Vons to Open New Markets: Vons Cos....

Vons to Open New Markets: Vons Cos. will open as many as 16 new supermarkets in Southern California by the end of next year, Chairman and Chief Executive Roger Stangeland said. He told shareholders at Vons annual meeting in Pasadena that most of the new stores would open in urban areas. Vons is based in El Monte. Stangeland also said the conversion of 143 Safeways to the Vons format should be completed by the end of June.