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	Safeway Inc. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Safeway chain was created in a merger engineered by Merrill Lynch in 1926 of Skaggs Stores and Sam Seelig Co. The name Safeway was created at that time for the stores and group.
		To pay off this debt the company sold the UK division, Safeway plc, which is now part of Morrisons, Dallas, Salt Lake City, El Paso, Oklahoma, and the Liquor Barn divisions in 1987 and the Kansas City, Little Rock, Houston divisions in 1988.
		Safeway's national presence was reduced to Northern California and several western states and the Washington DC area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Safeway_Inc. (1018 words)

	Safeway (UK) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Lewis Partnership purchased 19 to be part of its Waitrose chain, while J Sainsbury plc purchased a further 14, and Tesco bought ten in October 2004.
		It emerged that Safeway had changed its accounting system just three weeks before the takeover and inflated its books by taking early bonus payments from suppliers, thus creating a deficit in excess of £130 million when the Morrisons accounting system was applied.
		Currently four Safeway superstores are being converted to the Morrisons format each week and the brand is expected to disappear completely by the end of November 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Safeway_(UK) (967 words)

	Operations - environment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Safeway's operations lead to the generation of liquid and solid waste materials and the company has a Duty of Care to take all reasonable steps to keep waste safe.
		Safeway is also involved in a LINK programme to look at the feasibility of a low temperature absorption refrigeration system which will use low grade exhaust heat to power the refrigeration plant.
		Safeway complies with government guidelines by ensuring that all new stores are easily accessible on foot and by public transport.
	production.investis.com /safewayplc/csr/environment (2649 words)

	Safeway (UK) : Safeway plc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Safeway is a chain of supermarkets in the UK, operated by the company Safeway plc.
		It was founded in 1962 by Safeway[?] from the USA but was sold in 1987.
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	www.termsdefined.net /sa/safeway-plc.html (501 words)

	Rubric: Tesco Stores Ltd v The Keeper of the Registers of Scotland and Safeway Stores plc
		Safeway made plans for the development on the assumption that their boundary was the centre line.
		When Tesco realised that Safeway were asserting title beyond the centre line, they arranged to have markers placed at the centre line asserting their ownership of land to that boundary.
		For Safeway it was contended that possession of the registered subjects as an interest in land was sufficient to bring them within the protection of section 9(3) even when it was admitted that they had had no physical possession of the disputed area.
	lands-tribunal-scotland.org.uk /decisions/LTS.LR.1999.2,3.rub.html (782 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Business -- Safeway and Morrisons shareholders approve takeover
		Safeway, which is unrelated to the U.S. company of the same name, accepted the sweetened buyout offer in December, ending a takeover battle that lasted nearly a year.
		Safeway also said its shareholders voted "overwhelmingly" in favor, but did not give the exact outcome of the vote.
		Morrisons' strength is in central and northern England, and Safeway has a strong presence in Scotland and the south of England.
	signonsandiego.com /news/business/20040211-0724-safeway-morrisons.html (265 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner - Ja distributors explore UK's supermarket chains - Sunday \| September 3, 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Safeway's international marketing manager, John Pickering, described the reciprocal trade offer as a huge opportunity for Jamaican manufacturers of quality goods.
		In addition to the pace-setting reputation Safeway already has for supplying the U.K.'s ethnic market, the organisation's 490-location supermarket chain is able to offer impressive shelf space into the wider U.K. market to products that meet Safeway's quality standards.
		Pickering emphasised that it was important for everyone involved to understand the process and its demands, and to establish a foundation that would give the deal the greatest chance to succeed.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20000903/business/business4.html (484 words)

	Safeway plc and Asda Group Limited (owned by Wal-Mart Stores Inc); Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC; J Sainsbury plc; and ...
		On 19 March, the mergers in contemplation between Safeway and each of Morrisons, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Tesco were referred by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to the CC and, in accordance with the Takeover Code, Morrisons’ offer lapsed.
		On the first issue, Safeway is currently performing relatively poorly on a number of standard dimensions of competition, relying to a significant degree on a selective promotional strategy which has not been entirely successful, and on the convenience which proximity of its stores offers some of its customers.
		In addition, the acquisition of Safeway by Morrisons may be expected to have a limited adverse effect as a result of the increased imbalance in its bargaining power vis-à-vis suppliers, with similar but more limited effects to those described in paragraph 1.22(d).
	www.competition-commission.org.uk /rep_pub/reports/2003/481safeway.htm (3801 words)

	Safeway plc - Annual Report & Accounts 2000
		The Safeway Pension Scheme is open to all permanent full-time and part-time employees of wholly owned subsidiary companies of the group.
		Partington ceased to be a director on 22 July 1999, and left employment on 30 September 1999 with entitlement to a deferred pension from the Safeway Pension Scheme, payable from age 60, of £11,473 pa.
		Safeway's independent non-exutive directors possess a wide range of experience and provide a valuable contribution to the group.
	www.gardenshed.net /clients/safeway/accounts/47_report_of_directors.html (4603 words)

	Safeway (UK) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The chain was founded in 1962 by Safeway from the USA but was sold in 1987 and listed on the London Stock Exchange as Safeway plc.
		However this served only to start a stampede of other potential buyers: J Sainsbury plc, ASDA / Wal-Mart, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co;, Trackdean Investments Limited (controlled by Philip Green, owner of BHS and Arcadia) and Tesco all said they were considering making offers.
		Morrison to keep Safeway in Compact format; Reuters, 8 March 2004.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/safeway__uk_ (605 words)

	Easi-Order - Computerworld
		Safeway also has discount-based loyalty cards, but its PDA adds "service-based loyalty," a concept Alvarez predicts will become more common in U.S. retail chains during the next three years.
		Safeway thinks of its PDA technology not just as a way to collect orders but as a way to communicate with customers.
		Safeway is ahead of the game because it started to build a repository of customer data five years ago -- something competitors can't quickly match, Nivoix says.
	www.computerworld.com /printthis/2000/0,4814,41911,00.html (1708 words)

	Foods For Trade - Print Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Advisers to Wal-Mart approached a number of Safeway's largest shareholders last week in an attempt to acquire a stake in the group, the report said.
		Safeway PLC's 10 largest shareholders control 54% of the company, the Telegraph said.
		In addition to Wal-Mart's Asda unit, bidders for Safeway PLC are William Morrison Supermarkets PLC, J Sainsbury PLC, Tesco PLC and Philip Green, owner of Arcadia.
	www.foodsfortrade.com /ftn/print.php?id=227 (246 words)

	Wal-Mart's Asda seeks U.K. Safeway deal - International Business - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Asda and the two other supermarket rivals that were blocked from bidding for Safeway by UK competition regulators, Tesco and J. Sainsbury, have agreed with authorities not to buy any part of Safeway that would impede competition.
		Safeway and Wal-Mart declined to comment on the latest approach, but last month Finance Director Simon Laffin told reporters there had been no attempt to scupper any deal with Morrison and that it was up to the Office of Fair Trading to decide who could buy which stores, on a store-by-store basis.
		Safeway is expecting a formal bid from Morrison within weeks.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/3684882 (670 words)

	Safeway PLC: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		United Kingdom based Safeway PLC is now implementing the use of a loyalty database, which is similar to loyalty cards that most people are familiar with, and also PDAs links to IBM software where some 3 terabytes of grocery-buying intelligence in sorted, stored and analyzed by software tools.
		Safeway has implemented many of the strategic uses of information technology such as differentiate, innovate, promote growth, develop alliances, improve quality and efficiency, and build and IT platform.
		Yes, Safeway’s use of the Easi-Order system is definitely a good strategy for the supermarket industry in that researches can follow the individual buying habits and break down demographics that could better represent the buying habits of a community, city, region, state or nation.
	www.mcm.edu /~gonzale2/safeway.htm (331 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Business -- Morrisons makes fresh bid to buy Safeway rival grocery chain
		LONDON – William Morrison Supermarkets PLC offered 3 billion pounds ($5.22 billion) for rival Safeway PLC, Britain's fourth-largest grocery chain, in a bid aimed at ending a takeover battle that has lasted nearly a year.
		Safeway is unrelated to the U.S. company of the same name.
		As part of the new offer, Safeway shareholders would get Morrisons shares plus 60 pence ($1.04) in cash for each Safeway share – equivalent to the likely proceeds from the disposal of 52 stores required by competition authorities.
	signonsandiego.com /news/business/20031215-0615-britain-safewaybid.html (367 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| London \| Store fined over mice infestation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Safeway pleaded guilty to six offences relating to health and safety at Thames Magistrates' Court in June 2004.
		The company, which was trading at the time as Safeway plc, has since been taken over by rival Morrisons.
		He said Safeway used to rely on store managers to deal with infestation problems but Morrisons had a policy that head office should be notified straight away.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/click/rss/1.0/-/1/hi/england/london/3631600.stm (386 words)

	RGJ.com - Safeway plans to expand beyond food (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Safeway Plc, the U.K.’s fourth-largest supermarket chain, said it will expand its range of household goods and other non-food items to grab market share and build on an 11 percent increase in first-half profit.
		Safeway’s shares rose 12 pence, or 3.8 percent, to 327p.
		Safeway said it will pay a dividend of 2.77 pence a share, up from 2.64p last year.
	www.rgj.com /news/stories/business/975128368.php (550 words)

	Merger Update (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Safeway response to the announcement by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
		Safeway plc ("Safeway") response to announcement by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP (“KKR”)
		Safeway plc ("Safeway") response to announcement by J Sainsbury plc
	production.investis.com /safewayplc/merger (164 words)

	Bloomberg.com: U.K.
		Safeway's policy of demanding upfront payments from suppliers meant its purchasing costs were higher than those of Morrison, Finance Director Martin Ackroyd said, citing the example of own-label tea bags bought from the same manufacturer.
		Safeway's market share fell to 7.8 percent in the 12 weeks to June 2 from 8.2 percent in the 12 weeks to May 23, according to the latest data released by market-research company Taylor Nelson Sofres Plc.
		Morrison is adding Safeway's 479 stores to its 127 outlets, more than tripling its size when measured on that basis, and the transition program should be finished by early 2005.
	quote.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000102&refer=uk&sid=aKd6wq.Ki0d8 (1121 words)

	Safeway Stores plc v Burrell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The three-stage test can also be used to explain bumped redundancies, where a diminution in the requirements for workers of type X leads to X workers being redeployed in jobs of type Y, and other Y workers being dismissed.
		These workers are dismissed by reason of redundancy although there has been no diminution in the requirements for workers of type Y. The correctness of Safeway is not clear beyond doubt, since there are contrary authorities, which were not followed.
		(Note that in Safeway there was an overall reduction in the number of managers (but not a reduction in the total amount of work), and that in Horst there was an overall reduction in the amount of work.)
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/pntodd/cases/cases_s/safeway.htm (410 words)

	Safeway plc
		According to Professor Parker, “We created these reports in response to two inescapable trends: a return to fundamentals and globalization.” The aim of these reports is to assist consultants, financial managers, strategic planners and corporate officers in gauging indicators of Safeway plc’s financial and human resource structure.
		While there is no absolute answer to this economic question, the labor utilization analysis considers how labor deployment and productivity indicators for Safeway plc differ from the global benchmarks.
		For each part of the financial statement, the larger structural differences and gaps between Safeway plc and the global benchmarks are provided with summary tables of ranks and percentiles.
	www.icongrouponline.com /PR/Safeway_plc_GB/PR.html (653 words)

	Safeway plc - Company Profile - Insurance Business Review
		Safeway is the fourth largest retailer in the UK, with over 480 stores in locations throughout the country.
		Safeway collaborates with its suppliers on the development of new ideas in product development and supply chain operations.
		Safeway has 18 Regional Distribution Centers, including third party managed depots, managing the physical product flow of some 22,000 lines to its stores, which equates to some 10,000 deliveries and 9-10 million cases per week, representing 98% of retail sales.
	www.insurance-business-review.com /companyprofile.asp?guid=61C131DE-237A-42A1-8455-91D32EA67E44 (2137 words)

	Consumer M&A Weekly - 01/13/03 - Piper Jaffray (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Morrison is reportedly offering £2.9 billion, or 1.32 shares, for each share of Safeway PLC coupled with the assumption of £1.3 billion in Safeway PLC debt.
		A near perfect merger of equals (Safeway PLC ranked 4th in the UK grocery market while Morrison is ranked 5th), the combined entity would reportedly have pro forma sales in excess of £12.6 billion, a market share of approximately 16%.
		Safeway shares gained 20% to 256.50 pence in trading on Jan. 9.
	www.piperjaffray.com /archives/cons_ma011303.htm (1175 words)

	QUALCOMM Press Center - QUALCOMM Announces Safeway Stores to Deploy the EutelTRACS Mobile Communications System
		This control will assist Safeway in optimizing fleet utilization, reducing unproductive mileage, improving safety and reducing environmental impact through close scrutiny of both vehicle and driver fuel performance.
		Safeway Stores plc is one of the leading grocery retailers in the United Kingdom, with annual sales of around £9 billion, over 92,000 employees and nearly 480 stores nationwide.
		Safeway's stores cover the United Kingdom from Lerwick in the Shetland Isles to Jersey and from Enniskillen in Northern Ireland to Lowestoft in East Anglia.
	www.qualcomm.com /press/releases/2002/press1041.html (680 words)

	CNN.com - Safeway takeover faces inquiry - Mar. 19, 2003
		Britain threw cold water on a bidding war for the country's fourth-biggest supermarket chain Safeway Plc on Wednesday, ordering all but one of the five bidders to undergo a competition inquiry.
		Safeway shares slumped nine percent after the government ordered the Competition Commission to look into all of the four supermarket chains in the bidding fray, including the smallest, Morrison Supermarkets Plc.
		The top four grocery chains already control 70 percent of the £100 billion ($156 billion) a year UK market but their options for further expansion are limited by tough building laws.
	cnn.com /2003/BUSINESS/03/19/safeway.morrisons.reut (427 words)

	Wal-Mart Bid on Supermarkets In U.K. Is Move to Thwart Rival DEBORAH BALL / Wall Street Journal 11dec03 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		LONDON—Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has approached British supermarket group Safeway PLC with an offer to buy part of its business for nearly £2 billion ($3.5 billion), in a move aimed at foiling a rival offer for the country's No. 4 grocer.
		Safeway PLC isn't related to Safeway Inc. of the U.S. The move is the latest twist in a saga that began in January, when Morrison's put forth a bid then valued at £2.5 billion for Safeway, considered the last piece of the consolidation puzzle in U.K. food retailing.
		In particular, during their lengthy review of the Safeway case, U.K. competition authorities said they want any acquisition to produce a fourth strong national player in order to ensure competition for consumers.
	www.mindfully.org /Industry/2003/Wal-Mart-Safeway-UK11dec03.htm (415 words)

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