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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | |
| Founded | Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. (1872, as Jones Brothers Tea Company) (Original), November 9, 2021 (Revival) |
| Founder | Cyrus D. Jones |
| Defunct | July 2, 2013 (Original) |
| Fate | The original company was purchased by C&S Wholesale Grocers in 2001 and downsized. The remainder of the company was purchased by Tops Markets in 2012 and folded into the Tops brand in 2013. After Tops and Price Chopper merged operations, C&S purchased some of the stores the companies had to divest and relaunched Grand Union. |
| Headquarters | Scranton, Pennsylvania (original) 68 Jay Street, Brooklyn, New York (??–1951??) Elmwood Park, New Jersey (1951–1987) Wayne, New Jersey (1987–2001) Clifton Park, New York (2001–2013) Depew, New York (from time of acquisition by Tops) |
Number of locations | 11 (2024) |
| Website | grandunion |
Grand Union Supermarkets, later known as Grand Union Family Markets and often referred to simply as Grand Union,[1] is an American chain of grocery stores that does business in upstate New York and Vermont, and used to do business throughout most of the northeastern United States. It operated stores in other areas of the country, including the midwestern and southeastern states, and internationally in the Caribbean and Canada. The company was founded and headquartered in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and moved to Brooklyn, New York, in the early 20th century. Grand Union moved again to Elmwood Park, New Jersey, and finally to Wayne, New Jersey, before the company was forced into Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2001 and sold to C&S Wholesale Grocers.
After C&S bought Grand Union, it down-scaled most of its operations, keeping only a number of stores in upstate New York and New England open. The chain was sold to Tops Friendly Markets in 2012; in 2013 Tops rebranded the remaining Grand Union stores with the Tops logo and the Grand Union name was discontinued. After Tops and Price Chopper Supermarkets merged in 2021, the combined entity was forced to sell 12 stores to meet regulatory approval, and on November 9, 2021, C&S announced that they were purchasing the 12 stores and would convert them to Grand Union stores, reviving the brand.[2]
- ^ Grand Union Family Markets - Store Locator[permanent dead link]
- ^ "C&S WHOLESALE GROCERS ENTERS INTO A DEFINITIVE PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR 12 TOPS MARKETS STORES". C&S WHOLESALE GROCERS ENTERS INTO A DEFINITIVE PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR 12 TOPS MARKETS STORES. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.