Safeway (Canada)

Safeway
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
Founded1929
Headquarters,
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 of 135 full service supermarket stores mostly operating in the western provinces in Canada. It was established in 1929 as a subsidiary of the American Safeway Inc., before being sold in 2013 to Canada's second-largest supermarket chain, Sobeys, a division of the conglomerate Empire Company.[1] Independent since 2013 from the American company (owned by Albertsons) it continues to use the same Safeway name and logo as of May 2023.[2]

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.