Trader Joe's in St. Louis County: One Woman's Quest
Carol Boss and her fellow Trader Joe's believers have gathered more than 1100 signatures, shot a video, scheduled an event - all to bring the grocery store to South St. Louis County.
It all started as a fun idea, one that residents of South St. Louis County have toyed with for years: Wouldn’t it be nice to have a Trader Joe’s grocery store here? Media have done a few articles about it. A local activism group submitted a letter. But not until Carol Boss launched her campaign did the efforts to bring Trader Joe’s to South County stop seeming like a long shot and start becoming a movement. Follow the call for Trader Joe's by 'liking' Hazelwood Patch on Facebook. Boss has clocked dozens of hours and invested her own money to bring a Facebook page, business cards, a map, an event, classified ads, an upcoming video, an online petition and dozens of paper petitions with hundreds of signatures from supporters into the mix, all…
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Greg
11:08 am on Sunday, September 23, 2012
From what I understand about Trader Joe's, the only way 2000 signatures will influence their new store location, is if they are already contemplating a new location in your area. There are are several stores within easy driving distance already, and TJ's customers have proven they will travel much further. Unless your other local TJ's stores are exceeding company expectation and capacity (both of… more ›