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Jan 13, 2005 · From a Times Staff Writer. Bernard Gelson, who pioneered upscale grocery shopping in Southern California as the co-founder of Gelson’s Markets, has died. He was 84. Gelson, who had been in ...
Jan 11, 2005 · Gelson, Bernard M. January 29, 1920 - January 10, 2005 On January 10, 2005, Bernie Gelson joined his brother, Gene, to open up a first-class supermarket in Heaven. The aisles will be filled with
The Gelson brothers sold their market in the late 1960s, but Bernard Gelson ran the company as president and c.e.o. for the next 20 years. He retired in 1988. Gelson was born on Jan. 29, 1920, in Sioux City, Iowa. His family moved in 1937 to Monterey Park, where his father owned a small grocery store.
Jan 10, 2005 · Co-founder in 1951 (with his brother Gene) of the Gelson's supermarket chain in Southern California.∼Co-Founder of the Gelsons Supermarket chain with his brother, the late Eugene Gelson in 1951. It started as a single upscale supermarket in Burbank, California. It was an immediate success and led to two additional...
Nov 10, 2022 · Come the early '50s, Bernard and Eugene opened their own market, named Gelson's, located in Burbank. Starting then and throughout the '60s, Gelson's was considered a quality, premier food market. So, by the time the '70s rolled around, the brothers were able to turn Gelson's into a chain and sell off their upscale creation.
Jan 17, 2005 · Bernard M. GelsonFuneral services were held here last week for Bernard M. Gelson, co-founder of Gelson's Markets, who died at age 84. He had been in failing health for several years and died ...
The first Gelson's supermarket was opened in July 1951 by Bernard and Eugene Gelson. The second store opened in 1960 in Encino and the third store opened in 1965 in North Hollywood. In 1966, Arden Group acquired Gelson's. In February 2014, Arden Group sold Gelson's to TPG Capital for $394 million.
