Thriftimart

Thriftimart was an American chain of supermarkets in Greater Los Angeles until 1984, founded by Roger M. Laverty.

(5) Hollywood/Mid-Wilshire (6) Westside (14) San Fernando Valley (14) South Bay (3) Long Beach (4) Southeast Los Angeles County (2) In 1954, Fitzsimmons acquired the large, 44,000 sq ft (4,100 m2)[6] Big Owl supermarket at Valley Plaza in North Hollywood, which was rebranded Thriftimart.

With the aim of providing the convenience of one-stop shopping, Big Owl also incorporated stores-in-store, which was uncommon at the time, including Van de Kamp's Bakeries, See's Candies, a "soda grill" for quick meals and snacks, a barber, cleaners, watch repair, and sales of china and gift items.

It had 12 checkout lanes with electric cash registers, where shoppers could pay for good from all the departments (a relatively recent innovation in markets at the time), 9 entrances for the public, and its parking lot had space for 750 cars.

Thriftimart stated that it had looked for a buyer, but of the major local chains — Boys, Hughes, Lucky, Ralphs, Safeway, and Vons — none was interested.

[14] In September of that year, Casino gained control of Smart & Final Iris (i.e. the former Thriftimart, Inc.) by acquiring the combined 87% of the company's Class B stock owned by the founder's children Roger Laverty II, Robert Laverty, and Nancy Harris for $75 million.