<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Safeway Inc. News Release</title><link>http://phx.corporate-ir.net/Phoenix.zhtml?c=64607&amp;p=irol-news</link><description>A Collection of Safeway Inc. News Release</description><language>en-us</language><category>Uncategorized</category><lastBuildDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:03:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title>Lucerne®, Safeway's Exclusive Dairy Brand, Crowns Winner of the Eighth Annual Lucerne® The Art of Dairy™ Art Contest</title><link>http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=64607&amp;p=RssLanding&amp;cat=news&amp;id=1831320</link><description><![CDATA[PLEASANTON, Calif., June19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucerne®, Safeway Inc.'s exclusive dairy brand, congratulates Kayla A. of Phoenix, Arizona for winning the $30,000 grand prize in the Eighth Annual Lucerne® The Art of Dairy™ Art Contest. Students from Bellingham, Washington and La Veta, Colorado also took home prizes in one of the most unique and interactive art contests in the country.

Kayla, a sophomore at Northwest Christian School, receives $20,000 for her school's art department, plus $5,000 for herself and $5,000 for her art teacher.

The Lucerne® The Art of Dairy™ art contest provides high school students the opportunity to make their artwork "legenDairy" on an unconventional canv...]]></description><category>Uncategorized</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1831320_NEWS</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:01:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Safeway Announces Definitive Agreement to Sell Its Canadian Operations to Sobeys for C$5.8 Billion</title><link>http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=64607&amp;p=RssLanding&amp;cat=news&amp;id=1829379</link><description><![CDATA[PLEASANTON, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/12/13 --
 Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Canadian operations through a sale of the net assets of Canada Safeway Limited to Sobeys Inc., a Canadian food retailer and wholly-owned subsidiary of Empire Company Limited, for C$5.8 billion in cash (about C$4.0 billion after taxes and expenses), plus the assumption of certain liabilities. The proceeds from this transaction are expected to be used to pay down $2.0 billion of debt, with the majority of the remainder to be used to buy back stock. In addition, some of the proceeds may be used to invest in growth opportunities.
In the trailing twelve mont...]]></description><category>Uncategorized</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1829379_NEWS</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:21:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Safeway Inc. Webcast Today at 4:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. PT)</title><link>http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=64607&amp;p=RssLanding&amp;cat=news&amp;id=1829376</link><description><![CDATA[PLEASANTON, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/12/13 --
 Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) is planning to hold a conference call with investors and analysts today to discuss the sale of its Canadian operations. The call is scheduled today at 4:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. PT). 
The conference call will also be audio webcast live at http://www.safeway.com/investor_relations. Click on 'Webcast' to access the call. A replay will be available for approximately two weeks following the call.
Source: Safeway Inc.]]></description><category>Uncategorized</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1829376_NEWS</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:16:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Safeway Appoints Chief Information Officer</title><link>http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=64607&amp;p=RssLanding&amp;cat=news&amp;id=1825869</link><description><![CDATA[PLEASANTON, Calif., May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) announced today that Barry Libenson has joined the company as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO). He succeeds David Ching, who retired from the role earlier this year after 19 years with the company. As CIO, Mr. Libenson will oversee Safeway's extensive information technology business functions, and he will report directly to Safeway Executive Vice President Larree Renda. He will assume his responsibilities on July 1, 2013.

Mr. Libenson comes to Safeway from Land O' Lakes, Inc., where he served since 2010 as Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer. During his tenure with Lan...]]></description><category>Uncategorized</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1825869_NEWS</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 13:00:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Marcia Cross Stars In New PSA About Prostate Cancer With The Safeway Foundation And Stand Up To Cancer</title><link>http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=64607&amp;p=RssLanding&amp;cat=news&amp;id=1823273</link><description><![CDATA[New Campaign Raises Awareness and Funds in the Fight against Prostate Cancer


LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Safeway Foundation and Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), have teamed up to develop a print, radio and digital public service announcement featuring actress and SU2C Ambassador Marcia Cross. The PSA is designed to increase awareness for the fight against prostate cancer. 

(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130522/DC18633 )

Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death for men in the United States and currently affects more than two million American men. One in six ...]]></description><category>Uncategorized</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1823273_NEWS</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 14:00:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Safeway Inc. to Participate in 2013 Citi Global Consumer Conference</title><link>http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=64607&amp;p=RssLanding&amp;cat=news&amp;id=1823226</link><description><![CDATA[PLEASANTON, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/22/13 --
Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) will be participating in the Citi Global Consumer Conference in New York City. Melissa Plaisance, Safeway's Senior Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations, will address conference attendees on Wednesday, May 29th at 2:50 p.m. ET.
The Safeway session will be audio webcast at www.safeway.com/investor_relations. Click on "Webcast" to access the event. A replay will be available for approximately two weeks following the event.
Safeway Inc. is a Fortune 100 company and one of the largest food and drug retailers in North America based on sales. The company operates 1,638 stores in the United States and Canada and h...]]></description><category>Uncategorized</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1823226_NEWS</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 13:00:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Safeway Raises $10.8 Million in April for People with Disabilities</title><link>http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=64607&amp;p=RssLanding&amp;cat=news&amp;id=1821715</link><description><![CDATA[Easter Seals, Special Olympics among the charities that benefit from annual campaign


PLEASANTON, Calif., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) and The Safeway Foundation today announced they raised and donated more than $10.8 million in April for Easter Seals, Special Olympics and a range of other charities that support people with disabilities.

This year's campaign brings the total donation from the annual Support for People with Disabilities campaign, along with other fundraising activities, to $150 million to benefit some of the most respected and prominent charities that help people with disabilities live fuller lives.

"We are extremely grateful for each and ev...]]></description><category>Uncategorized</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1821715_NEWS</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:36:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Safeway Inc. Announces Preliminary Results of 2013 Stockholder Vote</title><link>http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=64607&amp;p=RssLanding&amp;cat=news&amp;id=1820359</link><description><![CDATA[PLEASANTON, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/15/13 --
 Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) announced the preliminary results of its stockholder vote at the company's 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held yesterday.
Stockholders elected each of the eight directors by a vote percentage of at least 73% and approved the appointment of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP to serve as the company's independent registered accounting firm for the 2013 fiscal year. 
Stockholders also voted on two other board proposals presented at the meeting. Both proposals were voted with the Board of Directors' recommendations with the following approximate vote percentages:

  
                
                     
              ...]]></description><category>Uncategorized</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1820359_NEWS</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:00:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Safeway Inc. Board of Directors Approves Increase in Quarterly Dividend</title><link>http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=64607&amp;p=RssLanding&amp;cat=news&amp;id=1819683</link><description><![CDATA[PLEASANTON, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/14/13 --
 Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) announced that its Board of Directors today approved an increase to its regular quarterly cash dividend from $0.175 per share to $0.20 per share, reflecting a 14% increase. The Board also declared a cash dividend of $0.20 per share payable on July 11, 2013 to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 20, 2013.
Safeway Inc. is a Fortune 100 company and one of the largest food and drug retailers in North America based on sales. The company operates 1,641 stores in the United States and western Canada and had annual sales of $44.2 billion in 2012. 
Source: Safeway Inc.]]></description><category>Uncategorized</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1819683_NEWS</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 20:13:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Safeway Inc. to Webcast 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders</title><link>http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=64607&amp;p=RssLanding&amp;cat=news&amp;id=1816332</link><description><![CDATA[PLEASANTON, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/07/13 --
 Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) will webcast its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. PT. 
The Annual Meeting will be audio webcast live at http://www.safeway.com/investor_relations.

        Click on 'Webcasts' to access the meeting. A replay will be available for one week following the meeting.
Safeway Inc. is a Fortune 100 company and one of the largest food and drug retailers in North America, based on sales. The company operates 1,638 stores in the United States and western Canada and had annual sales of $44.2 billion in 2012. 
Source: Safeway Inc.]]></description><category>Uncategorized</category><guid isPermaLink="false">1816332_NEWS</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 13:00:44 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>