Episode 80: What Makes a Neighborhood Trader Joe's?

Inside Trader Joe's

Trader Joe's

Arts, Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Food

4.7 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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We all know that every neighborhood is unique. And because Trader Joe’s is a national chain of neighborhood grocery stores, every Trader Joe’s is as unique as the neighborhood of which it is a part. In this episode of Inside Trader Joe’s, we’re taking you inside two distinctive neighborhood Trader Joe’s stores, that just so happen to be in the same neighborhood. (Right? It’s amazing what a few blocks can do!) Starting with our original Back Bay store in Boston – the smallest Trader Joe’s in the known universe – and traveling almost five blocks away to Boston’s newest TJ’s (also in the Back Bay), it’s plain to see that every store is a reflection of its surroundings – the customers, the Crew, and the physical space it inhabits. And a super-exciting bonus – we’re learning about stand pipes and rack rooms! Yes!

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0:00.0	True or false? Trader Joe's is growing.
0:03.0	True. Very true.
0:05.0	Trader Joe's is in a hurry to grow.
0:07.0	False.
0:09.0	We're focused on controlled growth, the kind built upon what's special about Trader Joe's.
0:15.0	That's something you can do quickly, but not in a hurry.
0:18.0	True or false.
0:20.0	What I'm holding here in my hands is the basic architectural blueprint for every new Trader Joe's store.
0:27.1	That has to be false.
0:28.6	What is that?
0:29.6	Oh, it's actually a map of Italy with locations marked for us to sample pizza and pasta.
0:33.8	Upcoming podcast?
0:34.9	Absolutely.
0:35.7	Well, there isn't a single blueprint for every new neighborhood, Trader Joe's, because
0:41.0	each neighborhood is different, and each neighborhood Trader Joe's must be unique.
0:46.7	Spoiler alert, that's what this episode is all about.
0:49.9	Let's go inside Trader Joe's.
0:59.3	Thank you. Let's go inside Trader Joe's. I'm Tara Miller, director of words and phrases and clauses.
1:02.2	And I'm Matt Sloan, the culture and innovation guy at Trader Joe's.
1:05.7	You know, this episode is going to be wicked smart, because we're in Boston.
1:10.9	And the stores we're going to visit, well, they're pretty much in the same neighborhood.
1:15.0	But I mean, totally different stores.
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