The Pavilion
Pavilion in the mid 1980’s a new attitude towards food and shopping was stirring in the U.S., beginning as these trends often do, in California. Families were paying more attention to what they were eating, to freshness and nutrition, looking for more diverse shopping choices. One of the earliest responses to these new customers occurred in October 1985. It was the opening of the first Pavilions in Garden Grove, California. Pavilions was not just a reinvention of shopping. It was a reinvention of how supermarkets operate. Pavilions brings its customers the new, the unusual, the best of everything- the richest peach salsa from a Texas family recipe, a gold medal beer from San Diego, heavenly sweet berries from Oregon. It was an idea whose time had come pavilion
Shoppers welcomed it enthusiastically and 34 Pavilion sites now operate in Southern California. with the opening of the first Pavilions in Garden Grove, California. Pavilions was not just a reinvention of shopping, it was a reinvention of how supermarkets operate: It was an idea whose time hadcome, and shoppers welcomed it enthusiastically.
Today, Pavilions operates as a banner of Albertsons Companies, one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States. With both a strong local presence and national scale, the company operates stores across 35 states and the District of Columbia under 20 well-known banners. Albertsons Companies is committed to helping people across the country live better lives by making a meaningful difference, neighborhood by neighborhood. In 2017 alone, along with the Albertsons Companies Foundation, the company gave nearly $300 million in food and financial support. These efforts helped millions of people in the areas of hunger relief, education, cancer research and treatment, programs for people with disabilities and veterans outreach.
Locally great and nationally strong, Albertsons Companies is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States. Albertsons Cos. operates stores across 34 states and the District of Columbia under 20 well-known banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen and Carrs, as well as meal kit company Plated based in New York City. Albertsons Cos. is committed to helping people across the country live better lives by making a meaningful difference, neighborhood by neighborhood. In 2018 alone, along with the Albertsons Companies Foundation, the Company gave over $262 million in food and financial support. These efforts helped millions of people in the areas of hunger relief, education, cancer research and treatment, programs for people with disabilities and veterans outreach.