Urban Outfitters Executive Summary

Founded in 1958 by Joe Coulombe and now established with more than 365 stores in the United States, Trader Joe 's has been serving customers with their unique business model. Trader Joe 's specializes in organic and natural food offering staples like milk, eggs, and other foods with below-average price points. Trader Joe’s encourage their customers to buy the product at a low price without having to be registered with the store. Once the company makes contacts with the manufacturer of the particular food product, it then establishes contracts with the producer to the supply the food and allocates the space needed in their store (Trader Joe’s, 2016).

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Urban Outfitters is infamous for selling clothing and other items that other deem offensive and it has happened countless times. The times urban outfitters did apologize it was broad and defensive.

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Trader Joe’s was founded by a guy named Joe Coulombe in 1967 under the idea of being a store that offered products aimed at sophisticated costumers interested in finding good bargains and products that are natural and organic, and not typically found in general supermarkets. Although, there are many changes that happened with the company and the industry since 1967, Trader Joe’s is still going strong with the way they do things whether it be on the customers’ aspect or the employees’ aspect. However, as Trader Joe’s tries to implement new processes and procedures, things start to shake the very foundation of the company itself like growing bureaucracy that the company never has, or the increased competition between employees who try to advance

“Trader Joe’s has designed jobs to increase job satisfaction by showing appreciation in providing more benefits to their employees than other chain grocers. They provide starting benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, company-paid retirement, paid vacation, and a 10% employee discount, Pg. w-100.” Traders Joes also recruits people with certain personality traits that the company wants in their stores. They are able to enrich their employees with knowledge of their products that they are selling, as well as inducing customer involvements. As a result, they are able to have higher job performance because they are able to train and

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One of Trader Joe’s biggest advantages is in their target market. They have found the niche that appreciates higher quality foods but is on a tight budget and Trader Joe’s has managed to provide high quality food that is at a great price. So you end up with the individuals who are health conscious and in college or recently graduated who value a great deal. Trader Joe’s has realized that and has capitalized on this fact by opening in locations that are easily accessible to both students

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Trader Joe’s is a major food retailer who has developed quite the name for themselves. It has well over 350 stores in over 32 states and is expected to continually grow over the next few years (Bond, 2012). For over 50 years, Trader Joe’s has been providing quality customer services, products and a unique shopping experience for its customers. They have come a very long way from when they first officially opened their doors. Trader Joe’s started when its founder Joe Coulombe wanted to find a way to differentiate his 7-Eleven stores (Schermerhorn, Osborn, Uhl-Bien & Hunt, 2012). In the food retailer industry, Trader Joe’s has developed a process that works well and

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Trader Joe’s is an organic grocery food store that is one of the best known organic food chains. By listening to the consumer and adjusting to the changing consumer market, Trader Joe’s had built a brand equity that is continuously growing. Trader Joe’s faces stiff competition from other large organic food chains therefore must stand out and adapt to the consumers’ needs. Marketing strategies are important to communicate to the consumer more effectively and help target the consumer to their product. Trader Joe’s segments its products by psychographic, behavioral and demographic characteristics