Safeway News

Loyalty programs at supermarkets used to be as simple as getting access to the cheaper advertised prices on store shelves.

US frozen-food Bellisio Foods has struck a deal to buy Overhill Farms to boost its stable of branded and own-label items.

Safeway's new CEO, Robert Edwards , said the grocer is already hearing from other retailers that want to use the technology behind its Fast Forward payment program.

Safeway declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 14th, ARN reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 20th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share on Thursday, July 11th.

In absence of a positive catalyst, the markets remained sideways for Monday's trading session.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on SWY. Analysts at TheStreet reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Safeway in a research note to investors on Tuesday, May 7th.

Another group is objecting to the implementation of President Obama's health care law: Grocers.

After a forceful two decades of leadership, Steve Burd will step down from Safeway this week, leaving behind a company that he molded into the nation's second-largest supermarket chain.

After a forceful two decades of leadership, Steve Burd will step down from Safeway this week, leaving behind a company that he molded into the nation's second-largest supermarket chain.

The lobbyist for grocers including Kroger Co. and Safeway Inc. is calling on President Barack Obama to curtail a U.S. health law provision that mandates the companies display the calorie content of all their foods.

Arun Sarin , who was CEO of Vodafone Group plc from 2003 to 2008, will speak to M.B.A. graduates at the University of California, Berkeley's business school on May 24.

Alfred A. Plamann, former chief executive officer, Unified Grocers, was inducted recently into the Progressive Grocer Hall of Fame.

The first full week of May is National Anxiety and Depression Awareness Week and was initiated by the non-profit organization Freedom From Fear , a mental illness advocacy group.

Safeway Inc. shares appear cheap at current levels. Analysts expect the company to earn $2.32 per share in 2013, and $2.42 per share for 2014.

Scott Thurm and Serena Ng have an odd piece in today's WSJ, complaining about executive pay being tied to per-share results rather than overall numbers.

I am an individual investor in the accumulation phase of investment. I am not a professional analyst.

This format offers an upscale environment for shoppers, with premium products, such as numerous varieties of wines, artisanal breads and cheeses, higher-quality ready-to-eat meals, and more organic and natural foods.

Food Marketing Institute, Arlington, Va . Jerry Garland , president and CEO of Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc., was named vice chairman of wholesaler and independent operators, replacing Al Plamann, who announced his retirement.

Wendell Brooks III , one of the top retail brokers in Hawaii, and four others from his team have joined Jones Lang LaSalle's Hawaii office after working for the state's largest commercial real estate firm, CBRE Group Inc.

Safeway Inc. and a California coffee drinker have agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming Safeway committed fraud by selling coffee labeled as a Kona blend even though it didn't include much Kona coffee.