142 E 14th St
New York, NY 10003
b/t 4th Ave & Irving Pl in Gramercy, East Village
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Transit information 4 5 6 6X 14 St. - Union Sq and 2 more stations
Phone number (212) 529-4612
It all started in the 50s...
Would you believe we started out as a small chain of convenience stores? It's true. Way back in 1958. We were called Pronto Markets. In '67, our founder, the original Trader Joe, changed our name (yes, to Trader Joe's) and the way we do business.
We made the stores bigger (if you can imagine), decked the walls with cedar planks and donned our crew in cool Hawaiian shirts. Most importantly, we started putting innovative, hard-to-find, great-tasting foods in the "Trader Joe's" name. That cut our costs and saved you money. Still does