
Oct 15 - By Sarah Skidmore, AP Food Industry Writer
Safeway Inc. said Thursday that falling prices and frugal shoppers drove its third-quarter profit down 35 percent.
Oct 13 - By Sarah Skidmore, AP Food Industry Writer
Grocery chain Safeway Inc. reports its third-quarter results on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments related to the period.
Aug 6 - By Associated Press
Safeway Inc. is recalling ground beef sold in some of its stores because of concerns it may be linked to an outbreak of salmonella.

Jul 23 - By Sarah Skidmore, AP Food Industry Writer
Budget-conscious shoppers and falling fuel and commodity prices took a toll on Safeway Inc. during its second quarter, and the grocery chain, which doesn't expect the picture to improve soon, lowered its earnings forecast for the full year Thursday.
Jun 4 - By Associated Press
Safeway says its unionized Colorado grocery workers have agreed to extend their labor contract again until June 26.
May 10 - By Associated Press
With the threat of a strike looming, Safeway agreed to resume negotiations with its union workers a day after they authorized a strike, a company spokeswoman said Sunday.
Apr 30 - By Sarah Skidmore, AP Food Industry Writer
Grocery store operator Safeway Inc. said Thursday that weak consumer spending, the stronger dollar, lower fuel prices and the late Easter holiday caused its first-quarter profit to fall 25 percent.
Apr 28 - By Associated Press
Grocery-store operator Safeway Inc. reports its fourth-quarter results on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments related to the period.

Oct 7 - By Sarah Skidmore, AP Food Industry Writer
Higher sales at its gas stations and upscale stores helped boost grocer Safeway Inc.'s profit nearly 3 percent in its third fiscal quarter.
Jul 17 - By Betsy Vereckey, AP Business Writer
Higher gas sales and a boost from its more upscale stores helped grocer Safeway Inc. post slightly higher second-quarter earnings Thursday, but a downbeat outlook because of consumers cutting back sent its shares tumbling more than 10 percent.
Mar 21 - By Associated Press
Michelle Wie withdrew from the Safeway International on Friday after tweaking an injury to her left wrist during practice last week.
Oct 11 - By Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer
Safeway Inc.'s third-quarter profit climbed 12 percent to match analysts' projections, the latest payoff from the grocer's recent recipe of cutting labor costs while spending on store improvements to attract more shoppers.
Mar 17 - By Matthew Verrinder, AP Writer
Silviene Grzybowski became worried when her local pet store pulled the food she normally feeds her cat and posted an announcement saying it, and many other popular pet foods, had been recalled. Her cat, Smokey, hadn't been eating for days.

Jun 25 - By Melissa Trujillo, Associated Press Writer
A gunman burst into a sprawling Safeway Inc. warehouse, killing one person, wounding five others and sending terrified workers fleeing the building. The attacker was later killed in a shootout with police.