Smart & Final Extra! #923 San Pedro, CA
Over the last two decades, this store has underwent many names, starting as a Lucky in 1966, eventually becoming Albertsons in 1999, being divested to Haggen in 2015, and then being dumped to Smart & Final after their short fiasco.
For a majority of its life, this store was a Lucky supermarket, built by them, and generally remained unchanged with the exception of maybe some smaller remodels/refreshes until after it was acquired by Albertsons.
Albertsons performed a heavy remodel after the acquired it in 1999, and it was one of the few Albertsons to remodel to their upscale decor at the time. All Albertsons that have received this decor at this point have closed or were sold off since, but this Smart & Final still leaves traces of it. Part of the remodel included the wood beams and re-doing of the ceilings in the front and sides of the store, while the center store held onto its original Lucky ceiling with Lucky lighting.
This store was divested in 2015 to Haggen, since Albertsons chose to keep the nearby Vons instead. It was the second San Pedro Albertsons divested, with the other one eventually ending back up in Albertsons hands. This one, however, was one of the several bought by Smart & Final.
While Smart & Final has left many remnants of the Albertsons that once was held in this building, a lot has changed to where not much remains. All of the service departments were either walled over or covered with additional refrigerators/shelving to block them off. In early 2024, Smart & Final also renovated the exterior facade of the store, but the interior still remains the same as when they took it over.
Smart & Final Extra! #923 San Pedro, CA
Over the last two decades, this store has underwent many names, starting as a Lucky in 1966, eventually becoming Albertsons in 1999, being divested to Haggen in 2015, and then being dumped to Smart & Final after their short fiasco.
For a majority of its life, this store was a Lucky supermarket, built by them, and generally remained unchanged with the exception of maybe some smaller remodels/refreshes until after it was acquired by Albertsons.
Albertsons performed a heavy remodel after the acquired it in 1999, and it was one of the few Albertsons to remodel to their upscale decor at the time. All Albertsons that have received this decor at this point have closed or were sold off since, but this Smart & Final still leaves traces of it. Part of the remodel included the wood beams and re-doing of the ceilings in the front and sides of the store, while the center store held onto its original Lucky ceiling with Lucky lighting.
This store was divested in 2015 to Haggen, since Albertsons chose to keep the nearby Vons instead. It was the second San Pedro Albertsons divested, with the other one eventually ending back up in Albertsons hands. This one, however, was one of the several bought by Smart & Final.
While Smart & Final has left many remnants of the Albertsons that once was held in this building, a lot has changed to where not much remains. All of the service departments were either walled over or covered with additional refrigerators/shelving to block them off. In early 2024, Smart & Final also renovated the exterior facade of the store, but the interior still remains the same as when they took it over.