ok it's kida a funny Name for a super market.
there a mid western chain theres none around here i been to one out in colrodo back in 1997
Safeway stores in PA/NJ/DE are known as "Genuardi's". Safeway bought 40 or so stores (all have been newly built or heavily remodeled) from the Genuardi family in 2001...and completely turned the chain to $h1t. They raised the prices of everything, (Genuardi's prices were high to begin with...safeway made them worse) They also did this with another chain they bought in the mid-west.
As a side note, there are many Safeway branded stores in the Wash, D.C. Area.
I didn't know they owned Tom Thumb and Pick n Save!
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
ok it's kida a funny Name for a super market.
there a mid western chain theres none around here i been to one out in colrodo back in 1997
yeah it is a funny name never knew why it became to be named "safeway"
Inside a 1960's Safeway...
Inside a 1980's Safeway...
Outside 1980's Safeway
Inside 1980's Safeway, meat department
1980 Safeway TV ad...
safeway is the 2nd largest chain of grocery stores by my house. The first is Giant Food which ( i don't think...) has any relation to Giant Eagle.....
QuoteOriginally posted by thedisneystore967
safeway is the 2nd largest chain of grocery stores by my house. The first is Giant Food which ( i don't think...) has any relation to Giant Eagle.....
Nope, the Giant in MD has no connection to "Giant Eagle", but it is connected to the "Giant" chain in PA.
Ahold operates all these under different names:
-Stop and Shop
-Giant (PA)
-Giant (MD) (There are rumors these and SuperG may be rebadged as Stop and Shop in a few years)
-Super G (Which is really just another banner of Giant(MD), but in NJ and DE)
-Tops
The above stores are all part of the same co.
QuoteOriginally posted by MBZ321
Nope, the Giant in MD has no connection to "Giant Eagle", but it is connected to the "Giant" chain in PA.
Ahold operates all these under different names:
-Stop and Shop
-Giant (PA)
-Giant (MD) (There are rumors these and SuperG may be rebadged as Stop and Shop in a few years)
-Super G (Which is really just another banner of Giant(MD), but in NJ and DE)
-Tops
The above stores are all part of the same co.
And to add to the confusion - Giant (PA) also operates stores under the Martins name (or maybe to help the confusion since they seem to use this in locations close to MD Giant stores - or at least sometimes).
I note (per store locators at the sites) a MD Giant (under Super G) in Trenton NJ and a PA Giant in Allentown - about 50 miles apart.
QuoteOriginally posted by BillyGr
And to add to the confusion - Giant (PA) also operates stores under the Martins name (or maybe to help the confusion since they seem to use this in locations close to MD Giant stores - or at least sometimes).
I note (per store locators at the sites) a MD Giant (under Super G) in Trenton NJ and a PA Giant in Allentown - about 50 miles apart.
Oops, I forgot about Martin's too. The purpose of Martin's was for the "Giant (PA)" stores in western PA where "Giant Eagle" operates. (I think Martin's was another chain that Giant-PA Bought) They used the Martin's name to prevent confusion, again. I think they also use the Martin's name in parts of MD now. It is not uncommon to see "Martins" paper/plastic bags in a Giant (PA) store.
They should just rename everything Stop and Shop:bigsmile:
MBZ321, was the Genuardi's in the picture with the old logo in West Chester, PA? If it is then the logo was updated at some point, but the store was relocated in 2003.
Safeway
Lodi, California
Small Safeway
Montana
Closed Safeway
Sacramento, CA
Safeway Grand Opening
Here are some pics of my former neighborhood Safeway, 9145 Riggs Rd. (Metzerott Plaza, home of the Golden Bull!), Adelphi, MD 20783. It closed Nov 4, 2006 after serving the community for over 30 years. The staff and management will be sorely missed by those of us who relied on their service and kindness. By the time I got around to taking these pictures, all reminders that it was a Safeway were gone except for the hours of operation sticker on the outside and the clock hanging from the ceiling. Many rumors surrounded the store's closing including increased rent (a McDonalds in the same plaza closed this past summer), Safeway corporation's desire to weed out small stores (another small Safeway in Hyattsville is also supposed to be closed soon), and the coming of a new high-end gourmet Safeway just a few miles away.
Ted
Safeway in Canada
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Former Kmart Foods/Safeway/Pic 'N Save/MacFrugal's in Missoula, MT, taken in March 2007
A fomer Safeway. Now a Gold's Gym
The newer Safeway logo, used since 2005, is UGLY!!!
why are they so expensive?? It looks to me that they don't even match competive grand openings.
I have Genuardi's in my area, and there were Randalls where I used to live. The only time I went to a Safeway was in 2001, South Dakota.
This is a commercial for the discontinued Coca-Cola C2 from summer 2004, and the store in the video is an old Safeway.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfMjgKihY2I
Safeway was featured in the 1987 movie Inner Space.
This is an old Safeway from a Kia ad. A disgrace to Safeway LOL.
Searched for a topic and was surprised to find nothing. With that...
DISCUS!
I mean...
DISCUSS!
A Safeway somewhere in MD. This looks like a Penn Fruit style, doesn't it?
(http://images.yuku.com/image/jpeg/ddd16a20138ea6fb00e5bf2dce87b69ed4c7ec85.jpg)
There actually is a topic for Safeway, rather mistitled though:
http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=71
Oh, OK. Didn't see that.
Mods, can you please merge this with the provided link?
Heres a funny video that take place in safeway http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QM-3-AOfus&feature=channel
Safeway used to exist in the NYC metro until the late 50's to early 60's. Yeah...
Safeway, East Patchogue, NY (Finast - mid 1960's to 1988, Blockbuster - 1990 to present):
(http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/629/safewayg.jpg)
Quote from: MBZ321 on January 09, 2005, 10:53:22 AM
Safeway stores in PA/NJ/DE are known as "Genuardi's". Safeway bought 40 or so stores (all have been newly built or heavily remodeled) from the Genuardi family in 2001...and completely turned the chain to $h1t. They raised the prices of everything, (Genuardi's prices were high to begin with...safeway made them worse) They also did this with another chain they bought in the mid-west. You can read how they ruined Genuardi's:
http://www.ufcw.org/workplace_connections/retail/industry_news/genuardi_safewaymism.cfm
As a side note, there are many Safeway branded stores in the Wash, D.C. Area.
Old Genuardi's logo until the mid-90's:
(http://membrane.com/philanet/berks/projects/towvsq.jpg)
The Safeway stores in Bear, DE and Newark, DE both opened as Genuardi's
We should keep the victims of the Tucson shooting in our prayers, along with the injured and their families. It was a terrible tragedy, and we must all work towards a more peaceful country, with fewer weapons.
After having checked the address, I noticed that I had gone to that particular Safeway store in 1994, when I was in Tucson, AZ. I had never imagined it would become a place of tragedy, since it was in a pleasant and peaceful suburban shopping center.
Safeway held a vigil for store employees Friday night:
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2011/01/15/20110115gabrielle-giffords-arizona-shooting-safeway-holds-vigil-for-employees.html
The store reopened today:
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/01/15/20110115gabrielle-giffords-arizona-shooting-safeway-reopens-brk.html
Sobeys parent Empire snaps up Safeway Canada for $5.8-billion
Empire Co. Ltd.’s Sobeys unit agreed to buy Safeway Inc.’s Canadian division for about $5.8-billion in cash to expand in Western Canada.
The acquisition will immediately add to adjusted net earnings per share, the Stellarton, Nova Scotia-based company said today in a statement.
The deal is one of the biggest in the Canadian retail sector this year. The takeover gives Sobeys 213 full-service grocery stores in Western Canada along with 199 in-store pharmacies and 12 manufacturing facilities.
http://business.financialpost.com/2013/06/12/sobeys-parent-empire-snaps-up-safeway-canada-for-5-8-billion/
Not sure yet if the Safeway banner will dissapear from Canada in favor of Sobey's or IGA.....
Quote from: Zayre88 on June 12, 2013, 05:57:11 PM
Sobeys parent Empire snaps up Safeway Canada for $5.8-billion
Empire Co. Ltd.’s Sobeys unit agreed to buy Safeway Inc.’s Canadian division for about $5.8-billion in cash to expand in Western Canada.
The acquisition will immediately add to adjusted net earnings per share, the Stellarton, Nova Scotia-based company said today in a statement.
The deal is one of the biggest in the Canadian retail sector this year. The takeover gives Sobeys 213 full-service grocery stores in Western Canada along with 199 in-store pharmacies and 12 manufacturing facilities.
http://business.financialpost.com/2013/06/12/sobeys-parent-empire-snaps-up-safeway-canada-for-5-8-billion/
It'll be interesting to see what Safeway does with the proceeds from this deal. Will they beef up their US presence (Harris Teeter could be a bolt-on acquisition for their Mid-Atlantic Division) or will is this part of a pattern of shuttering or selling off non-core banners resulting in returning value to shareholders? Guess we'll just have to wait and see...
Safeway will be exiting the Chicago Market by disposing of 72 Dominck's stores.
http://supermarketnews.com/retail-amp-financial/safeway-exit-chicago-market
Jewel-Osco is buying four Dominick's locations, and is said to be interested in quite a few others. Kroger could be part of the mix, too.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-dominicks-parent-leaving-chicago-20131010,0,2828348.story
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20131011/NEWS07/131019955/heres-who-wants-to-buy-those-dominicks-supermarkets
Jewel-Osco parent's appetite for Safeway could go far beyond a few Dominick's stores
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/23/us-safeway-deal-idUSBRE99L1KE20131023
This hilarious video was made by an angry former Dominick's employee after it was announced most Dominick's would actually close: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyLReexjEco
He was "suspended" for making this video, even though he would have been out of a job less than two days later anyway!
http://www.forbes.com/sites/lauraheller/2014/01/31/this-is-what-a-failed-supermarket-looks-like/
The Randalls division of Safeway in Texas (mostly Houston) seems to be on the same unfortunate road as Dominick's and before it Genuardi's, but because Randalls stores are mostly in some very good locations in the city of Houston convenient to the rich, the division hangs on. However there's no real reason Kroger couldn't or wouldn't buy the best Randalls stores individually sometime soon, but Kroger definitely wouldn't be allowed to buy the whole Randalls chain (due to antitrust laws as Kroger is already the biggest grocer in Houston by far). A few older, smaller Kroger stores could be replaced by Kroger moving to some nicer Randalls sites though, and native Texas grocer H-E-B is probably interested in a few sites, but would most likely demolish and rebuild from the ground up instead of sticking to tradition. I could see companies such as ShopRite, Supervalu, or Ahold buying Randalls though, but the Randalls name has already been tarnished enough by Safeway that I doubt it will survive much longer. The Safeway division in Dallas known as Tom Thumb was owned by Randalls before Safeway took over, and the grocery landscape in Dallas is much less competitive than Houston (but Tom Thumb and Kroger both are in the mix). Kroger still has a lot of room to grow in Dallas, and an acquisition of Tom Thumb would seem to be perfect for them, but most likely a merger would be blocked by antitrust agencies because Kroger would end up with a near-monopoly in Dallas (Walmart and a number of independent ethnic supermarkets would provide competition) not unlike Jewel-Osco now has in Chicago after Safeway decided to close most Dominick's stores and leave them dark. So it looks like Randalls will end up like Genuardi's (with other supermarket chains gobbling up most Randalls stores ASAP), but Tom Thumb will end up like Dominick's, closing and leaving eyesores everywhere.
Quote from: Marc B on February 07, 2014, 09:50:34 PM
http://www.forbes.com/sites/lauraheller/2014/01/31/this-is-what-a-failed-supermarket-looks-like/
I think in the Southeast, Dehaize (Food Lion) might leave the business. I think they should sell off Hannaford. I think Safeway is going to sell off a few more divisions.
Quote from: JimSawhill on February 09, 2014, 05:41:43 PM
I think in the Southeast, Dehaize (Food Lion) might leave the business. I think they should sell off Hannaford. I think Safeway is going to sell off a few more divisions.
Hannaford is owned by Delhaize, which owns Food Lion.
I really hope Staples isn't the new tenant at a lot of former Dominick's sites. Staples stores are the most bland and boring retail establishments I can think of on the planet.
I never realized how bad off Safeway was since near me out of all the stores Safeway is always the most crowded. Food lion, Aldi's, and Shoppers food warehouse can't compare the only 2 that are about the same as Safeway is Giant and Weis but Safeway has always seemed the most crowded and most popular store in the area.
Quote from: retailisking on February 19, 2014, 07:55:06 PM
The destruction of a once-great supermarket chain is just about complete. Steven Burd is certain to go down in history as one of the worst supermarket CEOs ever...
http://supermarketnews.com/retail-amp-financial/breaking-safeway-confirms-sale-talks
Reuters is reporting that the talks are with Cerberus (AKA Albertsons)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/19/us-safeway-cerberus-idUSBREA1I24L20140219
I'd love to see what the FTC would do with all the overlap in these cases. Or would they run two competing chains with different philosophies a la what Kroger is doing with Harris Teeter.
There would be overlap and spinoffs to be sure, especially in SoCal (Vons/Albertsons) but Vons could be spun off to someone like Leonard Green (BJ's Wholesale Club.)
Hey FitchMike26 (or anyone else who could help) any idea if the Genuardi's in Flourtown PA was given the Safeway lifestyle remodel before it was bought by Giant? If so that would be a waste because even though Giant no way would have remodeled this particular store when they bought it, they moved this store to a former Kmart across the parking lot less than a year later.
Hi Stork. I only visited the Genuardi's in Flourtown a couple times. I'm not sure if it ever had the Lifestyle remodel. My "guess" is that it probably DID, since Flourtown is a very wealthy area.
Here's a pic of the outside of the store as Genuardi's.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/62355920@N00/3493310666
Here it is as Giant:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/62355920@N00/7729594126
As for Giant, the store WAS remodeled before opening as Giant. All of the Genuardi stores closed for 10 days each, for a quick remodel and floor reset, before reopening Summer 2012 as Giant. Then of course, Giant moved across the parking lot to the former Kmart store, pictured here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/62355920@N00/3371371595
Photo credits: Josh Austin
Hey Mike,
Apparently the "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" is the new owner of the original Zagara's supermarket in Ridley PA which later was "The Fresh Stop" but recently closed. This store by selling to the new owners who renamed it avoided the Genuardi's, Safeway, and spinoff that the later Zagara's stores faced. But what would the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania want a retail building for?
Quote from: Stork of The Weak on May 26, 2014, 01:13:35 AM
Hey Mike,
Apparently the "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" is the new owner of the original Zagara's supermarket in Ridley PA which later was "The Fresh Stop" but recently closed. This store by selling to the new owners who renamed it avoided the Genuardi's, Safeway, and spinoff that the later Zagara's stores faced. But what would the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania want a retail building for?
A new liquor store, probably? Since all those are state operated in PA.
Hey Stork. I didn't know Zagara's once operated a store in Ridley. I also have never heard of "The Fresh Stop."
Can you give me more information on where you're getting all this information from?
And yes, presumably the store will become a Liquor Store.
Also, here's a historical article with more info about Zagara's:
http://articles.philly.com/2002-11-13/business/25354044_1_food-service-genuardi-s-family-markets-safeway
Head over to the Genuardi's thread to discuss some recent Genuardi's info!
Safeway's brands are now being slowly phased in at the Acme, Albertsons, Jewel, Star, and Shaw's stores
My mom worked at Procter & Gamble from 1984 to 1994, and in her early days there, she worked on the Citrus Hill and Folgers brands. One of her projects was in-store demonstrations. These were taken at an unknown Safeway in February 1985.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1692/26235890041_33b22bcbd4_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/FYnN4K)Safeway, February 1985 (https://flic.kr/p/FYnN4K) by Harvestman Man (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124303530@N08/), on Flickr
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1660/26029298050_97756cfef7_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/FE7XsS)Safeway, February 1985 (https://flic.kr/p/FE7XsS) by Harvestman Man (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124303530@N08/), on Flickr
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1634/25699386603_bba8ea5777_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/F9Y5ht)Safeway, February 1985 (https://flic.kr/p/F9Y5ht) by Harvestman Man (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124303530@N08/), on Flickr
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1567/26276168006_55c01f14c7_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/G2Weiq)Safeway, February 1985 (https://flic.kr/p/G2Weiq) by Harvestman Man (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124303530@N08/), on Flickr
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1498/26029238510_26d8f37edf_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/FE7DLj)Safeway, February 1985 (https://flic.kr/p/FE7DLj) by Harvestman Man (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124303530@N08/), on Flickr
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1473/25697225454_0495b4df64_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/F9LZRh)Safeway, February 1985 (https://flic.kr/p/F9LZRh) by Harvestman Man (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124303530@N08/), on Flickr
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1452/26029217340_afeaff87b7_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/FE7xtj)Safeway, February 1985 (https://flic.kr/p/FE7xtj) by Harvestman Man (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124303530@N08/), on Flickr
The yellow Citrus Hill apron and pitcher were still in the family until recently! :D
I worked in a grocery store in 1983-84.
Those pictures take me back!
The acquisition of Safeway Canada by Sobey's is not going so well:
"The company posted a staggering $942.6 million loss due to the continued fallout from its botched Safeway integration"
http://business.financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/how-sobeys-screwed-up-safeway-in-a-messy-takeover-that-left-empty-shelves-massive-losses-and-drove-customers-away
Quote from: Zayre88 on July 24, 2016, 06:55:00 AM
The acquisition of Safeway Canada by Sobey's is not going so well:
"The company posted a staggering $942.6 million loss due to the continued fallout from its botched Safeway integration"
http://business.financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/how-sobeys-screwed-up-safeway-in-a-messy-takeover-that-left-empty-shelves-massive-losses-and-drove-customers-away
The Sobeys CEO misread the Western Canada market badly in terms of pricing and private label. Combine that with the fulfillment issues and the recession in parts of Western Canada due to the oil situation and you have a perfect storm. I wonder if they will try to salvage the operation or just sell for what they can get for it.
http://supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/9-denver-albertsons-stores-converting-safeway
The dominant Bay Area supermarket banner takes over the remains of a privately-held chain that has fallen on hard times
http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Andronico-s-Community-Markets-in-deal-to-be-10512463.php
http://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/analyst-sobeys-facing-years-heavy-lifting
Seeing how Albertsons Companies has phased out either the Safeway or Albertsons names in certain areas of the country (the Denver, CO area comes in mind, with the elimination of the Albertsons name in favor of Safeway), I could see them phasing out the Acme name in Maryland, since there is currently 62 Safeway locations and 6 Acme Markets locations. In Delaware, It could go either way. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut there is only 1 name (Acme Markets)
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/north-phoenix/crews-working-roof-collapse-fire-at-phoenix-safeway
We had a grocery store owner here in Pittsburgh when I was younger who had his stores
burn down THREE times.
Finally he had to get out of the business because no one would sell him insurance anymore.
Torching your underperforming business is an old tried-and-true mob trick.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2018/08/02/phoenix-safeway-store-destroyed-fire-not-rebuilt/893562002/