Safeway Inc.

Corporate Finance:Consumers

Summary

Safeway Inc. is the fourth largest food retailer in North America, operating 1,743 stores across 22 U.S. states and five Canadian provinces. It owns 17 distribution centres; 32 food manufacturing plants; 49% of Mexican food retailer Casa Ley, with 137 stores in western Mexico; and 100% of Internet retailer groceryworks.com. Safeway Inc. is based in Pleasanton, California, and has approximately 201,000 full-time employees, of which about 80% are unionized.