UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D. C. 20549
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                          FORM 10-Q/A No. 1

     (Mark one)
/X/  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)  
     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

     For the quarterly period ended June 19, 1994

                            OR

/ /  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

     For the transition period from         to 
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                   Commission File Number 1-8452

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                      THE VONS COMPANIES, INC.
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             Michigan                             38-1623900
 (State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)              Identification No.)

          618 Michillinda Avenue, Arcadia, California 91007
        (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

                           (818) 821-7000
        (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                           Not Applicable
        (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                   if changed since last report)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  X    No
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Shares of common stock outstanding at July 22, 1994 - 43,379,041.


                   PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION


Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

               On May 11, 1994, the Company held its Annual Meeting of
          Shareholders in Arcadia, California.  At that meeting, the
          shareholders elected all three directors nominated by the Board of
          Directors.  The number of votes cast for, against or withheld for
          each elected director were as follows:




                                                     Number of Votes Cast
                                                   ________________________
                                                      For          Withheld
                                                   __________      ________
                                                                   
          Steven A. Burd                           38,876,711       199,576
          Fritz L. Duda                            38,886,777       189,510
          Roger E. Stangeland                      38,869,184       207,103



               The other directors whose term of office as a director
          continued after the meeting are as follows:

          William S. Davila
          James H. Greene, Jr.
          Robert I. MacDonnell
          Peter A. Magowan
          Charles E. Rickershauser, Jr.
          Elizabeth A. Sanders*
          William Y. Tauscher

          *  Ms. Sanders subsequently resigned effective July 12, 1994.

               There was no other business brought to the meeting.
















                                  SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                THE VONS COMPANIES, INC.


Date:  September 2, 1994        /s/  Pamela K. Knous
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                                     Pamela K. Knous
                                     Senior Vice President and
                                     Chief Financial Officer