| Type | Subsidiary of the Red Apple Group |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1888 42nd Street & Second Ave. Manhattan |
| Headquarters | New York City |
| Area served | Manhattan Brooklyn Westchester County, New York |
| Key people | Diedrich & Charles Gristede (founders) |
| Products | Supermarket |
| Parent | Red Apple Group |
| Website | gristedes.com |
Gristede's (without the apostrophe in its logo) is a New York City-based chain of small supermarkets. It serves a mostly urban customer base.
The first Gristede's [grih-STEE-deez] was founded by brothers Diedrich (Dick) and Charles Gristede in 1888. At one time the company had stores throughout NYC, as well as in Westchester County and Connecticut.
The brothers sold the company to the Southland Corporation (best known for 7-Eleven) in 1969. In 1986, Southland was acquired by John Catsimatidis' Red Apple Group.
Most Gristede's are in the borough of Manhattan, including Roosevelt Island. There are three elsewhere: Brooklyn, Pelham Manor, and Scarsdale, New York.
At one time, there was a Gristede's in the hamlet of Somers, New York; it was the farthest-north store in the chain. There was also a store in Tenafly New Jersey that closed in the 1980s. It was replaced by a CVS Pharmacy. On Long Island, a Gristede's in Southampton closed in the late 1980s. Port Jefferson had one until the mid-1980s; Locust Valley had one until the new owner in its shopping plaza closed it in 2008.