Safeway
Safeway headquarters in Pleasanton, California, United States | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| NYSE: SWY | |
| Industry | Retail / grocery |
| Founded | 1915 |
| Founder | M.B. Skaggs |
| Headquarters | Pleasanton, California, U.S. |
Number of locations | 904 |
Area served | Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming |
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| Products | Bakery, dairy, delicatessen, dry cleaning, frozen foods, fuel, grocery, lottery, pharmacy, photographic processing, produce, meats, snack food, liquor, flowers, and Western Union |
| Services | Supermarket |
| Total assets | US$17.2 billion |
Number of employees | Over 250,000 (2015, including Albertsons) |
| Parent | Albertsons (2015–present) |
| Website | safeway |
Safeway, Inc. is an American supermarket chain. The chain provides grocery items, food and general merchandise and a variety of specialty departments, such as bakery, delicatessen, floral and pharmacy, as well as Starbucks coffee shops, and vehicle fuel centers. It is a subsidiary of Albertsons after being acquired by private equity investors led by Cerberus Capital Management in January 2015. Safeway's primary base of operations is in the Western United States, with some stores located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Eastern Seaboard. The subsidiary is headquartered in Pleasanton, California.