Coulombe’s son, also named Joe, said in a statement his father died following a long illness. Born on June 3, 1930, Coulombe was raised on an avocado ranch in Del Mar, California, near San Diego.

Joe Coulombe opened the first Trader Joe’s in Pasadena, Calif., in 1967. There are more than 500 locations nationwide now.

In 1979, Coulombe sold Trader Joe’s to the family of Theo Albrecht, then the owner of the Aldi grocery chain in Europe. ( Aldi in the United States is separately owned by the family of Theo ...

Joe Coulombe, founder of the popular Trader Joe’s grocery chain that brought affordable wine and exotic food to millions of Americans, has died at his home in Pasadena, California. He was 89 ...

Trader Joe's founder Joe Coulombe dies at 89 00:14. Joe Coulombe envisioned a new generation of young grocery shoppers emerging in the 1960s, one that wanted healthy, tasty, high-quality food they ...

Trader Joe founder Joe Coulombe, who died last year, wrote a long, entertaining history of one of L.A.'s most iconic chains. Now you can read it.

But it’s true, and his name was—you guessed it—Joe. But, his name wasn’t actually Trader Joe. It was Joe Coulombe—sadly, Joe recently passed away in February 2020 at the age of 89.

Trader Joe's was born in 1958 as a small chain of Southern California convenience stores opened by a drugstore executive named Joe Coulombe. In 1967 he Newsletters Games Share a News Tip ...

Joe Coulombe, who founded the inexpensive, trading post-themed grocery chain Trader Joe’s, died on Friday in Pasadena, California. He was 89.

Joe Coulombe, the founder of Trader Joe’s, died Friday after a long illness, said his son Joe. He was 89. Trader Joe’s, which came to be known for everything from its inexpensive Charles Shaw ...

After selling Trader Joe’s to German grocery retailer Aldi in 1979, Mr. Coulombe remained its chief executive until 1988, when he left to launch a second career as what he called a “temp ...

Joseph Coulombe, who in 1967 parsed a few cultural trends, added his retail instincts and created Trader Joe’s, the popular grocery chain known for unusual foods, a generous wine selection and a ...