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  • SAFEWAY INC Profile

    For many Americans, "going to Safeway" is synonymous with "going to the grocery store." Safeway is one of North America's largest food retailers, with more than 1,740 stores located mostly in the western, midwestern, and mid-Atlantic regions of the US, as well as western Canada. It also operates regional supermarket companies, including The Vons Companies (primarily in Southern California), Dominick's Finer Foods (Chicago), Carr-Gottstein Foods (Alaska's largest retailer), Genuardi's Family Markets (eastern US), and Randall's Food Markets (Texas). It also owns e-retailer GroceryWorks.com. Outside the US, Safeway owns 49% of Casa Ley, which operates about 135 food and variety stores in western Mexico.
    Steven A. Burd
    CEO
    5918 Stoneridge Mall Rd.

    Pleasanton, CA 94588-3229

    http://www.safeway.com

    Phone: 925-467-3000

    Fax: 925-467-3321
    Sector: Services Industry: Retail
  • 2007 Sales 2007 Sales Growth 2007 Net Income 2007 Employees
    $42,286,000,000 5.2% $888,400,000 201,000
  • Key Executives: SWY

    Name Title Officer Since
    Steven A. Burd CEO 9/7/93
    Robert L. Edwards CFO -
    David F. Bond Chief Accounting Officer -
    David T. Ching Chief Information Officer -
    Larree M. Renda Chief Administrative Officer -
    Robert A. Gordon General Counsel -
    Douglas J. Mackenzie Director 3/10/05
    Mohan Gyani Director 10/21/04
  • Top Competitors: SWY

  • Insider Trends: SWY

    Sentiment for SWY is NEGATIVE

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    • Market Value of Insider Sales
    • Market Value of Insider Purchases
    Total dollar value of all insider purchases and sales over 12 months
  • Insider Transactions: SWY

    Date Name Shares Transaction Type Market Value
    05/12/08 HERRINGER FRANK C 5,000 Purchase $154,845.00
    05/06/08 GORDON ROBERT A 15 Stock Gift $0.00
    05/01/08 STERN DAVID R 9,000 Planned Sale $284,120.00
  • Ownership Breakdown : SWY

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 564.00
     
    Mutual Fund 1,229.00
    Other Major 14.00
  • Short Interest Volume: SWY

    Data as of 6/10/08
    Current Short Interest Shares 1.10 B
    Current Short Interest Ratio 4.40
    Float 434.01 M
    Short Interest as % of Float 3.40
    Average Daily Volume 3.65 M
    Outstanding Shares 438.00 M