| 词条 | Joe Coulombe |
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| name = Joe Coulombe | image = | birth_name = Joseph Hardin Coulombe | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1930|6|3}} | birth_place = San Diego, CA, United States | death_date = | death_place = | known_for = Founder of Trader Joe's | occupation = | spouse = Alice Steere Coulombe | children = }}Joseph Hardin Coulombe (born June 3, 1930)[1] is an American entrepreneur. He is a graduate of Stanford Business School and is a member of Alpha Kappa Lambda. He founded the grocery store chain Trader Joe's in 1967.[2] Early lifeJoseph Hardin Coulombe was born on June 3, 1930 in San Diego, California. His family has Norman French ancestors. He graduated from Stanford University in 1952 with a degree in Economics, and earned an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1954. CareerHe started his career at Rexall. In 1958, he was asked to test the launch of Pronto Markets, a store brand to compete against 7-Eleven. After running six Pronto Markets in the Los Angeles area, Rexall asked Coulombe to close them down. Coulombe decided to buy them out instead.[3] After a decade of refining his strategy in a competitive environment, Coulombe renamed his venture from Pronto Markets to Trader Joe's in Pasadena in 1967. He led the chain to success and sold it to German billionaire Theo Albrecht in 1979. Coulombe continued with Trader Joe's as chief executive until retiring in 1988.[2] He has served on the Boards of Directors of Cost Plus and True Religion Apparel.[4] Personal lifeHe is married to Alice Steere Coulombe, who also graduated from Stanford University, earning undergraduate and graduate degrees in Education in 1953 and 1954, respectively. Helen is a philanthropist.[5] She served on the Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles Opera.[5] Alice's parents taught at the University of Michigan and father William was a director of the New York Botanical Garden, and they were devout Christians.[6][7][8] References1. ^California Births, 1905 - 1995, Joseph Hardin Coulombe 2. ^1 He Brought Trader Joe's to Main Street February 2006 3. ^{{cite web|last=Kowitt|first=Beth|title=Inside the secret world of Trader Joe's|url=http://money.cnn.com/2010/08/20/news/companies/inside_trader_joes_full_version.fortune/index.htm#joe|work=Fortune Magazine|publisher=Cable News Network|accessdate=August 27, 2010|date=August 23, 2010}} 4. ^{{cite web|last=Kowitt|first=Beth|title=Meet the original Joe|url=http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2010/08/23/meet-the-original-joe/|work=Fortune Magazine|publisher=Cable News Network|accessdate=August 27, 2010|date=August 23, 2010}} 5. ^1 Diane Haithman, Holding onto a high note, The Los Angeles Times, October 8, 2006 6. ^{{cite web|title=Paid Notice: Deaths STEERE, DOROTHY OSBORNE|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/24/classified/paid-notice-deaths-steere-dorothy-osborne.html|website=The New York Times|accessdate=May 1, 2018}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Dorothy Osborne Steere|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103645129|website=Find a Grave|accessdate=May 1, 2018}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=William C. Steere|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103601356|website=Find a Grave|accessdate=May 1, 2018}} External links
8 : 1930 births|Living people|American food industry business executives|American grocers|Trader Joe's|American people of Norman descent|American people of French descent|Stanford Graduate School of Business alumni |
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