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Safeway Weekly Ad Jul 14 – Jul 20, 2021

Safeway Weekly Ad Jul 14 – Jul 20, 2021 Safeway last updated on 30 april 2025. i took the photo you see above in lodi, california sometime in 1994. i didn’t know it at the time, but taking that picture was the genesis of this site. This section consists of a narrative history of safeway. it is currently being rewritten and new pages are being added as they are completed. there is also the original (and somewhat incomplete and inaccurate) version of the history from the early years of this site. it will be removed when the new pages are complete. photos and other material will also be added, so as long as this notice.

Safeway Weekly Ad Sep 7 - 13, 2022 | WeeklyAds2

Safeway Weekly Ad Sep 7 - 13, 2022 | WeeklyAds2 Safeway crossed the $2 billion national sales mark in 1957, with 1958 stores in operation. robert magowan succeeded ling warren as safeway’s president in 1955, much to the relief of many store managers who believed that 20 years was enough and that warren’s ideas were wearing thin. Safeway entered the new york city area in 1941 with the purchase of the daniel reeves chain. at the time, daniel reeves had 498 locations, 215 of which were in the city. this acquisition gave safeway more nyc locations than even a&p had at the time. the reeves stores were almost exclusively small neighborhood service type locations, while a&p had already begin supermarket conversions by this. In 1940, safeway’s 2671 stores were still primarily located west of the mississippi river, with only one major eastern outpost in the washington dc/northern virginia area. in january, 1941, the dc stores, most of which had operated under the sanitary and piggly wiggly banners, adopted the safeway nameplate, ending the last of safeway’s multiple brands following the mergers of the 1930s. Safeway was perhaps somewhat conservative in the move to supermarkets; a&p closed or consolidated more than half its 15000 stores during the 1930s, while safeway’s store count dropped by only about a quarter. the first safeway supermarket units were also somewhat smaller than those of some competitors.

Safeway Weekly Ad July 10 – July 16, 2024

Safeway Weekly Ad July 10 – July 16, 2024 In 1940, safeway’s 2671 stores were still primarily located west of the mississippi river, with only one major eastern outpost in the washington dc/northern virginia area. in january, 1941, the dc stores, most of which had operated under the sanitary and piggly wiggly banners, adopted the safeway nameplate, ending the last of safeway’s multiple brands following the mergers of the 1930s. Safeway was perhaps somewhat conservative in the move to supermarkets; a&p closed or consolidated more than half its 15000 stores during the 1930s, while safeway’s store count dropped by only about a quarter. the first safeway supermarket units were also somewhat smaller than those of some competitors. Kansas city is fascinating in that it was served for decades by all of the “big three” (a&p, kroger, and safeway) and in that all three chains pulled out in about a ten year period starting in the late 1970s. after this, kc was left with one local chain on the way down (milgram) and a collection of independents, franchises, and co ops. except for the presence of limited assortment chains. Safeway and piggly wiggly seem to have operated side by side in many districts with no distinction between the two names; the organizational structure seems to have been based on a “critical mass” of each brand. Safeway stores divisions from 1932 as noted in uno animo, the company’s employee magazine. Safeway continued to be sacramento’s dominant chain throughout the 1970s, but with some significant changes among its locations. while the branches on j street and franklin boulevard had been open for more than thirty years, both were now doing business in new and modern buildings, and both closed late in the decade.

Safeway Weekly Ad Oct 14 – Oct 20, 2020

Safeway Weekly Ad Oct 14 – Oct 20, 2020 Kansas city is fascinating in that it was served for decades by all of the “big three” (a&p, kroger, and safeway) and in that all three chains pulled out in about a ten year period starting in the late 1970s. after this, kc was left with one local chain on the way down (milgram) and a collection of independents, franchises, and co ops. except for the presence of limited assortment chains. Safeway and piggly wiggly seem to have operated side by side in many districts with no distinction between the two names; the organizational structure seems to have been based on a “critical mass” of each brand. Safeway stores divisions from 1932 as noted in uno animo, the company’s employee magazine. Safeway continued to be sacramento’s dominant chain throughout the 1970s, but with some significant changes among its locations. while the branches on j street and franklin boulevard had been open for more than thirty years, both were now doing business in new and modern buildings, and both closed late in the decade.

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