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36-851: John Sparkenbach ( VP of Operations) Ralphs is an American supermarket chain in Southern California . The largest subsidiary of Cincinnati -based Kroger , it is the oldest such chain west of the Mississippi River . Kroger also operates stores under the Food 4 Less and Foods Co. names in California . Ralphs Grocery Company was founded in 1873 in Los Angeles by George Albert Ralphs and his brother, Walter Benjamin Ralphs. Ralphs teamed with S. A. Francis in 1873 to open

72-470: A Folgers Coffee can. In the movie Messiah of Evil , one of the main characters, Laura, follows a mysterious figure into a deserted Ralphs supermarket, where she is chased, attacked, and eaten by zombies. In The Powerpuff Girls , there is a grocery store called "Malph's". A parody of Ralphs packaging was used as the cover for the 1986 album Album by Public Image Ltd . Ralphs supermarket line of generic brand products were featured prominently in

108-539: A Ralphs supermarket. Later in the film, The Dude is searched by the Malibu Chief of Police, who, upon finding his Ralphs Card, asks "Is this your only form of ID?" In a mortuary , the character Walter Sobchak complains about the high price of an urn to house the ashes of a friend. After asking the funeral director, "Is there a Ralphs around here?", the scene cuts to Walter overlooking the Pacific Ocean holding

144-414: A company, these individuals are sometimes differentiated with titles denoting higher positions such as executive vice president or senior vice president, with the remaining management team holding the title vice president. The title of assistant vice president or associate vice president is used in large organizations below vice president and there can be a very convoluted list of other types of VPs as seen in

180-564: A group of owners, led by Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, after filing for bankruptcy two years earlier in 1990. In 1994, Ralphs was acquired by the Yucaipa Companies for $ 1.5 billion. Yucaipa owned ABC Markets, Alpha Beta , Boys Markets , and Cala Foods . Soon, all ABC Markets, Alpha Betas, and Boys Markets were rebranded as Ralphs. At the same time, Food 4 Less was merged with Ralphs. In 1997, Yucaipa sold Ralphs to Portland, Oregon based Fred Meyer , owner of several chains in

216-475: A pay telephone to call a friend from his past, across the street from the pay phone is a Ralphs store. Later when trying to tell someone where his friend from the past lived Gibson's character says "There's a place called Ralphs there now." Ralphs generic products were featured in the Suicidal Tendencies music video for ”Institutionalized” . Vice president#In business In government ,

252-521: A vice president is a person whose primary responsibility is to act in place of the president on the event of the president's death, resignation or incapacity. Vice presidents are either elected jointly with the president as their running mate , or more rarely, appointed independently after the president's election. Most governments with vice presidents have one person in this role at any time, although in some countries there are two or more vice presidents–an extreme case being Iran's 12 vice presidents . If

288-495: Is the case in India and Namibia , but the presence of both offices concurrently is rare. In business , "vice president" refers to hierarchical position that ranges from extremely senior positions directly reporting to C-level executives (in non-financial companies), to junior non-management positions with four to 10 years of experience (in financial companies). In non-financial businesses, vice presidents often report directly to

324-700: Is "Fresh for Everyone," also used by all other Kroger grocery store brands. Ralphs is the current market share leader in Southern California. Ralphs Grocery Company has contracts with the United Food and Commercial Workers , the largest grocery union in the United States. In late 2003 and early 2004, Ralphs locked out its workers who were members of the UFCW in sympathy with competitor Vons (owned by Safeway Inc. ) in Southern California, after

360-441: Is destroying universities. "Corporate vice president" is an older term that usually denotes a vice president that is named as a corporate officer by the board of directors. Not all vice presidents in a company in the modern business environment are named as an official corporate officer. Depending on the specific organization, the following may be an example of the hierarchy of the vice presidents. The following list explains where

396-802: The Central Coast region, and one store each in Bakersfield and Laguna Beach . The stores were divested as a result of the Albertsons and American Stores merger and marked the chain's reentry into Northern California after a short-lived expansion in the 1970s. In 2005, Ralphs exited the Bakersfield market, closing 3 stores. Ralphs operated in Northern California until January 2006, when they announced that all but one Ralphs in northern California would close. In August 2006,

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432-791: The National Register of Historic Places . In the 1980s, it created a chain of hybrid supermarket/warehouse stores called The Giant , which failed, but the concept returned with the company's merger with the Food 4 Less discount chain. In 1968, Ralphs was acquired by Federated Department Stores , based in Cincinnati. In 1988, Canada-based Campeau Corporation launched a $ 4.2 billion hostile takeover of Federated, Ralphs's parent. Ralphs would then be put up for sale, with American Stores (owner of rival chain Lucky ) making an offer. In 1992, Federated, now known as Macy's, Inc., sold Ralphs to

468-587: The Ralphs & Francis store at 5th and Hill – an area which would become the Historic Core of the city in the early 20th century, but was then a mostly residential area with many single-family houses. In 1875, Ralphs’s brother Walter bought out Francis’s share, and the business became the Ralphs Bros. Grocers, specializing in produce. The business boomed. In 1876 they constructed a two-story building at

504-493: The South Park neighborhood of downtown Los Angeles . This was the first full-run supermarket downtown in 50 years. In 1950, Ralphs closed a store at 7th Street and Figueroa Street . In 2023, Ralphs President Tom Schwilke announced plans to open a new Ralphs store within the next two years, the first new store opening in over 10 years. Today, Ralphs competes with Albertsons (including Vons ) and Stater Bros. Its slogan

540-473: The Vice President of the United States , for example, often attends funerals of world leaders on behalf of the president . A vice president, in some cases, may also be appointed by the president as the head of a ministry in the cabinet or to lead certain executive initiatives designated by the president. In parliamentary or semi-presidential systems, a vice president may coexist with a prime minister, as

576-424: The president or CEO of the company and are members of the executive management team. Some corporations that use this term may have individuals with the title of vice president responsible for specific business divisions (e.g., vice president for legal, vice president for sales and marketing, vice president for finance, and vice president for human resources). When there are typically several vice presidents in

612-485: The 1984 film Repo Man ; almost all products featured were donated by the supermarket. Ralphs was the primary sponsor for the #11 car of Brett Bodine in the 2000–2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series seasons. A package of Ralphs green beans can be seen in a refrigerator in the closing moments of Season 5 Episode 11 of The Practice . This was a likely error by the prop department, since the show takes place in Boston. In

648-665: The UFCW had declared a strike against Vons. The issues in contract negotiations included healthcare benefits and wage structure, which the supermarkets contended were necessary to reduce costs and remain competitive in the face of the rise of discount chains like Walmart . In March 2004, the strike ended with a settlement regarded as a victory for the grocery chains—new hires would be on a much lower pay scale than existing workers and receive less generous health benefits. On October 16, 2006, Ralphs agreed to pay $ 70 million to settle felony charges that it illegally rehired locked out employees using false names and Social Security numbers during

684-612: The US to use checkout scanners. The chain would eventually extend as far south as Santa Clara County and as far north as Marin County . The Cala Foods chain was purchased by the Yucaipa Companies in 1988. In 1994, Cala became a division of the Ralphs Grocery Company when Ralphs merged with Yucaipa. In August 2006, Ralphs reached an agreement to sell 11 of 13 Cala and Bell stores back to Harley DeLano, previous manager of

720-459: The VP sits in an organization: This comparison is not strictly correct, as director is a legal term, meaning someone registered with the relevant country's company registrar (or simply named in the legal documents, for countries not having company registration) as having managerial control of the company, and having legal responsibility for its operation, whilst a vice president does not. In either case

756-508: The bylaws of a club specifically provide of the officer title of president-elect , that officer would assume the powers and duties of the president upon vacancy of that office only if specified in the bylaws. Cala Foods Cala Foods was a supermarket chain operating in San Francisco, California . Cala Foods was the sister chain to Bell Markets . The last Cala Foods store closed its doors on December 1, 2011. Cala Foods

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792-479: The chain. While DeLano retains the right to use the Cala and Bell store names, Kroger retains ownership of the names themselves. In January 2007, DeLano Retail Partners took control of all but one Cala Foods stores and immediately rebranded the stores to DeLano's IGA . In late 2010, it was announced that Delano's was struggling financially and that the majority of DeLano's IGA locations would be closing. The store at

828-531: The event of the president's death, resignation or incapacity. A few vice presidents in the Americas also hold the position of president of the senate ; this is the case, for example, in Argentina, the United States, and Uruguay. The vice president sometimes assumes some of the ceremonial duties of the president, such as attending diplomatic functions and events that the actual president may be too busy to attend;

864-404: The first vice president can be interchangeable with executive vice president and the remaining vice presidents are ranked in order of their seniority. Sometimes a vice president is also called presidium member , especially when there are more than person holding the post. The primary responsibility of the vice president of a club or organization is to be prepared to assume the powers and duties of

900-457: The members of the organization. When multiple vice presidents are elected, the positions are usually numbered to prevent confusion as to who may preside or succeed to the office of president upon vacancy of that office (for example: first vice president, second vice president, and so on). In some cases vice presidents are given titles due to their specific responsibilities, for example: vice president of operations, finance, etc. In some associations

936-502: The next section. As many of these VPs have minimal employees reporting to them, their necessity has been questioned, with for example Inc. magazine arguing to flatten the corporate hierarchy. Similarly, as universities have adopted a corporate structure there is concern over administrative bloat and over-paying VPs. Benjamin Ginsberg, a political scientist and professor, has claimed the proliferation of VPs and other administrators

972-424: The office of the president in the case of a vacancy in that office. If the office of president becomes vacant, the vice president (or in clubs with multiple vice presidents, the VP that occupies the highest-ranking office), will assume the office of president, with the lower vice presidents to fill in the remaining vice presidencies, leaving the lowest vice presidency to be filled by either election or appointment. If

1008-544: The one remaining Ralphs in northern California, in Grass Valley , was given a 60-day notice of closure, ending Ralphs' presence in northern California for the second time. Also, in August 2006, Ralphs finalized plans to sell eleven (of thirteen remaining) Cala-Bell Stores to Harley DeLano, who previously ran the chain. On July 20, 2007, Ralphs opened a new 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m) store on 9th and Hope Street in

1044-426: The podcast radio drama Welcome to Night Vale , the chain is occasionally mentioned in the context of a "hole in the vacant lot out back of the Ralphs." This is in spite of a lack of confirmation or evidence that the town of Night Vale is located in Southern California. In the 1992 film Forever Young , when Mel Gibson 's character wakes up in 1992 to discover he has been cryogenically frozen since 1939, he goes to

1080-400: The president is not present, dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to fulfill their duties, the vice president will generally serve as president. In many presidential systems , vice presidents may not wield much day-to-day political power, but are still considered important members of the cabinet , while other vice presidents might not have any purpose beyond acting in place of the president on

1116-489: The responsibilities may be overall to the company, a region (US, EMEA, CEE...), business unit or function such as sales, marketing, IT etc. In financial companies, a "vice president" is usually a seniority rank that denotes higher responsibility, though such may not be leadership. The title does not denote a leadership position within the company, but often a role relatively junior to the executive board. Financial services companies have multiple vice presidents, possibly because

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1152-481: The southwest corner of Sixth and Spring. In the 20th century, Ralphs became a grocery pioneer, offering self-service markets with checkout stands in distributed locations. The company employed notable architects in designing its stores, and the former Ralphs Grocery Store building built in 1929 in Westwood Village has been photographed by Ansel Adams , declared a Historic Cultural Monument, and listed on

1188-519: The strike. Eligible UFCW members received $ 50 million of the settlement and the remainder was paid in fines to the federal government. The photorealist painter Robert Cottingham depicted a Ralphs supermarket in his 1968 painting "Ralph's II", which has been displayed by the Milwaukee Art Museum . The Coen Brothers ' 1998 film The Big Lebowski opens with its main character, The Dude, played by Jeff Bridges , walking through

1224-444: The title is a form of delayering when an employee can not be moved higher in the organization but still deserves recognition. In most cases, the title merely implies that someone is in a medium-seniority individual contributor role. Larger financial institutions have thousands of employees with the title "vice president". In other organizations ( e.g. , trade unions , societies, clubs) one or multiple vice presidents are elected by

1260-569: The west. Soon, Ralphs Marketplace stores started opening in suburban areas; these stores are based on the Fred Meyer model but without apparel. At the same time, they also acquired the 57-store Hughes Family Markets chain. In October 1998, the parent company, Fred Meyer, merged with Kroger of Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1999, Ralphs purchased about 30 Albertsons and Lucky stores , mostly in Northern California , as well as stores in

1296-522: Was established in 1947 by the seven brothers of the Cala family. Cala Foods acquired the QFI supermarket chain in 1973. The company merged with Bell Markets in the mid-1970s. Bell Markets was founded in the 1940s when Dominick Bell and his two brothers opened a supermarket in San Francisco. Cala Foods was the first supermarket chain in San Francisco to stay open 24 hours per day, and one of the first in

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