Trader Joe's Company
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Trader Joe's Company Key Employees
Name Job Title
Fast Facts
800, South Shamrock Avenue, Monrovia, Bryan Palbaum Chief Financial Officer
Headquarters Address
91016, United States of America
Vice President - Human
Carol Impara
Telephone + 1 626 5993700 Resources
Senior Vice President -
Charles J. Pilliter
Fax + 1 626 3014431 Operations
Chairman, Chief Executive
Daniel T. Bane
Website www.traderjoes.com Officer
Vice President, Secretary,
Mary Genest
Ticker Symbol, Stock Exchange N/A Treasurer
Number of Employees 5,500
Company Overview
Fiscal Year End N/A
Trader Joe's Company (Trader Joe's) is a US-
Revenue (in US$ million) N/A
based company that operates a chain of 338
grocery stores in 25 US states. Trader Joe's
sells foods and drinks, including dairy products,
bread, groceries, daily household articles,
organic produce and related products. It also
SWOT Analysis offers home delivery, gift cards, discounts on
bulk purchases and various offers on its
products. The company's specialty is its line of
Strengths Weaknesses
private-label products covering beverages, soup,
snacks and frozen items. The company
New Store Openings Geographic Concentration principally operates in the US and is
headquartered in Monrovia, California, USA.
Strong Brand Image Product Recalls
Key Competitors
Strong Foothold in the US
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. (Ticker: BJ)
Opportunities Threats
Safeway Inc. (Ticker: SWY)
Expanding Markets for Private Label
Increase in Organized Retail Crime
Products
The Kroger Co. (Ticker: KR)
Growing Demand for Organic Foods Intense Competition
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (Ticker: WFMI)
Recovering Economy Rising Manpower Costs
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Business Analysis ................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Company Overview ................................................................................................................................................4
1.2 Business Description ..............................................................................................................................................4
1.3 Major Products and Services .................................................................................................................................5
2 SWOT Analysis ........................................................................................................................................ 6
2.1 SWOT Analysis - Overview ....................................................................................................................................6
2.2 Strengths ................................................................................................................................................................6
2.3 Weaknesses ...........................................................................................................................................................6
2.4 Opportunities ..........................................................................................................................................................7
2.5 Threats ...................................................................................................................................................................7
3 Trader Joe's Company - History ............................................................................................................. 8
4 Trader Joe's Company - Key Employees ............................................................................................... 9
5 Trader Joe's Company - Key Employee Biographies.......................................................................... 10
6 Appendix ................................................................................................................................................ 11
6.1 Methodology .........................................................................................................................................................11
6.2 Disclaimer.............................................................................................................................................................11
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List of Tables
Table 1: Major Products and Services....................................................................................................................................5
Table 2: Trader Joe's Company, History ................................................................................................................................8
Table 3: Trader Joe's Company, Key Employees ..................................................................................................................9
Table 4: Trader Joe's Company, Key Emplo