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. 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. 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. Except for the presence of limited assortment chains. In 1940, safeway’s 2671 stores were still primarily located west of the mississippi river, with only one major eastern outpost in the washington dc/northern virginia area In january, 1941, the dc stores, most of which had operated under the sanitary and piggly wiggly banners, adopted the safeway nameplate, ending the last of safeway’s multiple brands following the mergers of the 1930s.
Robert magowan succeeded ling warren as safeway’s president in 1955, much to the relief of many store managers who believed that 20 years was enough and that warren’s ideas were wearing thin. This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in denver between 1927 and 1984, compiled from city directories, telephone books, and other sources There may be some omissions due to incomplete or missing data, etc And i welcome suggestions and corrections Please read about my methodology for more information about what i do and do not include Wichita historical chain locations (groceteria.com)this is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in wichita between 1920 and 2015, compiled from city directories, telephone books, and other sources
Please read about my methodology for more information about. Phoenix historical chain locations (groceteria.com)this is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in phoenix between 1925 and 1960, compiled from city directories, telephone books, and other sources Oklahoma city historical chain locations (groceteria.com)this is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in oklahoma city between 1930 and 2015, compiled from city directories, telephone books, and other sources Please read about my methodology for more.
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