Which Way Does Your Cart Point, Trader Joe's or Whole Foods?


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Thu. March 20th, 2014 - by Jonathan Nivens

<p>First of all, are you wearing a Hawaiian shirt?<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The Washington Post has recently posted a short article about how <b>Trader Joe's</b> and <b>Whole Foods</b> markets are sometimes geographically close to one another. In an effort to be humorously helpful, the Post has provided an infographic to help unsure shoppers decide which market to visit.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2014/03/21/Style/Images/traderjoes0322.jpg"><img class="small-cropped-image" src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacySmallCroppedImages/traderjoes032114bdy.jpg" alt="cropped_Image_032014" /></a><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Back in December, AndNowUKnow reported that growth-wise, Whole Foods has announced plans to open another 33 to 38 stores by the end of September 2014. This is a record number, says Jim Sud, Whole Foods’ Executive Vice President for Growth and Business Development.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.andnowuknow.com/buyside-news/whole-foods-steps-expansion-amid-fierce-competition/christofer-oberst" target="_new"> Click Here to View Our Previous Article About Whole Foods' Expansion Plans </a><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Trader Joe's has also recently entered new markets including Colorado and provides competition for Whole Foods in some cities.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.andnowuknow.com/buyside-news/trader-joes-enters-colorado-market/sarah-hoxie" target="_new"> Click Here to View Our Previous Article About Trader Joe's Entering the Colorado Market </a><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Regardless, we hope you enjoy this "scientific flowchart."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.traderjoes.com/" target="_new"> Trader Joe's </a><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/" target="_new"> Whole Foods </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">