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
Island Pacific Supermarket Island Pacific Supermarket Island Pacific Supermarket is an ethnic/Filipino supermarket chain with its corporate headquarters in Walnut, California. Also known as Island Pacific Seafood Market, the store sells fresh seafood, meat, produce and grocery products, specializing in Filipino cuisine with an emphasis on Asian products—though it also stocks Western staples. In selected branches, Island Pacific also showcases Philhouse, its own fast-food restaurant, which serves Filipino meals inspired by traditional home-cooking, as well as Bread Republic, home of freshly baked breads and pastries. It has 14 outlets in California and 2 in Nevada as of April 2018, when Island Pacific Supermarket