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Allen Cooke • Wed, May 8 • 3 Comments
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Buy Safeway, Even Though It Keeps Closing Stores
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Safeway's Low P/E Ratio Could Be Misleading
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Analysis Of Safeway's Dividend Sustainability
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Safeway's Earnings Beat But The Grocer Remains Weak
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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
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Safeway Inc. - Shareholder/Analyst Call
Tue, May 14
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Thu, Apr 25
Safeway's CEO Hosts 2013 Investor Conference (Transcript)
Thu, Mar 7
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Thu, Feb 21
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Thu, Oct 11, 2012
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Thu, Jul 19, 2012
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Tue, Mar 6, 2012
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Thu, Feb 23, 2012
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Thu, Apr 28, 2011
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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
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Safeway Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Aug 5, 2009
Safeway Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 30, 2009
Safeway, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 26, 2009

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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, 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]
Thursday, April 25, 12:59 PM Grocery store stocks suffer after Safeway's Q1 report indicates a weakening sales and volume trend into the end of the quarter. The lackluster quarter adds weight to the opinion that the dollar store group (DG, DLTR, FDO) and Wal-Mart are taking more grocery market share. Decliners: SWY -16.8%, WFM -1.0%, TFM -1%, SVY -2.5%, NGVC -2.0%, KR -2.0%, WMK -1.3%, HTSI -1.4%, FWM -1.3%. 7 Comments [Consumer, On the Move]
Thursday, April 25, 9:40 AM Shares of Safeway (SWY -12.1%) slumps after the company misses estimates with its Q1 report. Margins fell as promotional efforts to stoke traffic fell flat with same-store sales up only 1.5%. 1 Comment [Consumer, On the Move]
Thursday, April 25, 9:01 AM Safeway (SWY): Q1 EPS of $0.49. Revenue of $10B misses by $0.14B. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Friday, April 19, 11:50 AM Gift card seller Blackhawk Network (HAWK) delivers a solid IPO. After pricing its 10M-share offering at $23, above a range of $20-$22, the Safeway (SWY -0.5%) unit opened at $25 and is currently trading at $25.62, up 11.4%. That gives Blackhawk, which sells cards via a network of 100K+ retail locations and supports top brands such as Apple, Visa, and Starbucks, a market cap of $1.33B. Blackhawk posted 2012 revenue of $959.1M (+28% Y/Y), and net income of $48.2M. Safeway now owns 81% of the company. (S-1) Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Tuesday, April 16, 1:15 PM Private label brand breakthrough: A survey released by Deloitte on brand loyalty could rattle the food and grocery sectors as a whopping 94% of consumers indicate they will stick with private-label or store brands instead of reverting back to costlier options. Industry insiders think even if the economy comes roaring back, a paradigm shift of consumer attitudes toward food purchases may already be entrenched. The trend could favor Treehouse Foods (THS), Safeway (SWY), Kroger (KR), Costco (COST), Whole Foods Market (WFM) - while creating a headache for Kellogg (K), Post Holdings (POST), Campbell Soup (CPB), Kraft Foods (KRFT), and General Mills (GIS). 10 Comments [Consumer]
Monday, April 15, 10:32 AM Blackhawk Network (HAWK) will be spun off this week from Safeway (SWY). With the company set a price range of $20 to $22 per share for the offering, the prepaid card distributor is expected to trade north of the $1B market cap mark when it debuts on the Nasdaq. Comment! [Consumer]
Monday, April 8, 8:13 AM Safeway's (SWY) Blackhawk gift card unit sets a price range at $20-$22 per share for its IPO of 10M shares. Comment! [Consumer]
Wednesday, March 27, 11:20 AM Safeway (SWY +0.3%) will add SoloHealth Station kiosks to about 700 stores in a rollout scheduled to begin in April. The stations will allow shoppers to screen their vision, blood pressure, weight, and body mass index before or after they conduct their grocery shopping. The company isn't the only one with big ideas about merging retail and healthcare services - both Wal-Mart and Walgreen are toying with the medical kiosk concept. Comment! [Consumer]
Monday, March 18, 11:17 AM Safeway's (SWY -1.8%) gift card unit registers with the SEC for a $200M IPO. The filing follows up on a promise from the grocery operator last year to take the business public. (S-1) Comment! [Consumer]
Friday, March 15, 10:32 AM Safeway (SWY) declares $0.175/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 2.88%. For shareholders of record Mar. 25. Payable Apr. 11. Ex-div date Mar. 21. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]

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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
May 1, 11:42 AM
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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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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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neobliviscar
$SWY - sheesh, no insider trading there eh? AMazed they ecen noticed the $HNZ inside information trading.
Feb 21, 10:06 AM
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Jim Van Meerten
$SWY - 100% Barchart technical buy signal - 8 new highs and up 10.06% in the last month _ Relative Strength Index 60.44%
12/10/12
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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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StockConsultant
A few strong stocks from today's "Stocks to Watch" list $AFL $HBI $PIR $SWN breakout watch, $MLNX $SWY upside gap fill watch
11/5/12
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sean.parmelee
SWY ignoring court order http://bit.ly/TqMz58
11/2/12
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J Mintzmyer
Solid results by SWY and stock is still stagnant. Nice dividend value play available here! INTC is looking great too!
10/11/12
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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%
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MoveMaker: Wouldn't that be a sell signal?
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neobliviscar
$SWY seems to have taken some Viagra.
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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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sat_mcsd1
why is SWY getting killed? I thought the earnings were good.
7/19/12
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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
5/30/12
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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
11/10/11
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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
11/8/11
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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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