PLEASANTON, CA, Mar 01, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) will hold its 2012 Investor Conference on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, from 8:00 a.m. to approximately 12:00 noon (EST). The Investor Conference will be webcast live (audio only) at http://www.safeway.com/investor_relations. Click on Webcast to access the event. A replay will be available for approximately two weeks following the conference.

Safeway will issue a press release one hour prior to the Investor Conference at 7:00 am EST (4:00 am PST) announcing its 2012 guidance.

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 1,678 stores in the United States and western Canada and had annual sales of $43.6 billion in 2011.

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SOURCE: Safeway Inc.