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by Workaccount2 453 days ago
Trader Joe's has narrow selection, leverages economies of scale for relabeling, does it's own distribution, and forgoes any form of ready made/ready prepared foods (instead leaning on a large frozen meal selection).

I love trader joes, don't get me wrong, but I wouldn't be happy if it was the only grocery store I had access to. For me it's an awesome second-in-line grocery store, more like a specialty grocery than a main grocery.