Gristedes

Infobox Company
company_name = Gristede's
company_
company_type = Subsidiary of the Red Apple Group
foundation = 1888
42nd Street & Second Ave.
Manhattan, New York City
location = flagicon|USA New York City, New York
key_people = Diedrich Gristede, Charles Gristede (founders)
area_served = Majority of stores are in Manhattan
Brooklyn
Scarsdale, New York
Locust Valley, New York
industry = Retail
products = Supermarket
revenue =
operating_income =
net_income =
num_employees =
parent =Red Apple Group
subsid =
homepage = http://www.gristedes.com/
footnotes =

Gristede's (also spelled Gristedes, as used in the company's logo) is a New York City based chain of small supermarkets. Gristede's serves a mostly urban customer base due to its location.

History

The first Gristede's [gruh-STEE-deez] was founded by brothers Dietrich (Dick) and Charles Gristede in 1888. At the height of the company there were locations throughout NYC, as well as Westchester County and Connecticut.

The Gristedes brothers sold the company to the Southland Corporation in 1969. In 1986 the Southland Corporation was acquired by the Red Apple Group, which is still the parent company of Gristede's.

Locations

The vast majority of Gristede's locations are currently found within the New York City borough of Manhattan. There are four Gristede's locations currently outside of Manhattan: Brooklyn; Pelham Manor, Scarsdale , Westchester County; and Locust Valley, New York.

There was also a Gristedes in the town of Somers, Westchester County, NY. This store was notable for being the farthest Gristedes location from Manhattan for over a decade as well as for its filth. The store has since closed.

External links

* [http://www.gristedes.com Gristedes]