 months ago

Third Trader Joe’s store votes to unionize

Associated Press  

A Trader Joe’s store in Louisville, Kentucky, has become the grocery chain’s third to vote to unionize. Workers from the Louisville store will now join workers from two other unionized Trader Joe’s stores at the bargaining table, where they are trying to hammer out a new labor agreement. But the union hasn’t convinced workers at every Trader Joe’s store where …

Hankering to try Trader Joe’s sweet potato pasta salad or pumpkin cookies? Free samples are back
2 years, 3 months ago

Hankering to try Trader Joe’s sweet potato pasta salad or pumpkin cookies? Free samples are back

LA Times  

Customers make their way with groceries after shopping at Trader Joe’s in Sherman Oaks in 2020. Trader Joe’s stores have brought back the company’s beloved free samples after a years-long hiatus due to the pandemic. In the company’s podcast released Monday, hosts shared that “demo is back,” the term the California-based grocery chain uses to describe its in-store offerings for …

Man who targeted L.A. and O.C. Trader Joe’s in string of robberies gets 21 years in prison
3 years ago

Man who targeted L.A. and O.C. Trader Joe’s in string of robberies gets 21 years in prison

LA Times  

A Huntington Park man was sentenced to 21 years in prison for a series of robberies targeting Trader Joe’s stores. A man who robbed more than a dozen Trader Joe’s grocery stores in Southern California was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison Monday, authorities said. Gregory Johnson, 44, of Huntington Park targeted Trader Joe’s stores in a string of …

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