Episode 76: Growing People at Trader Joe's
Inside Trader Joe's
Trader Joe's
4.7 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 5 August 2024
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
When you ask folks why they shop at Trader Joe’s, they’ll usually mention the “Three Ps” – Products, Prices, and People. In this episode of Inside Trader Joe’s, we’re diving deep into the third P – People. As we continue to open more stores around the country, ensuring we have the right people in those stores is a top priority. And it doesn’t happen by accident. We’re always on the lookout for great people, and we’re constantly at work developing tools to help those folks cultivate their skills and strengths. More Trader Joe’s stores means more than just new buildings; it means more opportunities for more people to grow right along with us.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an episode about growing. |
| 0:03.0 | Of course it is. I was just looking at sales info and the most popular products recently, |
| 0:09.0 | flowers, things like peonies, bouquets of flowers, at the top of the list. |
| 0:13.7 | But this is about growing a business. |
| 0:16.5 | We've been opening a lot more neighborhood stores lately, |
| 0:18.9 | and we have more to come. |
| 0:21.0 | One of the most important things |
| 0:22.3 | about opening new neighborhood stores growing the people in them |
| 0:26.2 | That is exactly what this episode is all about. Let's go inside Trader Joe's. I'm Tara Miller, Director of Words and Phrases and Clauses. |
| 0:43.5 | And I'm Matt Sloam, the Culture and Innovation Guy at Trader Joe's. |
| 0:47.2 | How many stores do we have at Trader Joe's now? |
| 0:49.2 | As of this moment, this podcast's release in August of 2024. moment this |
| 0:55.0 | moment this podcast's release in August of 2024 553 neighborhood stores. |
| 0:59.0 | That's a big number and there are more coming, yeah? |
| 1:01.0 | Yes, Trader Joe's is growing, a controlled growth, |
| 1:06.0 | because it's not just about building buildings. |
| 1:09.0 | What really matters is the development and the growth of the people in them, the crew, |
| 1:13.7 | because they are what make those stores feel like a Trader Joe's. |
| 1:18.6 | We have with us three mates from stores local to the Boston area who came into Trader Joe's a little bit |
| 1:25.9 | differently than the classic start as a crew member work your way up to mate and |
| 1:31.1 | then continue your career at Trader Joe's. These folks came |
| 1:34.2 | into Trader Joe's as mates, which is not a common thing for us. This is a fun |
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