Episode 52: How to Make a Trader Joe's, Part One

Inside Trader Joe's

Trader Joe's

Arts, Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Food

4.7 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Fade in on an empty building. Four walls, some windows, not much else. How does that empty space become a bustling neighborhood grocery store? It’s a good story, and one that involves a whole bunch of hard-working, super talented people. In Part One, we’ll talk to the folks who find the perfect location and the folks who get stuff built. We also get to chat with some Crew Members getting the store ready to welcome their neighbors. It’s a lot of work, and these folks are having a great time doing it. Have a listen, and look out for Part Two, coming next week to a podcast app near you.

Transcript (PDF)

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Matt, what you doing?
0:03.3	I'm building a trader joe's.
0:05.6	Okay, you're gonna need some help.
0:07.1	Ain't that the truth.
0:08.6	From Monrovia, California, and Parker, Colorado.
0:12.9	Let's go inside what will be a trader joe's.
0:26.0	I'm Tara Miller, Director of Words and Frazes and Closes.
0:29.6	I'm Matt Sloan, the marketing product guy.
0:32.9	Now how does a trader joe's become a trader joe's?
0:37.0	Well Matt, that takes brilliant execution of a tried and true process, lots of creative
0:42.9	problem solving, and plenty of smart, hardworking people.
0:47.7	And that process, it begins with researching and choosing a perfect location, a place like
0:53.9	Parker, Colorado.
0:55.4	So before we talk with our team there, let's find out why Parker.
1:00.5	Hello, I'm Donnie.
1:02.7	I am the vice president of Real Estate and Construction with Trader Joes.
1:07.5	I've been with Trader Joes for nearly 33 years.
1:11.2	I have come up through the ranks of Trader Joes, starting off as a crew member, working
1:15.8	my way through up to being a captain for, I believe, 17 years.
1:22.0	I worked as a regional for eight years and currently in this role with construction and real
1:28.9	estate.
1:29.9	So how'd you go from being a regional VP to being the VP of real estate and construction?
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Trader Joe's, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Trader Joe's and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.