<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - safeway</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/safeway</link><description>Newsvine - safeway</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 1 Apr 2013 17:36:25 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:43:52 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Safeway CEO's pay dips slightly as bonus falls</title>
<description><![CDATA[Safeway CEO Steve Burd took a slight pay cut in 2012 as the grocery store operator cut his performance-based bonus.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Candice Choi]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Candice Choi]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17554885-safeway-ceos-pay-dips-slightly-as-bonus-falls</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17554885-safeway-ceos-pay-dips-slightly-as-bonus-falls</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>executive</category><category>safeway</category><category>compensation</category><category>executive-compensation</category><category>safeway-ceo-steve-burd</category><pubDate>Mon, 1 Apr 2013 17:33:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Safeway 4Q net income jumps</title>
<description><![CDATA[Bring on the deal hunters.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mae Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mae Anderson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17043609-safeway-4q-net-income-jumps</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17043609-safeway-4q-net-income-jumps</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>safeway</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:29:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9a9dc4e6-8a19-402f-9a69-2fe26629314f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="290" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9a9dc4e6-8a19-402f-9a69-2fe26629314f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE- In this Thursday, April 26, 2012, file photo, a Safeway online shopping advertisement is shown at a Safeway store in San Francisco. Grocery store operator Safeway said Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, its customer loyalty program helped its fourth-quarter net income jump 13 percent in the fourth quarter, far surpassing expectations. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Safeway CEO Burd to retire in May</title>
<description><![CDATA[Safeway's CEO Steve Burd will retire in May after more than 20 years with the grocer.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/02/16322705-safeway-ceo-burd-to-retire-in-may</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/02/16322705-safeway-ceo-burd-to-retire-in-may</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>ceo</category><category>safeway</category><category>safeway-ceo-steve-burd</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Jan 2013 00:45:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Safeway bets that loyalty program will pay off</title>
<description><![CDATA[Safeway Inc. is betting that its investment in a new customer loyalty program will eventually pay off, as the supermarket operator looks to fend off big-box retailers and other competitors that are expanding their grocery aisles.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Candice Choi]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Candice Choi]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/11/14366942-safeway-bets-that-loyalty-program-will-pay-off</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/11/14366942-safeway-bets-that-loyalty-program-will-pay-off</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>safeway</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:20:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2bce7e2f-09e4-4ec5-b953-e3181d56b38b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="290" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2bce7e2f-09e4-4ec5-b953-e3181d56b38b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE- In this Thursday, April 26, 2012, file photo, a Safeway online shopping advertisement is shown at a Safeway store in San Francisco. Safeway Inc. said Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, its profit margin slipped in the third quarter as it spent money on launching a new customer loyalty program, an investment the supermarket operator said should drive sales going forward. The sale of its Genuardi's chain helped offset the decline and pushed the company's net income up 21 percent. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Safeway shares jump on upgrade</title>
<description><![CDATA[Safeway Inc's shares are one of the top gainers in the market Tuesday after a BMO Capital Markets analyst upgraded her rating on the grocery chain's stock.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/25/14096160-safeway-shares-jump-on-upgrade</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/25/14096160-safeway-shares-jump-on-upgrade</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>safeway</category><category>safeway-inc</category><category>mover</category><category>bmo-capital-markets</category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:41:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Safeway plans IPO of Blackhawk gift-card business</title>
<description><![CDATA[Safeway Inc. said Wednesday that it plans to take its gift card business, Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc., public by the first half of 2013.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/05/13681762-safeway-plans-ipo-of-blackhawk-gift-card-business</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/05/13681762-safeway-plans-ipo-of-blackhawk-gift-card-business</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>ipo</category><category>safeway</category><category>blackhawk</category><category>blackhawk-network-holdings</category><pubDate>Wed, 5 Sep 2012 15:12:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Safeway profit drops amid growing competition</title>
<description><![CDATA[Safeway Inc. said Thursday that its net income fell 16 percent in the second quarter, as the grocery store operator spent more on advertising and rolled out a new loyalty program to stave off growing competition.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Candice Choi]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Candice Choi]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/19/12832401-safeway-profit-drops-amid-growing-competition</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/19/12832401-safeway-profit-drops-amid-growing-competition</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>safeway</category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:22:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6b90d068-1982-48d5-833b-dc87834aa5fd.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="350" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6b90d068-1982-48d5-833b-dc87834aa5fd.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="176" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Thursday, April 26, 2012, file photo, shows the exterior of a Safeway store in San Francisco. Safeway Inc. said Thursday, July 19, 2012, that its net income fell 16 percent in the second quarter, as the grocery store operator spent more on advertising and fought to hold onto customers amid growing competition. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f209f294-ee79-4355-9ed3-e235f362efb3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="290" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f209f294-ee79-4355-9ed3-e235f362efb3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE- In this Thursday, April 26, 2012, file photo, a Safeway online shopping advertisement is shown at a Safeway store in San Francisco.  Safeway Inc. said Thursday, July 19, 2012, that its net income fell 16 percent in the second quarter, as the grocery store operator spent more on advertising and fought to hold onto customers amid growing competition. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Safeway aims for crate-free pork supply</title>
<description><![CDATA[The nation's second-largest grocery chain says it will adopt purchasing policies that favor more humane treatment of pigs.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/07/11583435-safeway-aims-for-crate-free-pork-supply</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/07/11583435-safeway-aims-for-crate-free-pork-supply</guid><category>us</category><category>safeway</category><category>us-news</category><category>pork</category><category>humane</category><pubDate>Mon, 7 May 2012 20:32:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Safeway's 1Q profits jump amid cost controls</title>
<description><![CDATA[Grocery chain Safeway Inc. reported a sharp jump in net income for the first quarter, helped in part by strong cost controls.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne D'Innocenzio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Anne D'Innocenzio]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/26/11410205-safeways-1q-profits-jump-amid-cost-controls</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/26/11410205-safeways-1q-profits-jump-amid-cost-controls</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>safeway</category><category>giant-food-stores-llc</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:20:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1aeeeb36-8089-48fd-b14b-8236285f7df8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1aeeeb36-8089-48fd-b14b-8236285f7df8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This April 21, 2008, file photo, shows a Safeway sign outside a store in San Francisco. Safeway Inc. reported Thursday, April 26, 2012, a sharp jump in net income for the first quarter, helped in part by strong cost controls. But shares fell almost 2 percent, or 43 cents, to $21.17 per share in morning trading Thursday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Safeway shares fall after downgrade</title>
<description><![CDATA[Safeway Inc.'s shares dropped Monday after a Credit Suisse analyst downgraded his rating on the grocery chain, saying it may have a larger-than-expected underfunded liability tied to its pension plans that could cause its costs to rise over time.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/26/10870839-safeway-shares-fall-after-downgrade</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/26/10870839-safeway-shares-fall-after-downgrade</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>safeway</category><category>safeway-inc</category><category>credit-suisse</category><category>mover</category><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:25:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Safeway profit slips 6 pct. on higher costs</title>
<description><![CDATA[Safeway Inc. said Thursday that its profit slipped 6 percent in the fourth quarter as it paid more to stock its shelves.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/23/10486517-safeway-profit-slips-6-pct-on-higher-costs</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/23/10486517-safeway-profit-slips-6-pct-on-higher-costs</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>safeway</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:24:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/cc55b199-dc93-436b-b0f0-62b3f966aebd.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="421" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/cc55b199-dc93-436b-b0f0-62b3f966aebd.jpg" width="120" height="126" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Feb. 22, 2012 photo, shows a VONS supermarket storefront, in San Diego. Safeway Inc. said Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, its profit slipped 6 percent its fourth quarter as a result of higher operating and administrative costs. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Candles, flowers at Safeway where Giffords shot</title>
<description><![CDATA[A couple dozen people showed up at a Tucson Safeway to lay out flowers and light candles to mark one year since a gunman shot Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed six people.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/08/10052167-candles-flowers-at-safeway-where-giffords-shot</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/08/10052167-candles-flowers-at-safeway-where-giffords-shot</guid><category>us</category><category>safeway</category><category>shot</category><category>us-news</category><category>congresswoman</category><category>gabrielle-giffords</category><category>tucson-safeway</category><pubDate>Sun, 8 Jan 2012 17:00:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Safeway 3Q profit climbs on improved revenue</title>
<description><![CDATA[Safeway Inc. says it coming up with new answers as it finds itself facing the same economic challenges that have plagued the grocery industry for years.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Skidmore]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Sarah Skidmore]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/13/8302115-safeway-3q-profit-climbs-on-improved-revenue</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/13/8302115-safeway-3q-profit-climbs-on-improved-revenue</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>safeway</category><category>safeway-inc</category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:25:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8ab4f36e-aaf6-4057-b675-67b3c32199d9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="282" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8ab4f36e-aaf6-4057-b675-67b3c32199d9.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2011 file photo, a customer grabs a shopping cart at a Safeway store in Cupertino, Calif. Safeway Inc.'s fiscal third-quarter profit rose 6 percent as the grocery chain generated stronger revenue in part from increased gasoline sales and cost control efforts. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Safeway 2nd quarter net income rises</title>
<description><![CDATA[Grocery store operator Safeway Inc. reported Thursday that its second-quarter profit inched up as higher prices and strong gasoline sales helped offset its rising costs for commodities.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/21/7135622-safeway-2nd-quarter-net-income-rises</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/21/7135622-safeway-2nd-quarter-net-income-rises</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>safeway</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:21:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/107bb2fb-a928-4f19-b866-6541776d5645.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="256" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/107bb2fb-a928-4f19-b866-6541776d5645.jpg" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This file photo made July 21, 2010, shows Safeway cloth bags in San Ramon, Calif. Grocery store operator Safeway Inc. said Thursday, July 21, 2011, its second-quarter net income rose as higher and selling prices and strong gas sales helped offset rising commodity costs. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Safeway 1st-quarter net income falls</title>
<description><![CDATA[Taxes related to Safeway's effort to pay down debt reduced its first-quarter net income, but the company's adjusted results beat Wall Street's expectations as its revenue rose.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Skidmore]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Sarah Skidmore]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/28/6549504-safeway-1st-quarter-net-income-falls</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/28/6549504-safeway-1st-quarter-net-income-falls</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>wall-street</category><category>earns</category><category>safeway</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:25:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/7ae43c31-b639-4d22-90ea-b813352a34c6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="282" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/7ae43c31-b639-4d22-90ea-b813352a34c6.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2011 file photo, a customer grabs a shopping cart at a Safeway store in Cupertino, Calif. Safeway said Thursday, April 28, 2011, that a tax charge related to a plan to pay down its U.S. debt cut its first-quarter net income by 74 percent, but its revenue rose, and its adjusted net income beat analyst expectations. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Safeway returns to 4th-quarter profit</title>
<description><![CDATA[Safeway Inc. returned to a profit in the fourth quarter as price cuts, store-brand products and reduction in waste and theft helped boost the national grocery chain's performance.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Chapman]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michelle Chapman]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/24/6123088-safeway-returns-to-4th-quarter-profit</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/24/6123088-safeway-returns-to-4th-quarter-profit</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>safeway</category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:41:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/06b0ac79-553d-4f63-b1e8-719d1697406f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="274" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/06b0ac79-553d-4f63-b1e8-719d1697406f.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A customer leaves a Safeway store in Cupertino, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 23,, 2011. Safeway Inc. returned to a profit in the fourth quarter Thursday, Feb. 24, absent a hefty goodwill impairment charge that weighed down year-ago results.  (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/46ea97db-79cf-4b34-9849-50ada239a15c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="282" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/46ea97db-79cf-4b34-9849-50ada239a15c.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A customer grabs a shopping cart at a Safeway store in Cupertino, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. Safeway Inc. returned to a profit in the fourth quarter Thursday, Feb. 24, absent a hefty goodwill impairment charge that weighed down year-ago results. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Safeway 3Q net income falls on severance charges</title>
<description><![CDATA[Safeway Inc.'s third-quarter net income fell 4.7 percent on severance charges and weaker sales, and the national grocery chain said it now expects full-year results to be at the lower end of its guidance.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Fredrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Emily Fredrix]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/14/5289605-safeway-3q-net-income-falls-on-severance-charges</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/14/5289605-safeway-3q-net-income-falls-on-severance-charges</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>safeway</category><category>safeway-inc</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:26:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/481b4451-1e2a-409f-b1e4-1318d67962e3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="256" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/481b4451-1e2a-409f-b1e4-1318d67962e3.jpg" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This file photo made July 21, 2010, shows Safeway cloth bags in San Ramon, Calif. Safeway Inc. said Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, its third-quarter net income fell 4.7 percent, as the national grocery chain paid out severance and sales weakened slightly. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Safeway's 2nd-quarter net income falls 40 percent</title>
<description><![CDATA[Tough competition and resulting lower grocery prices drove Safeway Inc.'s second-quarter net income down 40 percent, the national grocery chain said Thursday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Skidmore]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Sarah Skidmore]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/22/4729022-safeways-2nd-quarter-net-income-falls-40-percent</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/22/4729022-safeways-2nd-quarter-net-income-falls-40-percent</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>safeway</category><category>safeway-inc</category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:27:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Safeway's 1Q results at a glance</title>
<description><![CDATA[Safeway Inc. said its first-quarter profit fell 33 percent but revenue rose 1 percent. Here's a breakdown of what happened in the quarter and guidance for the year:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/29/4221120-safeways-1q-results-at-a-glance</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/29/4221120-safeways-1q-results-at-a-glance</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>glance</category><category>safeway</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:35:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Safeway's 1Q profit falls 33 percent</title>
<description><![CDATA[Safeway Inc. reported a 33 percent decline in first-quarter profit as it struggled with deflation in key items and competition from rivals that's squeezing sales.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne D'Innocenzio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Anne D'Innocenzio]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/29/4220180-safeways-1q-profit-falls-33-percent</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/29/4220180-safeways-1q-profit-falls-33-percent</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>safeway</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:16:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Safeway's CEO compensation falls nearly 15 percent</title>
<description><![CDATA[An Associated Press calculation shows Safeway Inc. CEO Steven Burd's compensation fell nearly 15 percent in 2009.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/16/4027132-safeways-ceo-compensation-falls-nearly-15-percent</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/16/4027132-safeways-ceo-compensation-falls-nearly-15-percent</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>executive</category><category>safeway</category><category>associated-press</category><category>compensation</category><category>ceo-steven-burd</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:39:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Safeway recalls potato salad over salmonella</title>
<description><![CDATA[Safeway Inc. said Thursday it is voluntarily recalling potato salad products over concerns about possible salmonella contamination.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/04/3979369-safeway-recalls-potato-salad-over-salmonella</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/04/3979369-safeway-recalls-potato-salad-over-salmonella</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>recall</category><category>safeway</category><pubDate>Thu, 4 Mar 2010 20:33:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>On the Call: Safeway CEO Steve Burd</title>
<description><![CDATA[During the tough economic times, many consumers cut back on discretionary purchases and traded down to less-expensive items when they went shopping. Safeway Inc. was among the retailers that saw that behavior impact their bottom line. But Safeway's CEO Steve Burd said the company saw early signs last quarter of shoppers loosening their frugal ways. The company reported its fourth-quarter results Thursday and Burd discussed the issue during a conference call with investors.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/25/3950976-on-the-call-safeway-ceo-steve-burd</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/25/3950976-on-the-call-safeway-ceo-steve-burd</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>on-the</category><category>call</category><category>safeway</category><category>but-safeway</category><category>ceo-steve-burd</category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:17:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Safeway's 4Q results at a glance</title>
<description><![CDATA[EARNS: Lost $1.61 billion, or $4.06 per share. Excluding one-time items, losses totaled 53 cents per share.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/25/3950969-safeways-4q-results-at-a-glance</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/25/3950969-safeways-4q-results-at-a-glance</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>glance</category><category>safeway</category><category>earns-lost</category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:14:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Safeway posts 4Q loss on write-downs</title>
<description><![CDATA[Safeway Inc., which posted a loss for its fourth quarter and fiscal year on Thursday, is banking on food prices to improve its results in the current year.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Skidmore]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Sarah Skidmore]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/25/3949312-safeway-posts-4q-loss-on-write-downs</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/25/3949312-safeway-posts-4q-loss-on-write-downs</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>safeway</category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:30:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>