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Safeway History – Page 4 – Groceteria. com Safeway has also drastically modified many of its original stores In 1998, the landmark store on Market Street in San Francisco was remodeled into a super-sized post-modern nightmare, with only the hint of an arch and the enormous tower sign being preserved
Safeway History – Page 3 – Groceteria. com Safeway History Last updated on 30 April 2025 The 1940s New prototype At the dawn of the 1940s, Safeway was operating hundreds of older units in taxpayer strips or on the first floors of apartment or commercial buildings, most of which were a fraction of the size of the new supermarkets that were opening around the country
Safeway – Groceteria. com Safeway Last updated on 30 April 2025 I took the photo you see above in Lodi, California sometime in 1994 I didn’t know it at the time, but taking that picture was the genesis of this site
Sacramento Chain Grocery History Overview - Groceteria. com Safeway continued to be Sacramento’s dominant chain throughout the 1970s, but with some significant changes among its locations While the branches on J Street and Franklin Boulevard had been open for more than thirty years, both were now doing business in new and modern buildings, and both closed late in the decade
Kansas City Area – Groceteria. com Kansas City is fascinating in that it was served for decades by all of the “big three” (A P, Kroger, and Safeway) and in that all three chains pulled out in about a ten-year period starting in the late 1970s After this, KC was left with one local chain on the way down (Milgram) and a collection of independents, franchises, and co-ops Except for the presence of limited assortment chains
Safeway History – Groceteria. com 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 incomplete and inaccurate) version of the history from the early years of this site It will be removed when the new pages are complete Photos and other material will also be added, so as long as this notice
Fresno Chain Grocery History Overview – Groceteria. com Safeway was down to nine locations by 1944, although more than half were newer stores Only two of the old Mac Marr stores remained, with one of those (354 C, in a relatively depressed area) dating back to the Economic Food Co days, pre-1925 Justesen’s and Black’s store counts remained fairly stable with some relocations through the 1940s Their respective listings in the Fresno City
Safeway History – Page 2 – Groceteria. com 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 dropped by only about a quarter The first Safeway supermarket units were also somewhat smaller than those of some competitors
Vons – Groceteria. com Vons purchased many stores from Safeway in 1988, giving Safeway a stake in the company Safeway acquired the remainder in 1997; Fresno County is the dividing line between the Safeway and Vons banners, although the actual stores are more or less indistinguishable anyway
San Francisco Chain Grocery History Overview - Groceteria. com Several were former Safeway or Piggly Wiggly locations, while others appear to have been purpose-built Lick Super Market, later QFI, 350 7th Avenue (SF Library) Small neighborhood chain stores could still be seen all over San Francisco as the 1940s ended, but in the 1950s, the balance shifted dramatically