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Company Overview of The Vons Companies, Inc.

Company Overview

The Vons Companies, Inc., doing business as Vons Grocery Company, operates grocery stores in Southern California and Nevada. It contains banks, one-hour photo centers, professional pharmacies, dry cleaners, and customer service centers that offer copying and faxing, as well as delis, scratch bakeries, and floral departments within its stores. The Vons Companies, Inc. was formerly known as HMI Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to The Vons Companies, Inc. in July 1987. The company was founded in 1985 and is based in Pleasanton, California. As of April 8, 1997, The Vons Companies, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Safeway Inc.

5918 Stoneridge Mall Road

Pleasanton, CA 94588

United States

Founded in 1985

11,100 Employees

Phone:

925-467-3000

Fax:

925-467-3323

www.vons.com

Key Executives for The Vons Companies, Inc.

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Age: 78
President and Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Age: 57
Director
Age: 62
Executive Vice President
Age: 67
Compensation as of Fiscal Year 2012.

The Vons Companies, Inc. Key Developments

The Vons Companies, Inc. Begins Construction on New Store in Hillcrest/Mission Hills Community

The Vons Companies, Inc. officially began construction on a new store in the Hillcrest/Mission Hills community with a groundbreaking ceremony on June 15, 2011. The new store will provide more than 55,000 square feet of space - nearly three times the size of the former store - and will offer a full array of service departments, including bakery, deli, floral, meat and seafood, as well as expanded produce with organic offerings. The new store was designed to better meet the needs of its customers, and also to be in keeping with the community character of the neighborhoods that it will serve. Construction of the new store is anticipated to take approximately nine months with the store opening to the public in spring 2012.

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