Founding and expansion D'Agostino Supermarkets

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the opening of d agostino brothers on 20th street (1950). every store opened family first blessed catholic priest. left right: patsy d agostino, city official, priest, nick d agostino sr.



d agostino s in landmarked building @ love lane , henry street, brooklyn (1980).


the founders of d agostino supermarkets, brothers pasquale , nicholas d agostino sr., emigrated mountain village of bugnara, italy, arriving separately in new york city teenagers in 1920s. due poverty, skipped high school , instead furthered education assisting merchants including father s fruit-and-vegetable pushcart business.


in 1932, brothers bought small shop on manhattan s upper east side, prosperous neighborhood afford quality groceries during great depression. in 1939, store moved larger quarters nearby; brothers named yorkville food shoppe , added meat department. in key innovation, gave people opportunity shop meat, produce, dairy , baked goods in single store, helping pioneer , popularize idea of supermarket . d agostino s flourished in post-wwii economic boom , opened large store in 1950, on 20th street alongside stuyvesant town – peter cooper village.


pasquale died in 1960 , nicholas bought out share of business, serve ceo, chairman , president, , resolve family succession issue. @ time, there 8 d agostino stores on manhattan s east side. reputation quality meats, d agostino s ran popular ads in 1960s teased, please don t kiss butcher. nicholas d agostino relinquished daily management sons, stephen , nicholas jr., in 1964. nicholas sr. continuing chairman, stephen became president , ceo in 1972, , nicholas jr. succeeded him in 1982.


during 1970s, d agostino s expanded manhattan s west side, , promoted chain sturdy plastic d ag bags fashionable enough bring further cachet. store s singing commercials, created jo foxworth, tag line, please, mr. d agostino, move closer me, aired routinely on radio , television during period. @ peak in 1990s, after 2 generations of steady expansion, chain operated @ 26 locations in new york city , adjacent westchester county, annual sales exceeding $200 million.








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