On Jan 8, 9:03*pm, David Harmon > wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Dec 2010 05:46:26 -0800 (PST) in rec.food.cooking, "Michael
> O'Connor" > wrote,
>
> >flounder and a Pumpkin cheesecake. *I'm not sure how much sense it
> >made to put the store about a half mile from a Whole Foods store,
> >which is much larger than the Trader Joes.
>
> A Trader Joe's and a Whole Foods near here (Torrance, CA) are across a
> parking lot from each other.

Trader Joes keeps their stores small for a reason. They consider
themselves more of a specialty store than a regular grocery store or
supermarket. They fill a niche market. They are not interested in
being everything to everyone.

That formula works very well for them. So it doesn't matter if they
are next door to a Whole Foods, or Costco or anyone else. They
always do very well.