The supermarket chain DeCicco & Sons will be moving into space vacated by the unrelated grocery business DeCicco Family Markets in downtown Scarsdale, according to Scarsdale Mayor Justin K. Arest.
DeCicco Family Markets was located at 58 E. Parkway, which is across from the Metro-North train station. The store closed Nov. 15. DeCicco Family Markets currently operates stores in Katonah, New City and Jefferson Valley.
In a message posted on Facebook, DeCicco Family Markets said it “would like to express appreciation to the community of Scarsdale for over 30 years of patronage. It is with heavy heart that we had to make the difficult decision to close the village supermarket. The costs to operate here have outpaced the ability to make this format work any longer.”
Arest said that DeCicco & Sons entered into a contract with DeCicco Family Markets to take over the 58 E. Parkway location and that the deal was expected to close by the end of the year.
“We believe there will be substantial improvements to the space early net year,” Arest said. “The village has been in regular contact with Scarsdale Improvement Corp. as we understand the importance of this market to many in our community including our senior population.”
Arest said that the village expressed concerns for employees of DeCicco Family Markets who had worked at the Scarsdale store and were put out of work due to the closing and was advised that the employees were to be offered employment at other DeCicco Family Markets locations as well as at the new supermarket.
“We thank DeCicco Family Markets for its many years of service to Scarsdale and are excited to welcome DeCicco & Sons to the village center,” Arest said.
DeCicco & Sons currently operates stores in Ardsley, Armonk, Bedford, Brewster, Eastchester, Harrison, Larchmont, Millwood, Pelham and Somers. It is building a new supermarket in Sleepy Hollow at the Edge-on-Hudson development.
