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The 'Perfect Storm' Just Hit Safeway Short Sellers
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Safeway: In The Discount Aisle For A Reason
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Safeway's Exit Out Of Canada, The Math Done For You
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A Bull Case For Safeway
Allen Cooke • Fri, May 24 • 8 Comments
Safeway: Still A Strong Buy
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Safeway: An Undervalued Stock That Dividend Investors Should Consider Now
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Safeway: Dividend Growth Stock Analysis
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Bearish Bets On Safeway Pay Off As Stock Tumbles After Earnings
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2 Stocks With Massive Share Repurchases
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Safeway And Consequences Of Large Share Repurchases In The Mid-Term
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Buy Safeway, Even Though It Keeps Closing Stores
Alex Cho • Fri, Dec 14, 2012 • 23 Comments
Safeway's Low P/E Ratio Could Be Misleading
Labutes IR • Fri, Nov 30, 2012 • 11 Comments
Analysis Of Safeway's Dividend Sustainability
Labutes IR • Fri, Nov 9, 2012 • 9 Comments
Buy Safeway For A 4.2% Yield And Potential Upside From A Spin-Off
Hawkinvest • Tue, Nov 6, 2012 • 1 Comment
Safeway's Earnings Beat But The Grocer Remains Weak
Valuentum • Mon, Oct 15, 2012 • 2 Comments
Safeway: Numerous Challenges Suggest Avoidance Is The Best Strategy
Rupert Nicholson • Tue, Oct 9, 2012 • 6 Comments
Safeway Is A Strong Buy
Allen Cooke • Tue, Sep 25, 2012 • 15 Comments
Safeway's Safe Value
Stocks & Shares • Thu, Sep 6, 2012 • 1 Comment
Safeway: Don't Buy On The Heels Of Blackhawk Deal
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Safeway: Deteriorating Business, But Reasonable Investment
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Safeway's CEO Hosts Announcement of Sale of Canadian Operations Conference (Transcript)
Thu, Jun 13
Safeway Inc. - Shareholder/Analyst Call
Tue, May 14
Safeway Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 25
Safeway's CEO Hosts 2013 Investor Conference (Transcript)
Thu, Mar 7
Safeway Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 21
Safeway Management Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Oct 11, 2012
Safeway Management Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jul 19, 2012
Safeway's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 26, 2012
Safeway Inc., 2012 Guidance/Update Call, Mar 06, 2012
Tue, Mar 6, 2012
Safeway Management Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 23, 2012
Safeway's CEO Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 • 2 Comments
Safeway's CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jul 21, 2011
Safeway's CEO Discusses Q1 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 28, 2011
Safeway's CEO Discusses Q4 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 24, 2011 • 1 Comment
Safeway Q2 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jul 22, 2010 • 2 Comments
Safeway Q1 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Apr 30, 2010 • 2 Comments
Safeway, Inc. Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 25, 2010
Safeway, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Oct 15, 2009
Safeway Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Aug 5, 2009
Safeway Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 30, 2009

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Safeway Soars on Huge Sale of Canadian Division

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Safeway Announces Definitive Agreement to Sell Its Canadian Operations to Sobeys for C$5.8 Billion

Marketwire (Wed, 4:20PM)
Safeway Inc. Webcast Today at 4:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. PT)

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What Gives? Retailers Go Gaga for Groceries

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New Reward Program Habits May Cost Consumers

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Safeway Appoints Chief Information Officer

PR Newswire (May 31, 2013)
Marcia Cross Stars In New PSA About Prostate Cancer With The Safeway Foundation And Stand Up To Cancer

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Safeway Inc. to Participate in 2013 Citi Global Consumer Conference

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Safeway Raises $10.8 Million in April for People with Disabilities

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Safeway Inc. Announces Preliminary Results of 2013 Stockholder Vote

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Company Description

Safeway was incorporated in the state of Delaware in July 1986 as SSI Holdings Corporation and, thereafter, its name was changed to Safeway Stores, Incorporated. In February 1990, the Company changed its name to Safeway Inc.

Safeway Inc. is one of the largest food and drug retailers in North... More

Sector: Services

Industry: Grocery Stores

Country: United States

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Thursday, June 13, 11:07 AM Shares of Safeway (SWY +9.3%) retreat from the lofty trading levels they saw following news of the sale of the company's Canadian operations. Analyst reaction: Citi downgraded SWY to Neutral today after sizing up the deal and seeing a lack of catalysts in the near term for the grocery store operator, while Credit Suisse calls the share price move to $30 too aggressive. 2 Comments [Consumer, On the Move]
Thursday, June 13, 9:11 AM Premarket gainers: BLC +27%. GCI +27%. SWY +21%. SPRD +17%. MY +11%. PVH +9%. TVL +8%. Comment! [On the Move]
Thursday, June 13, 8:43 AM More on May Retail Sales: As expected the late start to the spring season helped boost the building material & garden equipment category (HD, LOW, SHLD, WMT) as sales improved 0.9% M/M and 10.1% Y/Y. Grocery store sales (KR, SVU, SWY, WFM) were solid during the month, while department store sales (KSS, DDS, JCP, M, JWN) came in a touch light. Comment! [Consumer, U.S. Economy]
Wednesday, June 12, 5:30 PM After-hours top gainers, as of 5:15 p.m.: SWY +30%. SPRD +25%. PVH +7%. PSMI +6%. SVU +6%.
After-hours top losers: SIGM -8%. QCOR -7%. SQNM -5%. ECYT -3%. VLCCF -3%. 3 Comments [On the Move]
Wednesday, June 12, 4:42 PM More on Safeway: The sale will net Safeway C$4B ($3.9B) in cash after taxes and expenses. $2B of the proceeds will be used to pay down debt, and most of the rest on buybacks. Canada Safeway had revenue of C$6.7B, operating profit of C$428M, and EBITDA of C$544M over the 12 months ending March 23. Safeway suggests "the higher multiples attributed to Canadian supermarket companies" contributed to its decision. The deal is expected to close in Q4, assuming regulatory approval. CC underway (webcast). SWY +32.2% AH. (PR) 1 Comment [Consumer, M&A]
Wednesday, June 12, 4:20 PM Safeway (SWY) +23.6% AH on news Empire Company's (EMP.A) Sobeys unit is buying Safeway's Canadian ops (Canada Safeway) for C$5.8B ($5.7B). 3 Comments [Consumer, On the Move, M&A, Top Stories, Breaking News]
Thursday, June 6, 10:13 AM The headaches continue for the grocery store sector (SVU, KR, SWY, RNDY, HTSI) as Amazon and Wal-Mart (WMT +0.4%) circle around like hungry vultures. Though both companies are only in the early stages (AmazonFresh, Neighborhoods Market) of their grocery initiatives, analysts think their considerable distribution prowess makes them a long-term threat. Reuters' Jessica Wohl has the factoid of the day: "A Walmart grocery distribution center can house up to 4 million bananas at one time." 5 Comments [Consumer]
Tuesday, June 4, 2:38 PM Amazon (AMZN -1%) roundup: 1) Amazon is set to expand its AmazonFresh grocery delivery business, in trial mode in Seattle for 5 years, to Los Angeles "as early as this week" and San Francisco later this year, Reuters reports. An industry consultant claims Amazon, long expected to expand its grocery ops to areas where sales tax is no longer a concern, is targeting up to 40 markets. Grocery chains (SWY, KR, SVU, WFM, TFM) can't be thrilled, particularly given Amazon's pricing history. 2) eMarketer estimates Amazon generated $610M in ad sales last year, and will produce $835M this year. A targeted ad network could fuel additional growth for the business, increasingly seen as a threat to Google (GOOG). 3 Comments [Tech, Consumer]
Thursday, May 30, 8:00 AM A new report from Rabobank concludes consumers are trading down when buying groceries or moving up to the premium sector as they slowly abandon the mid-market. It's a trend which could benefit both Wal-Mart (WMT) and Whole Foods Market (WFM) as they continue to chip away at sales at traditional grocery chains (KR, SWY, SVU, RNDY, HTSI) from different directions. 3 Comments [Consumer]
Tuesday, May 21, 8:40 AM A trend to watch: The grocery market in the U.K. is becoming increasingly polarized as both high-end specialty grocers and discounters pick up market share while national grocery store chains suffer. Is the same pattern unfolding in the U.S.? The Q1 read is that Wal-Mart (WMT) continues to gobble up grocery market share at the expense of Kroger (KR), Supervalu (SVU) and Safeway (SWY) while natural/organic chains (WFM, TFM, NGVC) remain a growth story. Comment! [Consumer]
Thursday, May 16, 10:08 AM Grocery sales in focus: Retail analysts note something doesn't add up with Wal-Mart's (WMT -2.6%) claim per Nielsen data that it's "winning" market share for its grocery business despite the retailer's overall sales slip. On a rough comparison, the company's grocery store sales are growing level with Safeway (SWY +0.2%) - but still trail the pace of Whole Foods Market (WFM -0.1%) and Kroger (KR) by quite a lot. Is Wal-Mart's grocery share gain at the expense of the dollar store group (DG, DLTR, FDO)? 6 Comments [Consumer]
Tuesday, May 14, 5:09 PM Safeway (SWY) hikes its quarterly dividend by 14% to $0.20/share. That gives the grocery store chain a yield of 3.1%. Shares +1.2% AH. (PR) Comment! [Consumer, Dividends]
Monday, May 13, 9:11 AM More on retail sales: Building material and garden equipment sales (HD, LOW) were again, up 1.5% M/M and 4.1% Y/Y, while department store sales (SHLD, KSS, M, JWN, JCP) trailed expectations. Grocery store sales (KR, SVU, SWY) slipped during April compared to March but were 2% than a year ago on pricing gains. 1 Comment [U.S. Economy, Consumer]
Thursday, May 2, 9:15 AM Blackhawk Networks (HAWK, SWY) is up 3.6% in premarket trading. The gift card company's relationship with Visa could be giving it a boost after Visa sailed past Q1 estimates. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Monday, April 29, 5:36 PM Safeway (SWY) President Robert Edwards will become the company's CEO after chairman/CEO Steven Burd retires from both positions on May 14. Lead independent director T. Gary Rogers will become non-executive chairman, and Edwards will join the board. Burd, who has been CEO for 20 years, announced plans to retire in January. (PR) 1 Comment [Consumer]
Friday, April 26, 8:59 AM Online grocery sales increased 8% last year as the industry gains acceptance in metropolitan areas and is pegged to see sales grow to as much as $9.4B by 2017. The trend is far from favorable for brick-and-mortar grocery stores (KR, SVU, SWY) still reeling from increased competition from dollar stores and Wal-Mart. What to watch: As delivery services such as Peapod and Fresh Direct expand, will Whole Foods Market (WFM) stand pat? Comment! [Consumer]

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Supervalu: Albertsons Sale Offers Potential For Fresh Start http://bit.ly/19dS9m3 $KR $SWY $SVU
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stockahead: thanks again for the fresh article...maybe I'll jump on the train again if $SVU goes a bit lower...somehow I like this company...
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http://bit.ly/14cUM4C Grocery Chain Sobeys Sweeps Into Western Canada - Why Empire Company $EMP.A is a Great Stock to Buy $TGT $SWY
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Ocean Man
$SWY and $GCI giving back chunks of yesterday's gains.
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Chines33
I could cry for hitting the "cancel" button on short 2000 $SWY at 32.50 last night after hours. Sickening. The game isn't easy.
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ca7711: refi existing debt (-less interest payments), and buying shares (EPS pop).allowing management to refocus on problems with American busines
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ca7711: American business too*
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Chines33
Wow how did I not short $SWY at 33 last night F......down 32% since
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Chines33
$SWY taking lives
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AdamRugg: Loving it!
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AdamRugg
$SWY just skyrockted AH - +20%! Hit a high of $30.23
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AdamRugg: Now +40% and hit $33/share!
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Seraphim Blentzas
http://bit.ly/18NZQjw Grocery Stocks Up Last Month Carrefour, Loblaws, Kroger, Sobeys $TESCO $WMT $SWY $CRRFY.PK $EMP.A $LBLCF.PK
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Tony Kau
In an overbought market, there are still a few buy signals, just hard to find. $MSFG $SSD $UHT $SWY http://ow.ly/kBHBW
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Returning Downgrades (4/25/13): $AHL, $BLL, $BMY, $CAP, $CRAI, $CRR, $CRS, $HRC, $INTU, $LLY, $MLNX, $MMM, $NSH, $QCOM, $SEIC, $SWK, $SWY
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Chines33
I could cry for hitting the "cancel" button on short 2000 $SWY at 32.50 last night after hours. Sickening. The game isn't easy.
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ca7711: refi existing debt (-less interest payments), and buying shares (EPS pop).allowing management to refocus on problems with American busines
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$SWY and $GCI giving back chunks of yesterday's gains.
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$SWY just skyrockted AH - +20%! Hit a high of $30.23
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AdamRugg: Now +40% and hit $33/share!
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$SWY taking lives
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Jim Van Meerten
$SWY - 100% Barchart technical buy signals - 6 new highs and up 18.22% in the last month - Relative Strength Index 76.50%
Feb 25, 1:33 PM
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MoveMaker: Wouldn't that be a sell signal?
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Jim Van Meerten: no, as long as the momentum holds then so should you. If you lose 10% from your entry point, the stock drops below the 50 day moving average
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neobliviscar
$SWY seems to have taken some Viagra.
12/6/12
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Buffet_or_Broke: The entire industry seems to be very cyclical in nature, falling in and out of favor. As if eating is a fad.
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neobliviscar: Yes. Perfect for high-low mean reversion trading. While one may zig when it should zag, long & short portfolio of'em can be profitable.
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sat_mcsd1
why is SWY getting killed? I thought the earnings were good.
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Bret Kenwell: yes like MM said, must be something in the numbers. If it were good, it would go up.
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Tactical Rash: Earnings beat estimates, but were still lower year to year.http://bit.ly/My3WEB
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Sergey77777
Safeway SWY Long 19.51 target 22.19 stop-loss 18.29 http://bit.ly/KC516L #stocks
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Market Maven: in same trade, at 19.53
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Mr. Massive
trimmed MCP this morning - holdings - long MCP SWY, GOLD
11/10/11
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Mr. Massive: 35 weeklys
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458402: MM: you got shook huh. Let's keep our fingers crossed for good earnings
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Mr. Massive
looking hard at SWY, SONO, MSFT , VZ
11/8/11
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campusglass: I've been in em around 25.00
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rel77: I like MSFT a LOT. Their ratios are extremely attractive, I'm in for the long haul with these guys. I will keep buying if it stays low.
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Michael Bryant
I guess this is a reason why to sell Safeway (SWY) stock. National outrage surely will affect sales. http://yhoo.it/skdZng
11/1/11
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0ZJ: Sell SWY because they're poorly run, overpriced stores and the stock is on on a steady decline spanning years.
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