Safeway is a grocery store chain in the United States and Canada. It is owned by Albertsons.
Safeway was founded in 1915 in American Falls, Idaho, by Marion Barton Skaggs. The Skaggs family sold Safeway to Albertsons in January 2015.
Safeway has 1,600 stores in the United States and Canada. In 2015, it had sales of $41 billion.
Safeway is the second-largest grocery store chain in North America, after Kroger. Safeway’s headquarters are in Pleasanton, California.
Safeway is a member of the Food Marketing Institute and the National Grocers Association. It is also a former member of the now-defunct Grocery Manufacturers Association.
Is Safeway owned by Albertsons?
Yes, Safeway was sold to Albertsons in 2015.