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  1. Safeway History – Groceteria.com

    Jan 13, 2009 · This section consists of a narrative history of Safeway. It is currently being rewritten and new pages are being added as they are completed. There is also the original (and somewhat …

  2. Safeway – Groceteria.com

    Jan 6, 2001 · Ever since I moved to California, I’d been fascinated by the easily-discernable Safeway prototypes of the past half century, and Safeway is by far the dominant chain in San Francisco. So …

  3. Safeway History – Page 2 – Groceteria.com

    Jan 13, 2009 · Safeway was perhaps somewhat conservative in the move to supermarkets; A&P closed or consolidated more than half its 15000 stores during the 1930s, while Safeway’s store count …

  4. Denver Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1927-1984

    May 31, 2018 · This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in Denver between 1927 and 1984, compiled from city directories, telephone books, and other sources. There …

  5. Safeway History – Page 3 – Groceteria.com

    Jan 13, 2009 · The 14 August 1941 Spokane Chronicle included an advertisement for Safeway’s new stores in the area. The average size had swelled to six thousand square feet for a new prototype that …

  6. Dallas Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1928-1986

    Oct 25, 2025 · This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in Dallas between 1928 and 1986, compiled from city directories, telephone books, and other sources. There may be …

  7. Safeway History – Page 4 – Groceteria.com

    Jan 13, 2009 · Safeway crossed the $2 billion national sales mark in 1957, with 1958 stores in operation. Robert Magowan succeeded Ling Warren as Safeway’s president in 1955, much to the relief of many …

  8. Lucky Stores History – Groceteria.com

    Apr 6, 2009 · Lucky was an innovative homegrown answer to Safeway, and stores were clustered primarily in Oakland and other East Bay locations. Lucky was also a leader in the transition from …

  9. Safeway Divisions, 1932 - Groceteria.com

    Jul 5, 2010 · Safeway Stores divisions from 1932 as noted in Uno Animo, the company’s employee magazine.

  10. Abilene Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1926-2015

    Apr 12, 2014 · Abilene Historical Chain Locations (Groceteria.com) This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in Abilene between 1926 and 2015, compiled from city …