Safeway (Canada)

This article is about the supermarket chain in Canada. For other retail establishments of the same name, see Safeway (disambiguation).
Safeway
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
Founded1929
Headquarters
Calgary, Alberta
,
Canada
Key people
Michael B. Medline, President & CEO
OwnerEmpire Company
ParentSafeway Inc. (1929–2013)
Sobeys Inc. (2013–present)
Websitesafeway.ca

Safeway (also referred to as Canada Safeway) is a Canadian supermarket chain that operates 135 full-service locations, mostly in the country's Western provinces. It was established in 1929 as a subsidiary of the American Safeway chain before being sold in 2013 to Sobeys, a division of the conglomerate Empire Company and Canada's second-largest supermarket chain.[1] Though independent from the American company, it continues to use the Safeway name and logo as of May 2023.[2]

Safeway's headquarters are located in Calgary, Alberta. It is a participant in the voluntary Scanner Price Accuracy Code managed by the Retail Council of Canada.[3]

  1. ^ "Sobeys to acquire Canada Safeway stores for $5.8B".
  2. ^ "The History of Canada Safeway Limited". Retrieved 21 May 2023. see Timeline 2013
  3. ^ "Consumerwatch: Scanner price accuracy code". CTV News Winnipeg. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2021.