History
Brand Journey Throught The Years
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1904
Founding of the company
Company founding
lZZY Waldbaum opens a butter and eggs shop in Brooklyn. Between then and 1985, 139 additions stores were opened as part of the Waldbaum empire.
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1938
The company made history
The company made history
When identical twin black brothers, Ernest and George Brown, who started working at one of the only two existing stores at the time as stockboys were promoted to checkout boys.
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1951
First Supermarket
First Supermarket
By 1951, the company had opened its first supermarket in Flushing, Queens and net sales reached $55.2 million by 1960. In 1961, the company went public by selling shares of common stock.
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2015
Company Closing
Company Closing
The company announced that 3 Waldbaum's stores in Carle Place, Riverhead, and Oceanside were set to close.
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2018
Relaunch Waldbaums
Relaunch Waldbaums
Relaunch Waldbaums