Trader Joe's is in growth mode, adding 30 new locations that will push it past 600 stores nationally. The expansion-spanning California, Texas, New York, Oklahoma, and more-is a striking contrast to the wave of retail closures hitting other chains.
"While the actual level of the tariffs that the President is looking to impose has changed seemingly by the day, they are going to lead to higher prices at the grocery store on items from countries like Canada and Mexico."
"I think there's a lot of signs that we could be headed into similar dire economic straits," said Brown, referring to the stories she heard from her grandparents, who lived during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl.