Safeway Inc. http://www.alacrastore.com/company-snapshot/Safeway_Inc-1014581 Thursday, July 24, 2008 3:58:15 PM 1014581 Safeway Inc. en AlacraStore RSS Builder 1.0 30 http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/B1898289ccbn/B1898289norm...Believes, probably the only [pure] food retailer that has a FY and therefore a quarterly split that causes Easter holiday and sometimes other holidays to shift from one qtr. to other. ... 7/18/2008 12:13:31 PMSafeway Inc.106.0000EditedQ2 2008 Safeway Inc. Earnings Conference Call SummarySWY11:00am ETBriefB1898289Credit & Investment ResearchThomson Street Eventshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/cs/71870cs/71870norm Earnings Note: Safeway #Q## - Feeding the Bottom-Line SWY reported a #.#% increase in total sales to $##.# billion and a solid #.#% gain in adjusted EBITDA to $### million. Excluding fuel sales and the negative impact of the Easter...718701112YesD0Article231corp1768Earnings Reports - Industrials/Consumer7/18/2008 1:11:30 AM150SWY turned in a mixed performance that was light on sales but healthy on profits. Weak sales are concerning, but certainly not isolated to SWY. With heavy cost savings projected and price investments on the way, SWY is in solid shape.71870Credit & Investment ResearchCreditSightshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1898289ccbn/T1898289norm...Welcome to the Safeway second quarter earnings call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. (OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS).I would now like to turn the call over to Melissa Plaisance, Safeway's Senior Vice President of Finance, please go ahead. ... 7/17/2008 1:11:00 PMSafeway Inc.106.0000FinalQ2 2008 Safeway Inc. Earnings Conference Call TranscriptSWY11:00am ETTranscriptT1898289Credit & Investment ResearchThomson Street Eventshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/newstex/BW-0001-26579180newstex/BW-0001-26579180xml Jul. ##, #### (Business Wire) -- Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) will host a conference call with investors on Thursday, July ##, ####, at ##:## A.M. (Eastern) to discuss its second quarter #### financial results. The call will be webcast...040000000401600004016018040160487/10/2008 5:06:03 PM180000001800400018008000Business WireBW-0001-26579180SAFEWAY INCSWYNewsNewstexhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/newstex/PRN-0001-26430586newstex/PRN-0001-26430586xml TORONTO, Jul. #, #### (Canada NewsWire Group delivered by Newstex) -- /CNW/ -- Knightsbridge, Canada's leading integrated human capital solutions provider, today announced the acquisition of Axsium Group Inc., North America's leading...04000000040160000401600504006000040060030200000002002000020020067/3/2008 4:05:49 PM180000001801600019000000190010001900200019002012Canada NewsWire GroupPRN-0001-26430586BANK OF AMERICA CORPINTERNATIONAL PAPER COSAFEWAY INCBACINPAPIPSWYNewsNewstexhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/cs/70594cs/70594norm Consumer/Retail #H May Short Interest Report Short interest shares for the Grocers increased #.#% in #H May, following a ##.#% surge in #H May.  With a shaky economy, rising food inflation and skyrocketing fuel prices pressuring the...6691759Short Interest54Euro Markets Issuers42High Yield6/12/2008 8:12:04 PM150We look to the most recent release of short interest data to gauge developing sentiment in the markets for Retailers, Grocers, and Food & Beverage, and Consumer Products names in our coverage universe.705942810YesD0Article2148442194587515519178370919514912111138131139172314542040907889965092512961424191190102629120818428204519326corphy70594Credit & Investment ResearchCreditSightshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/bir/307559bir/307559normSafeway Inc.Safeway Stores Inc.Genuardi's Family Markets Inc.Dominick's Supermarkets Inc.Vons Companies Inc.Hanson Eagle Quality CenterRandall's Food MarketsCarr-Gottstein Foods Co.United StatesRetail: Grocery store chain.54114451102417IMSWY5/28/2008 8:04:00 AM307559Company Profiles & FinancialsGale Company Profileshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/cs/69559cs/69559norm Safeway #Q## Tearsheet Despite intense competition, SWY continues to thrive on Lifestyle store remodeling strategy, customer service and quality food offerings. With conveniently located stores, fuel stations, and strong private label...69559539YesC21Tearsheet231tearsheets/premium175/21/2008 11:12:30 AM15069559Credit & Investment ResearchCreditSightsUS - In May ####, the board of Safeway Inc, an owner and operator of grocery stores, authorized the repurchase of up to $# bil of the company's common stock outstanding in open market transactions.5/16/2008 11:47:10 AM786514786514786514786514Safeway IncSafeway IncSafeway IncSafeway Inchttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Safeway_Inc_buys_back_stock-1978208020sdc/19782080201978208020Copyright © 2008, Thomson Financial, All Rights ReservedNew YorkRetail Trade-Food StoresUnited StatesGrocery stores5411CACaliforniaPublicSWY5411:Grocery stores5912:Drug stores and proprietary stores5921:Liquor stores5411:Grocery stores5912:Drug stores and proprietary stores5921:Liquor storesNew YorkRetail Trade-Food StoresUnited StatesGrocery stores5411CACaliforniaPublicSWY5252005Own,op grocery storesOwn,op grocery storesCashCash OnlyCommon Stock5252005May 16 20080.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000001.000002.000003.000004.000005.000006.000007.000008.000009.0000010.00000Safeway Inc, located inPleasanton, California, ownsand operates nation-widegrocery, convenient and drugstores in the Western,Southwestern, Rocky Mountain,and Mid-Atlantic regions ofthe United States and inwestern Canada. The companywas founded in 1926.Safeway Inc, located in Pleasanton, California, owns andoperates nation-wide grocery, convenient and drug stores inthe Western, Southwestern, Rocky Mountain, and Mid-Atlanticregions of the United States and in western Canada. Thecompany was founded in 1926.Safeway Inc, located in Pleasanton, California, owns and operates nation-wide grocery, convenient and drug stores in the Western, Southwestern, Rocky Mountain, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States and in western Canada. The company was founded in 1926.1.000002.000003.000004.000005.000006.000007.000008.000009.0000010.00000Safeway Inc, located inPleasanton, California, ownsand operates nation-widegrocery, convenient and drugstores in the Western,Southwestern, Rocky Mountain,and Mid-Atlantic regions ofthe United States and inwestern Canada. The companywas founded in 1926.Safeway Inc, located in Pleasanton, California, owns andoperates nation-wide grocery, convenient and drug stores inthe Western, Southwestern, Rocky Mountain, and Mid-Atlanticregions of the United States and in western Canada. Thecompany was founded in 1926.Safeway Inc, located in Pleasanton, California, owns and operates nation-wide grocery, convenient and drug stores in the Western, Southwestern, Rocky Mountain, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States and in western Canada. The company was founded in 1926.0.000000.000000.00000438.00000NU.S. Dollar14 May 08Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 ESTDate Announced: 05/14/2008Date Effective:BuybackNot Appl.0.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.00000Price/Share0.000001000 U.S. Dollar1000.000000.000001000 U.S. Dollar1000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000001000.000001000 U.S. Dollar1.00000N513.690000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000001000.000001000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000001.000002.000003.000004.000005.000006.000007.00000US - In May 2008, the board ofSafeway Inc, an owner andoperator of grocery stores,authorized the repurchase ofup to $1 bil of the company'scommon stock outstanding inopen market transactions.US - In May 2008, the board of Safeway Inc, an owner and operator of grocery stores, authorized the repurchase of up to $1 bil of the company's common stock outstanding in open market transactions.US - In May 2008, the board of Safeway Inc, an owner and operator of grocery stores,authorized the repurchase of up to $1 bil of the company's common stock outstanding inopen market transactions.US - In May 2008, the board of Safeway Inc, an owner and operator of grocery stores, authorized the repurchase of up to $1 bil of the company's common stock outstanding in open market transactions.US - In May 2008, the board of Safeway Inc, an owner and operator of grocery stores, authorized the repurchase of up to $1 bil of thecompany's common stock outstanding in open market transactions.Intended0.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.00000Status:Intended-999.00000np0.00000-999.00000np0.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000005411:Grocery stores5912:Drug stores and proprietary stores5921:Liquor stores5252005New YorkUnited States5411CaliforniaPublicSWY5411:Grocery stores5912:Drug stores and proprietary stores5921:Liquor stores5252005New YorkUnited States5411CaliforniaPublicSWY1000.000001000.000001000.00000513.69000Deal InformationThomson Financial Mergers & Acquisitionshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/newstex/MW-0001-25276142newstex/MW-0001-25276142xml PALO ALTO, CA, May ##, #### (Marketwire delivered by Newstex) -- Human BioSystems ("HBS") (OTCBB: HBSC), a Silicon Valley-based biotech and bio-energy company, announced in a previous press release that it has partnered with the principals...06000000060010000600100104000000040020000400200104016000040160135/14/2008 5:05:09 PM1800000018015000180220001900000019002000190020131900100019001005MarketwireMW-0001-25276142HUMAN BIOSYSTEMS INCKRAFT FOODS INCMONSANTO COSAFEWAY INCHARRY NULL MASUDAHBSCKFTMONSWYNewsNewstexhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/newstex/BW-0001-25262474newstex/BW-0001-25262474xml PLEASANTON, Calif., May ##, #### (Business Wire) -- Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) announced that its Board of Directors met yesterday and declared a regular quarterly cash dividend and approved a ##% increase from $#.### per share to $#.####...04000000040160000401604704016019040160095/14/2008 10:07:07 AM18000000180120001801300018011000Business WireBW-0001-25262474SAFEWAY INCSWYNewsNewstexhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/cs/69197cs/69197norm Consumer/Retail: #H April Short Interest Report Total short interest for the Consumer Products names increased #.#% versus the mid-April reading. Results were mixed within the names, with roughly equal numbers of companies showing increased...889965092512961424191190102629428181208204519326corphy17869659Short Interest54Euro Markets Issuers42High Yield5/13/2008 1:10:55 AM150We look to the most recent release of short interest data to gauge developing sentiment in the markets for Retailers, Grocers, and Food & Beverage, and Consumer Products names in our coverage universe.211113813113917231454204090691972700YesD0Article442195214815519451783719147098759169197Credit & Investment ResearchCreditSightshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/fitch/385306_report_framefitch/385306_report_framepdfFitch Ratings is a leading global rating agency committed to providing the world's credit markets with independent, timely and prospective credit opinions. Built on a foundation of organic growth and strategic acquisitions, Fitch Ratings has grown rapidly during the past decade gaining market presence throughout the world and across all fixed income markets.Best Buy Company, Inc.Blockbuster, Inc.Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse CorpCostco Wholesale CorporationCVS Caremark CorpDillard's, Inc.Gap Inc.J. C. 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I am Lehman Brothers analyst for food and drug retailing. I am also the team leader for retail. So you'll see a little bit more of me in the next day and a half. And I am both pleased and honored to have Safeway here with us this morning from the Company we have Robert Edwards who is the Chief Financial Officer; Melissa Plaisance who is the SVP, finance. Robert is going to make most of presentation but I think Melissa will be available to answer questions and also we have Julie Hong, VP of Investor Relations. So thank you, Robert, and welcome. ... 4/29/2008 5:14:00 PMSafeway Inc.54.0000FinalSafeway Inc. at Lehman Brothers Annual Retail Conference TranscriptSWY8:00am ETTranscriptT1832897Credit & Investment ResearchThomson Street Eventshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/cs/68356cs/68356norm Earnings Note: Safeway #Q## - Private-Label Reigns Supreme SWY reported a #.#% increase in total sales to $##.# billion and an impressive ##.#% gain in adjusted EBITDA to $### million. Excluding the positive Easter holiday shift, id...683561225YesD0Article231corp1768Earnings Reports - Industrials/Consumer4/25/2008 1:12:07 AM150Although top-line trends continue to moderate, SWY continues to maximize its sales gains to drive strong profits with strong private-label and generic sales as well as cost cutting/efficiency initiatives. SWY's credit remains rock solid.68356Credit & Investment ResearchCreditSightshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/B1829192ccbn/B1829192norm...Looking back over the last ## quarters and making the same kinds of adjustments over those quarters for things like stock option expensing, normalizing tax rate, some unusual events, EPS has grown at a double-digit rate for ## consecutive quarters. ... 4/24/2008 3:15:00 PMSafeway Inc.54.0000EditedQ1 2008 Safeway Inc. Earnings Conference Call SummarySWY11:00am ETBriefB1829192Credit & Investment ResearchThomson Street Eventshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1829192ccbn/T1829192norm...Good morning and welcome to the Safeway First Quarter Earnings Conference Call. Your lines will be placed on listen-only mode until the question and answer portion of today's conference. I will now turn the call over to Miss Melissa Plaisance, Safeway's senior vice president of finance. Please go ahead. ... 4/24/2008 1:13:00 PMSafeway Inc.54.0000FinalQ1 2008 Safeway Inc. Earnings Conference Call TranscriptSWY11:00am ETTranscriptT1829192Credit & Investment ResearchThomson Street Eventshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/newstex/BW-0001-24752522newstex/BW-0001-24752522xml PLEASANTON, Calif., Apr. ##, #### (Business Wire) -- Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY): Results From Operations Safeway Inc. today reported net income of $###.# million ($#.## per diluted share) for the first quarter of #### compared...1000000010009000040000000401600004016048040160180401600104016003040160470401605204019000040190030900000009011000090110011100000011016000110160034/24/2008 10:08:37 AM18000000180080001800400018012000Business WireBW-0001-24752522SAFEWAY INCSTEVEN A BURDSWYNewsNewstexhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/643476spcred/643476normThe latest Summary from S&Pglobalstructured4/17/2008 6:31:19 PM175Summary643476United StatesFood RetailAsiaEmerging MarketsEurope, Middle East, AfricaLatin AmericaUnited StatesGlobal IssuersStructured FinanceFinancial InstitutionsCorporationsCollateralized Debt ObligationsRetailSummaryThe ratings on Pleasanton, Calif.-based Safeway Inc. reflect the company's position as the third-largest conventional supermarket player in the U.S. (with a revenue base of roughly $42 billion), its leading market share in California, good cash flow, a focus on cost control, and a moderate financial policy. These factors are partially mitigated by a highly competitive supermarket industry, which has been pressuring operating margins and forcing operators to sharpen execution on pricing, format differentiation, and service. Roughly 60% of Safeway's stores have been converted to its Lifestyle format. This renovation program has focused on improving store ambiance and customer experience, and on upgrading product quality and offerings across its store base. Results from these efforts so far have been positive,USA78651478651378649T78649U30101030 301010 3010 30Safeway Inc.102050ASIAEMERGINGEUROMIDAFRLATAMERICAUSASWYSUMMARYGLOBISSSTRUCFICORPCDORetailCredit & Investment ResearchS&P Credit Researchhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/newstex/BW-0001-24589324newstex/BW-0001-24589324xml PLEASANTON, Calif., Apr. ##, #### (Business Wire) -- Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) will host a conference call with investors on Thursday, April ##, ####, at ##:## A.M. (EST) to discuss its first quarter #### financial results. The call...040000000401600004016048040160184/17/2008 6:09:33 PM180000001800800018004000Business WireBW-0001-24589324SAFEWAY INCSWYNewsNewstex