Trader Joe’s founder Joe Coulombe died at the age of 89 on Friday.
Coulombe opened the first Trader Joe’s in Pasadena in 1967; the chain eventually grew into over 500 stores in 40 states. The store’s ubiquity and progressive employee policies led many to respond to Coulombe’s death on social media, cementing the reach of his legacy — and how rare it is to see the leader of a big company praised in times like these.
I use Trader Joe’s as an example in my customer loyalty keynote and every audience has incredible love for the experiential grocery store. Joe was a visionary whose legacy will endure#RIPTraderJoe https://t.co/3wVQmoMR4X
— Carol Roth (@caroljsroth) February 29, 2020 Read more…
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