Offers made to the Internal Revenue Service The New York State Offer in Compromise Program is distinct from similar programs offered by the federal government. For example, the guidelines for the acceptance of offers differ.
There are currently 395 Trader Joe's locations in the United States. This is the total number of stores as of January 2013. Most Trader Joe's stores are located in the state of California.
Trader Joe's is named after its founder, Joe Coulombe. The chain began in 1958 as a Greater Los Angeles area chain of Pronto Market convenience stores. The original Pronto Markets were so similar to 7-Eleven that Coulombe felt the competition with 7-Eleven would be ruinous.