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      • In 1958, Coulombe launched a small chain of convenience stores in the Greater Los Angeles area called Pronto Market, but after realizing that competition from a burgeoning chain called 7-Eleven would likely drive it into the ground, he decided to introduce a new concept: The Tiki trend was in full-swing, so in 1967 he opened the first Trader Joe's, a play on the name of popular Tiki restaurant chain Trader Vic's.
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    Trader Joe's is named after its founder, Joe Coulombe. The company began in 1958 [8] as a Greater Los Angeles area chain known as Pronto Market convenience stores.

  3. May 7, 2022 · For the name of his new store, Coulombe landed on Trader Joe’s to evoke exotic images of the South Seas. The name was inspired by Trader Vic’s, a popular Tiki Bar restaurant started in...

  4. Dec 20, 2023 · Picture this: A man named Joe Coulombe, known to all as Trader Joe, armed with a vision to create a grocery store that transcends the ordinary. Think of him as a modern-day Indiana Jones of the food world, charting new territories in taste.

  5. But who, exactly, is Joe, and how did the popular supermarket get its name? Let's solve the first mystery. The "Joe" in "Trader Joe's" is named after Joe Coulombe, the founder of the...

  6. Sep 30, 2018 · Joe Coulombe opened the first Trader Joe's in Pasadena, California, in 1967. Trader Joe's has been a household name for years, and it turns out there is a real "Joe" behind the beloved grocery...

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  7. Mar 2, 2020 · Joe Coulombe opened his first Trader Joe’s store in 1967 in Pasadena, California. After graduating from Stanford with his MBA, he took a job with a popular pharmacy company, Rexall.

  8. Aug 6, 2018 · But who, exactly, is Joe, and how did the popular supermarket get its name? Let's solve the first mystery. The "Joe" in "Trader Joe's" is named after Joe Coulombe, the founder of the...

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