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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 Divisions, 1929. Posted on July 5, 2010. Safeway Division. The districts noted “also Piggly Wiggly” have stores listed as being in the Piggly Wiggly Division as well as stores in the Safeway Division. Safeway and Piggly Wiggly seem to have operated side by side in many districts with no distinction between the two names; the ...
Safeway started the 1970s with 24 stores in San Francisco, the oldest being three pre-1940 stores at 1010 South Van Ness, 279 West Portal, and 1330 Bush, all of which are now demolished. These and nine others were closed during the decade (the Bush Street store being relocated next door) and three were opened.
Safeway Stores divisions from 1932 as noted in Uno Animo, the company’s employee magazine.
Safeway UK. Posted on January 26, 2009. A great photo of a 1960s Safeway in Blackfen, in southeast London, sent to me by Nic Ayling. It’s rare to find photos of UK Safeway stores from this era. He also included some interiors (of a different store, I believe) that demonstrate how Safeway was using more or less the same designs on both sides ...
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 ...
Inside you will find vintage and current photos of Safeway stores from the 1920s to the present, along with something of a company history. Enjoy. In This Section: Safeway History. Safeway Divisions, 1929. Safeway Divisions, 1932. The New Way at Safeway (1958) Archival Material: Safeway Employee Magazine.
Safeway History. Posted on January 13, 2009. The 1930s. Combined Operation. At the dawn of the 1930s, Safeway Stores, Inc., was operating 2695 units under the Safeway, Piggly Wiggly, Sanitary and Pay ‘n Takit names, among others, with sales of $219 million. The closely related MacMarr chain, also assembled by Charles Merrill boasted 1400 ...
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 ...
Safeway History. The 1940s. New prototype. At the dawn of the 1940s, Safeway was operating hundreds of older units in taxpayer strips or on the first floors of apartment or commercial buildings, most of which were a fraction of the size of the new supermarkets that were opening around the country. Some of which dated from the 1920s self-service ...