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14 Trader Joe’s Mini Vanilla Bean Cupcakes. For the deli shopper, items like Turkey and Swiss on a Pretzel Roll and Vegetable Tempura Sushi Rolls with Brown Rice tantalized the taste buds. Looking ahead, Louisville is one of five cities listed on Trader Joe’s website under the section, “Coming Soon.” Annual Sales: $8.5 billion Total Number of Stores: 365 Store Banners: Trader Joe’s Address: 800 Shamrock Avenue, Monrovia, CA 91016 Phone: (626) 599-3700 Web: www.traderjoes.com Key Personnel: Matt Sloan, vice president of merchandising Trader Joe’s, with 367 stores and counting, is preparing to open its first Florida location (in Naples) by year’s end. Earlier this year, the company announced plans to enter Texas for the first time soon, with an undisclosed location in north Texas. Speculation has centered on several sites in Dallas or Fort Worth. Recently, the innovative retailer unveiled two stores on the same day in the Kansas City marketplace – one in the swanky suburb of Leawood, KS, and the other within a well-established shopping mall in Kansas City, MO. A trip inside the Kansas City Trader Joe’s unveiled scores of unique sweet baked goods: Flourless Chocolate Cake, Old-Fashioned Donut O’s, Quintessential Berry Crumb Pie, Rockin’ Chocolate Chip Fudge Cake, and 15 A&P “OMG” brownies and Ultimate Flourless Chocolate Cake; new single-serve, grab-and-go desserts; and new frozen baked goods with added variety of gluten-free items. Both of these neighborhood stores offer a full range of fresh and healthy foods and gourmet offerings. Annual Sales: $8.1 billion Number of Stores: 395 Store Banners: A&P Waldbaum’s, Super Foodmart, The , Food Emporium, Superfresh, and Food Basics Address: 2 Paragon Drive, Montvale, NJ 07645 Phone: (866) 443-7374 Web: www.aptea.com Key Personnel: Sam Martin, president and CEO The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company recently unveiled the completed transformation of two New York City stores under The Food Emporium banner. In addition to the enhanced product offerings and physical changes at these stores, A&P also hired more than 35 new associates. Features of the two newly remodeled stores include A Boar’s Head marquee deli that features a full-service sandwich program, where customers can get custom-made sandwiches for lunch or dinner; freshly prepared foods, which include assorted salads from Long Island, a full sushi bar, and other grab-and-go meal options, a full wing bar, an olive and antipasto bar, a salad bar, and a hot food bar; and a tasty bakery featuring The Food Emporium’s new | 48 | inStorebuyer | December 2011 | http://www.traderjoes.com http://www.aptea.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of inStorebuyer - December 2011

inStorebuyer - December, 2011
Editor's note - The Road Ahead
Contents
Dobla’s Executive Pastry Chef Wins World Chocolate Masters
Ultimate Cake Decorating Competition Winners
Dawn Busy Bakery - Busy Bakery Video Contest
America’s Best Raisin Bread Contest
CSM Announces Leadership Change
Dawn Busy Bakery - Bakery Trends Overview
C-Stores Gains
The Road Ahead
European Vacation
Bakery of the Year - Schnucks
Deli of the Year - Publix
Local Makeovers
Walmart
Kroger
Costco
Safeway
Supervalu
Publix
Ahold
Delhaize
H-E-B
7-Eleven
Meijer
BJ's Wholesale
Whole Foods Market
Trader Joe's
A&P
Hy-Vee
Winn-Dixie
Wegmans
WinCo
Stater Bros
Price Chopper
Schnuck Markets
Brookshire's
United
Balls Food
Product Trends
Product Showcase
Ad Index
Donut Time

inStorebuyer - December 2011