Safeway is a grocery store chain that is headquartered in Pleasanton, California. Safeway operates stores in 35 states and the District of Columbia under the Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs, Dominick’s, Jewel-Osco, and Acme Markets names.
Safeway has 1,641 stores as of September 2014.
In Oregon, Safeway operates under the Vons name. As of September 2014, there are 97 Vons stores in Oregon.
Vons is a subsidiary of Safeway.
Safeway was founded in 1915 in American Falls, Idaho by Marion B. Skaggs. Skaggs purchased his father’s grocery store from him and then later purchased 32 more independently owned grocery stores.
Safeway went public in 1930 and expanded rapidly in the 1970s due to a series of mergers and acquisitions. In January 2015, Safeway announced that it would be acquired by Albertsons.
Conclusion:
Yes, Oregon does have Safeway.
