Trader Joe's is an American chain of grocery stores headquartered in Monrovia, California. The chain has 560 stores across the United States.
The first Trader Joe's store was opened in 1967 by founder Joe Coulombe in Pasadena, California.The chain was owned by German entrepreneur Theo Albrecht from 1979 until his death in 2010, when ownership passed to his heirs.The company has offices in Monrovia, California, and Boston, Massachusetts.