And the answer may surprise you.
Trader Joes parking lots are notoriously small.
And for years, customers have wondered why.
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During the October 2022 episode, Whats Up With Trader Joes Parking Lots?
hosts and employees Tara Miller and Matt Sloan answer the long-standing mystery.
It also has to do with city planning.
City managers give out parking lot spaces based on the size of the store.
For example, a 200,000-square-foot store will get a lot fewer spaces than a 700,000-square-foot store.
So you mentioned how small our stores are relative to other grocers.
Well, thats true, and that can have an effect on the number of parking spaces allocated.
But what can you do?
Just remember to bring your patience.
