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Luxury supermarket chain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Erewhon Market (/ˈɛrɛhwɒn/ ERR-eh-hwan) 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.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | |
| Founded | 1966[1] |
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Number of locations | 10[2] |
Areas served | Los Angeles County, California |
Key people |
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Number of employees | approx. 216[3][4] |
| Website | erewhonmarket |
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.[17]
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]
Erewhon is alluded to as "Anavrin" in the Netflix original series You. Protagonist Joe Goldberg works at the store.[28]
The South Park episode Back to the Cold War references Erewhon as part of a running joke.[29]
Erewhon is referenced in the Wallice song "Off the Rails."[30]
Erewhon is referenced in the Logic songs "Check Please" [31] and "Clone Wars III."[32]
Erewhon is referenced by guest star Corbin Bleu in the fourth episode of season three of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.[33]
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