Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY)

5918 Stoneridge Mall Rd.
Pleasanton, CA 94588-3229 (Map)
Phone: 925-467-3000
Fax: 925-467-3323
Toll Free: 877-723-3929
http://www.safeway.com

Overview

For many Americans, "going to Safeway" is synonymous with "going to the grocery store." Safeway is one of North America's largest food retailers, with some 1,695 stores located mostly in the western, Midwestern, and mid-Atlantic regions of the US, as well as western Canada. It also operates regional supermarket companies, including The Vons Companies (primarily in Southern California), Dominick's Finer Foods (Chicago), Carr-Gottstein Foods (Alaska's largest retailer), Genuardi's Family Markets (eastern US), and Randall's Food Markets (Texas). Safeway owns grocery e-retailer GroceryWorks.com. Outside the US, Safeway owns 49% of Casa Ley, which operates about 170 food and variety stores in western Mexico.

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Key financials for Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY)

Company Type Public (NYSE: SWY)
Fiscal Year-End December
2010 Sales (mil.) £26,534.7
1-Year Sales Growth 0.5%
2010 Net Income (mil.) £381.2
2010 Employees 180,000
1-Year Employee Growth (3.2%)
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Key people and executives for Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY)

Chairman, President, and CEO Steven A. (Steve) Burd
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EVP and CFO Robert L. Edwards
SVP and CIO David T. Ching
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