Talk:Joe Coulombe

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[edit] Number of Pronto Stores

There is a question of how many stores Coulombe started out with: 3 or 6 stores. The Mainstreet reference states 6. Other articles state 3. He was running 6 stores under Rexall. He may only bought 3. I will leave the number at 6 for now. War17 18:34, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Year Trader Joe's Started

The MainStreet reference states TJ's started in 1967. Other articles state 1966. I will leave the date as 1967 for now. War17 18:34, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pasadena

Residents of Pasadena in 1967 were well educated and underpaid professionally. This is cited in Stanford business school literature http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/bmag/sbsm0602/people.shtml WLee 15:38, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

   --fine:  that is how Coulombe saw Pasadena...make it clear that is how COULOMBE saw Pasadena.  Don't present it as a factual assessment of the city.

Is this wording OK? In 1967 Coulombe launched his first Trader Joe's in Pasadena, California, a city which he viewed as the epitome of the overeducated, underpaid customer. WLee 23:45, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Sounds OK to me... Williamhurrah 01:42, 30 April 2007 (UTC)