Is Vons and Safeway the same?
In 1988, Safeway sold all of its stores in southern California and southern Nevada to Vons in exchange for an ownership stake. On April 8, 1997, Safeway acquired Vons for stock and Vons became a subsidiary of Safeway.
In this regard, Why is Safeway called Safeway?
The point of the name was that the grocery operated on a cash-and-carry basis – it did not offer credit, as grocers traditionally had done.