Safeway

Safeway Inc., a Fortune 500 company, is North America's second largest supermarket chain after The Kroger Co., with, as of December 2010, 1,694 stores located throughout the western and central United States and western Canada. It also operates some stores in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Eastern Seaboard. The company is headquartered in Pleasanton, California. Supermarket News ranked Safeway No. 4 in the 2011 "Top 75 North American Food Retailers" based on 2010 fiscal year estimated sales of $41 billion. Based on 2009 revenue, Safeway is the 11th largest retailer in the United States.

History
Seelig stores was founded in 1912 by Sam Seelig. He opened the store in Los Angeles, CA. In 1925, the chain was renamed 'Safeway.' Skaggs started in 1915, after Skaggs bought his father's grocery store. The grocery store chain grew rapidly after, with the help of Skaggs' brothers. In 1926, Safeway and Skaggs merged. This made Safeway the largest chain west of the Mississippi River. The chain expanded after the merger. After several years, Safeway expanded internationally, by opening stores in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. For thirty years, things seemed fine. But in the 80s, they sold most of their stores. However, in the late 90s, Safeway purchased several regional stores. They included Randalls, Vons, and Dominick's. Safeway is currently the second-largest grocer. According to the Chicago Sun Times, Sears was planning to buy Safeway.

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 * Carrs Safeway
 * Dominick's
 * Genuardi's
 * Pavilions
 * Randalls
 * Safeway
 * Simon David
 * Tom Thumb
 * Vons