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Erewhon (/ˈɛr.ɛ.hwɒn/, ERR-eh-hwon) is an American upscale grocery chain with 13 locations, all in the Greater Los Angeles area.[5][3][6]

History

Erewhon was founded in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1966 by Michio and Aveline Kushi.[1][7][8][9] The name "Erewhon" is derived from the 1872 satirical novel Erewhon by Samuel Butler.[5] 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 unhealthy.

The Erewhon Organic brand was originally a health foods producer with a single store in Boston. The Kushis moved to Los Angeles and opened Erewhon's oldest operating location, in the Fairfax District, in 1969. In 1979, the brand was purchased from bankruptcy by employee Tom DeSilva.[10] In 2011, Tony and Josephine Antoci purchased the Fairfax District store from the widow of Tom DeSilva.[11][12][13] The Antocis created and developed the brand into an upscale supermarket.[14] The brand has been compared to the early years of Whole Foods Market.[15]

Following several years of increasing financial performance, New York–based private equity firm Stripes Group purchased a substantial minority stake in Erewhon in 2019.[14] In June 2021, Erewhon became a certified B Corporation.[16]

As of 2023, Erewhon ships nationwide to all 50 states, and also ships to Australia, Canada, and the UK.[17]

In 2024, Erewhon filed an environmental lawsuit to block the construction of a mixed-use development which would include 520 apartments (78 of which were subsidized affordable housing), ground floor retail and restaurants on the lot of the vacant Sportsmen's Lodge hotel near its Studio City location.[18]

Locations

Upcoming locations

A location in Thousand Oaks is scheduled to open in 2026.[28] In 2025, Erewhon announced it would be opening a tonic bar in the Kith Ivy club in New York City.[29][30]

See also

References

  1. 12"Our Story | Erewhon Market". Erewhon. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  2. 12345678"Locations". Erewhon Market. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  3. 12"What Is Erewhon? All About the Celebrity-Loved Grocery Store Chain". Peoplemag. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  4. ↑"'Erewhon 2.0' is coming with three new locations opening in 2025". Los Angeles Times. January 22, 2025.
  5. 12Howley, Kerry (November 6, 2023). "Erewhon's Secrets". The Cut.
  6. ↑Delouya, Samantha. "I compared the prices at Los Angeles's high-end grocery store Erewhon with 2 other popular markets". Business Insider. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  7. ↑Martin, Douglas (July 23, 2001). "Aveline Kushi, 78, Advocate of Macrobiotic Diet for Health". The New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  8. ↑Lewin, Tamar (January 5, 2015). "Michio Kushi, Advocate of Natural Foods in the U.S., Dies at 88". The New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  9. ↑Berlinger, Max (February 17, 2021). "How Erewhon Became L.A.'s Hottest Hangout". The New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  10. ↑Howley, Kerry (November 6, 2023). "Erewhon's Secrets". The Cut. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  11. ↑Grocer is on a natural growth pathLos Angeles Times, Ronald D. White, January 31, 2016
  12. ↑Hoberman, Natalie (April 20, 2018). "Tony and Josephine Antoci | Betty Warner | Brentwood". The Real Deal. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  13. ↑"History of Erewhon – Natural Foods Pioneer in the United States (1966–2011)". SoyInfo Center. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  14. 12Organic Grocer Erewhon Eyes Expansion After Private Equity Deal Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, October 7, 2019
  15. ↑Erewhon's New Store Calls To Mind Whole Foods' BeginningsForbes, Phil Lempert, April 11, 2018
  16. ↑"Erewhon - Certified B Corporation - B Lab Global".
  17. ↑"Erewhon". Erewhon. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  18. ↑"Erewhon sues city to stop Sportsmen's Lodge development in Studio City". Los Angeles Times. May 13, 2024.
  19. ↑ Miedo y asco en Erewhon, el supermercado de alto margen que podría conquistar el mundo. O al menos Los Ángeles… Los Ángeles , Steven Blum, 19 de agosto de 2019
  20. ↑ Ginsberg, Merle (1 de septiembre de 2022). "Los ricos y hambrientos convergen en el nuevo barrio de Beverly Drive" . Los Ángeles .
  21. ↑ Andrea Chang (9 de diciembre de 2021). «Cómo Erewhon convirtió los productos de lujo en un estilo de vida» . Los Angeles Times . Archivado del original el 13 de abril de 2022.
  22. ↑ Noticias de RDC Architecture (23 de marzo de 2023) Erewhon abre una nueva sucursal en Culver City
  23. ↑ Calayag, Keith (6 de septiembre de 2023). "Erewhon Pasadena abre sus puertas el 13 de septiembre" . Pasadena Now.
  24. ↑ "La tienda de comestibles orgánicos Erewhon abrirá sus puertas en el emblemático edificio de South Lake Avenue" . Pasadena Now . Consultado el 18 de enero de 2022 .
  25. ↑ "Erewhon abre nueva tienda en Manhattan Beach" . Manhattan Beach, CA Patch . 1 de julio de 2025. Consultado el 3 de julio de 2025 .
  26. ↑ Garske • •, Monica (25 de febrero de 2026). "Erewhon abre una nueva sucursal en West Hollywood" . NBC Los Ángeles . Consultado el 26 de abril de 2026 .
  27. ↑ "Erewhon abre una nueva sucursal en el sur de California" . Los Angeles Times . 20 de mayo de 2026. Consultado el 20 de mayo de 2026 .
  28. ↑ "«Erewhon 2.0» llegará con tres nuevas ubicaciones que abrirán en 2025. Los Angeles Times . 22 de enero de 2025. Consultado el 7 de marzo de 2025 .
  29. ↑ Chaudhury, Nadia (3 de septiembre de 2025). "No se preocupe: puede pedir sus batidos Erewhon para llevar en Nueva York" . Eater NY . Consultado el 7 de septiembre de 2025 .
  30. ↑ Odell, Kat (2 de septiembre de 2025). "Erewhon llega a Nueva York con un bar de tónicas dentro de un club de pádel en West Village" . Bloomberg .
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