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| Industry | Retailing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1930 in Los Angeles, California |
| Defunct | 1978 |
Area served | |
| Products | Bakery, dairy, deli, frozen foods, general grocery, meat, produce, seafood, snacks, liquor |
| Parent | Vons (1960–1967) E.F. MacDonald (1967–1972) Fisher Foods (1972–1978) |
Fazio's Shopping Bag—also known asShopping Bag Food Stores—was a supermarket chain located inSouthern California.
Shopping Bag Food Stores began in 1930 as a single grocery store onWilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles. In 1933, they opened their first supermarket, and in 1954 the company went public.[1][2]
In January 1960, Shopping Bag —with 38 stores at that time— andVons —with 28 stores— announced their merger, making it the second largest supermarket chain on the West Coast.[3] The merger was challenged by theFederal Trade Commission, and after two lower court victories for Vons, in 1966 theSupreme Court of the United States reversed the decisions and ordered the divestiture.[4]
In June 1967, Vons completed the sale of Shopping Bag Food Stores toE.F. MacDonald. This company later bought 31A&P supermarkets in Los Angeles, converting them to Shopping Bag. In 1972, MacDonald sold the supermarket chain toFisher Foods, which rebranded the stores asFazio's Shopping Bag. In 1978, all stores were sold toAlbertsons.[1]