Article: Whole Foods executives contend that Trader Joe's, which is expanding rapidly, is its toughest competitor.(NEWS IN A MINUTE)(Brief article)

Article: TRADER JOE'S HAS UNIQUE APPROACH
Dayton Daily News;  November 14, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... a gift package full of products from Trader Joe's grocery store. He felt sorry for me because I could not buy Trader Joe's unique, private label products in Dayton - until now. On Nov. 1, Trader Joe's opened its second Ohio store in ...

Article: Trader Joe's is not your 'average Joe!' With ...
Private Label Buyer;  June 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... at a Boston financial firm called up Trader Joe's headquarters and said he'd like ... visiting Japanese investors. The brass at Trader Joe's was blunt: "You can't come ... it being a free country and all, and Trader Joe's finally said okay, okay, you can ...

Article: Trader Joe's impact on market levels off: sales ...
Bellingham Business Journal;  February 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...The bells and whistles of Trader Joe's opening day on James Street ... identifies him as "COMMANDER"--Trader Joe's speak for general manager ... who tell him how happy they are Trader Joe's is here and that they have been ...

Article: Trader Joe's attracts new customers and diehard ...
The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Virginia) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  December 10, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Grocery gurus descended Friday on the first Trader Joe's to open in Hampton Roads, swooning ... Eastern appetizers. Their drive to the new Trader Joe's, in the Jefferson Commons shopping ... Washington, D.C.-area to get their Trader Joe's fix, Bezek said. They were among ...

Article: Trader Joe's is able to expand in the Bay Area by ...
Oakland Tribune;  February 4, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... YARNER of Walnut Creek, shopping at Trader Joe's is an experiment. She goes to the ... and healthy-lifestyle offerings at Trader Joe's, giving the chain a strong cult ... Albertsons have scaled back in recent years, Trader Joe's has 10 stores in the East Bay and ...

Article: Trader Joe's rumor greeted with both concern and ...
Bellingham Business Journal;  August 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Despite no official announcements from Trader Joe's about plans for a Bellingham store ... Community Food Co-op downtown, said Trader Joe's would offer tough competition to ... natural-food industry in Bellingham. "Trader Joe's is going to be an important piece ...

Article: Trader Joe's fills 'feel-good' grocery niche: ...
Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA);  January 21, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Yarner of Walnut Creek, shopping at Trader Joe's is an experiment. She goes to the ... eclectic healthy lifestyle offerings at Trader Joe's, giving the chain a strong cult ... Albertsons have scaled back in recent years, Trader Joe's has 10 stores in the East Bay. Stores ...