Erewhon Market Explained

Erewhon Market
Type:Private
Founded:[1]
Areas Served:Los Angeles County, California
Hq Location City:Los Angeles, California
Hq Location Country:United States
Num Locations:10[2]
Num Employees: 216[3] [4]

Erewhon Market is an American upscale supermarket chain with ten locations, all in Los Angeles County, California, United States.[5] [6] [7] The chain is noted for being a popular locale frequented by entertainment figures as reported in celebrity gossip and lifestyle publications.

History

Erewhon was founded in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1966 by Michio and Aveline Kushi.[1] [8] [9] [10] The name "Erewhon" is derived from the 1872 satirical novel Erewhon by Samuel Butler. In the novel, Erewhon, an anagram of "nowhere", is a utopia in which individuals are responsible for their own health and prosecuted for the crime of being ill.[11] With ten locations in Los Angeles County,[2] the brand has been compared to the early years of Whole Foods Market.[12]

The Erewhon Organic brand was originally a health foods producer with a single store. In 1979, the brand was purchased from bankruptcy by employee Tom DeSilva.[13] In 2011, Tony and Josephine Antoci purchased the last store on Beverly Boulevard that remained open from the widow of Tom DeSilva.[14] [15] [16] Tom Antoci created and developed the brand into an upscale supermarket.[17] Following several years of increasing financial performance, New York–based private equity firm Stripes Group purchased a substantial minority stake in Erewhon in 2019.

In August 2022, Erewhon opened their eighth location and first Beverly Hills location in the former Williams-Sonoma space.[18] [19] As of 2023, Erewhon ships nationwide to all 50 states, as well as Australia, Canada and the UK.[20] In September 2023, Erewhon opened a location in Pasadena, the first east of Interstate 5.[21]

In 2024, Erewhon filed an environmental lawsuit to block the construction of a mixed-use development which included 520 apartments (78 of which were subsidized affordable housing), groundfloor retail and restaurants on the lot of a vacant 190-room hotel in Los Angeles.[22]

Locations

In popular culture

Erewhon is alluded to as "Anavrin" in the Netflix original series You. Protagonist Joe Goldberg works at the store.[28]

Season 25 episode 4 of South Park references Erewhon as part of a running joke.[29]

Erewhon is referenced in the Wallice song "Off the Rails."

Erewhon is referenced by guest star Corbin Bleu in the fourth episode of season three of .[30]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our Story Erewhon Market . 2023-09-06 . Erewhon . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20230906011914/https://www.erewhonmarket.com/about/ . 2023-09-06 . live.
  2. Web site: Locations. Erewhon Market. 2023-09-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20230908012621/https://www.erewhonmarket.com/locations/. 2023-09-08. live.
  3. Web site: Erewhon Market Overview. PitchBook. 2023-09-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20230908031747/https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/130656-07. 2023-09-08. live.
  4. Web site: Erewhon Market Careers and Employment. 2023-09-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20230909170107/https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Erewhon-Market. 2023-09-09. live.
  5. Web site: Howley . Kerry . 2023-11-06 . Erewhon’s Secrets . The Cut . en.
  6. Web site: What Is Erewhon? All About the Celebrity-Loved Grocery Store Chain . 2023-08-28 . Peoplemag . en.
  7. Web site: Delouya . Samantha . I compared the prices at Los Angeles's high-end grocery store Erewhon with 2 other popular markets . 2023-08-28 . Business Insider . en-US.
  8. News: Martin . Douglas . 23 July 2001 . Aveline Kushi, 78, Advocate of Macrobiotic Diet for Health . The New York Times . 4 February 2023.
  9. News: Lewin . Tamar . 5 January 2015 . Michio Kushi, Advocate of Natural Foods in the U.S., Dies at 88 . The New York Times . 4 February 2023.
  10. News: Berlinger . Max . 17 February 2021 . How Erewhon Became L.A.’s Hottest Hangout . The New York Times . 4 February 2023.
  11. Web site: 2021-01-13 . 13 Inspiring Business Branding Examples for Strong Brand Positioning . 2023-08-28 . en-us.
  12. https://www.forbes.com/sites/phillempert/2018/04/11/a-walk-through-erewhons-new-store-reminds-you-of-the-beginnings-of-whole-foods/amp/ Erewhon's New Store Calls To Mind Whole Foods' Beginnings
  13. Web site: Howley . Kerry . 2023-11-06 . Erewhon’s Secrets . 2024-05-16 . The Cut . en.
  14. https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-0131-himi-erewhon-20160131-story.html Grocer is on a natural growth path
  15. Web site: Hoberman . Natalie . 2018-04-20 . Tony and Josephine Antoci Betty Warner Brentwood . 2023-08-28 . The Real Deal . en.
  16. Web site: History of Erewhon - Natural Foods Pioneer in the United States (1966-2011) . 4 February 2023 . SoyInfo Center.
  17. https://www.forbes.com/sites/chloesorvino/2019/10/07/erewhon-stripes-group-investment/ Organic Grocer Erewhon Eyes Expansion After Private Equity Deal
  18. News: Erewhon Coming To Beverly Hills To Fill Former Williams-Sonoma Space . 24 June 2021 . What Now Los Angeles.
  19. Web site: Ginsberg . Merle . The Well-Heeled Hungry Converge on New Beverly Drive Erewhon . 1 September 2022 . Los Angeles.
  20. Web site: Erewhon . 2023-05-01 . Erewhon . en.
  21. Web site: 2023-09-14 . Erewhon Market grand opening brings hundreds to historic Pasadena building . 2024-04-18 . Pasadena Star News . en-US.
  22. Web site: 2024-05-13 . Erewhon sues city to stop Sportsmen's Lodge development in Studio City . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  23. https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/erewhon-shopping/ Fear and Loathing at Erewhon, the High-Margin Grocery Store That Might Just Take Over the World Or at least Los Angeles…
  24. News: How Erewhon made luxury groceries a lifestyle . 9 December 2021 . Andrea Chang . . https://web.archive.org/web/20220413225506/https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-12-09/how-erewhon-made-luxury-grocery-store-shopping-a-lifestyle . 13 April 2022 . live.
  25. https://rdcollaborative.com/erewhon-opens-new-location-in-culver-city/ RDC Architecture News (23 March 2023) Erewhon Opens New Location in Culver City
  26. News: Calayag . Keith . Erewhon Pasadena Opens on Sept. 13 . 6 September 2023 . Pasadena Now.
  27. News: Organic Grocer Erewhon Coming to Iconic South Lake Avenue Building . 18 January 2022 . Pasadena Now.
  28. Web site: It Looks Like Anavrin, the Store From 'You' Season 2, Is Totally Based on a Real Grocery Store . Cosmopolitan . 31 December 2019 . 7 February 2021.
  29. Back to the Cold War . South Park . Comedy Central . 2 March 2022 . 25 .
  30. Web site: HSMTMTS Season 3 Episode 4 Disney+ . 2023-01-11 . www.disneyplus.com . en-gb.

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