Trader Joe's Trader Joe's Trader Joe's is an American chain of grocery stores based in Monrovia, California. By 2015, it was a competitor in "fresh format" grocery stores in the United States. As of October 12, 2017, Trader Joe's had 474 stores nationwide in 43 states and in Washington, D.C. The first Trader Joe's store was opened by founder Joe Coulombe in 1967 in Pasadena, California. Starting in 1979, it was owned by German entrepreneur Theo Albrecht, until his death in 2010, when ownership passed to his heirs. Trader Joe's is a subsidiary of German supermarket chain ALDI Nord. The company has
Hong Kong Supermarket Man, H Mart, and C-Mart. In 2009, Hong Kong purchased Super 88, an Asian supermarket chain which had already closed three of its six stores in 2008, citing poor sales. Super 88 had also faced increasing competition and a $200,000 settlement after violating state wage and hour laws. The chain of supermarkets is owned by businessman Jeffrey Wu (胡兆明) and his wife, former Hong Kong actress Veronica Yip. The chain sold much of its stores to the Good Fortune Supermarket chain. Hong Kong Supermarket Hong Kong Supermarket is an Asian American supermarket chain started in the San Gabriel Valley region