Business
Safeway Inc., dropping a bombshell on the grocery industry Wednesday, made an uninvited bid to buy Vons Cos. for $1.7 billion and return to the Southern California market it left eight years ago.
Oct. 31, 1996
CompuSave Corp., the Irvine-based company that markets electronic discount-shopping terminals, has reached definitive agreements to sell 131 of its machines to four supermarket chains, including Safeway Stores Inc. of Oakland.
July 30, 1985
Mergers: Move would create the nation’s second-largest grocery chain and make Vons more competitive.
Dec. 17, 1996
’ You work an honest day , you get an honest deal ‘ --Safeway Stores Inc. slogan There are deals galore at Safeway--and not just at the neighborhood store.
Aug. 13, 1986
The converted warehouse, a five-story building sandwiched between a poultry processor and a hog-packing plant in a seedy industrial district, hardly seems fitting for the headquarters of a major company, let alone the world’s largest supermarket chain.
June 8, 1986
Money & Company
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Oct. 15, 2009
California
Attorney general cites 48 violations among stores, including Pavilions and Vons, in last four years.
June 17, 2004
Oakland-based Safeway Inc. said Steve Burd was named president.
Nov. 1, 1992
Remodeling and promotional expenses hurt profit but help lift sales 5% in the quarter.
July 27, 2005
Safeway Inc.’
Jan. 25, 2002