In April of 1915, Safeway Inc. established its headquarters in American Falls, Idaho. S. M. Skaggs, a member of the Baptist clergy, spoke out against “the growing evil of installment purchasing” among merchants of groceries and other goods. He established Skaggs, a store in which customers selected their own items from the shelves and paid for their purchases at the register. M.B. Skaggs, S.M.’s son, made an offer to acquire the store for $1088 in 2022 dollars, which is equivalent to $31500 today. After waiting another three years, he finally launched his own company in Burley, Idaho. In order to broaden his customer base, Skaggs ran a number of businesses in the states of Idaho and Montana.
In 1926, M.B. Skaggs purchased a grocery store and a coffee company, known respectively as Skaggs Cash Store and Skaggs United locations. He then convinced his five brothers to develop 428 stores in 10 states. Skaggs also merged his company with 322 Sam Seelig Company stores and called it Safeway Inc. because he anticipated the chain would outlive him. Sam Seelig Company was the predecessor to Safeway Inc. Because the transaction was conducted with cash rather than credit, this was considered the “safe way” to purchase food. It would not be possible for a household to fall into debt as a result of a store bill, which was one of the contributing factors for many households during the Great Depression.
In the latter part of that year, Charles E. Merrill, founder of Merrill Lynch, had the idea of West Coast food stores merging. He purchased 322 Safeway stores that were owned by W.R.H. Weldon and offered Skaggs $1.5 million in cash and 30,000 shares of the merging corporation, both of which Skaggs accepted. The Skaggs/Safeway merger made M.B. Skaggs CEO. Two years later, Safeway became a member of the NYSE. In the 1930s, the supermarket industry was a pioneer in the use of pound pricing, “sell by” dates on perishable goods, nutritional data, and parking lots. After the merger, Safeway became the largest supermarket chain in the western United States. In 1929, the company relocated its headquarters from Reno, Nevada to Oakland, California, and then in 1996, it relocated to Pleasanton, also in California.
Up until the year 2000, the company had operations in a number of states in the United States as well as Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, West Germany, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan. The expansion was unsuccessful in areas other than the West Coast. In 2014, Safeway entertained thoughts of selling the company, and Albertson’s made an offer of 9.4 billion. On January 30, 2015, Albertsons merged its brand names with those of Safeway. A merger agreement states that Kroger will pay Albertsons $24.6 billion to acquire the chain.
Safeway CANCEL GUIDES
Get together the following account information:
First Name
Last Name
Phone Number
Email Address
Username
Password
Billing Address
City
State/Province/Region
ZIP/Postal Code
Country
Reason for Cancellation
Last 4 Digits of Card
Date of Last Charge
Amount of Last Charge
Web Form
Follow these steps:
Using your device, go to this website: https://www.safeway.com/inquiry/contact-us.html
Put your information into the page where it’s requested of you
Request cancellation in comments box
Click on submit
Phone (Live Agent)
Follow these steps:
Contact customer service at (877) 505-4040
Let the rep know that you’re calling to cancel
Request proof of your transaction in the form of an email or confirmation number
Make sure that you won’t be charged again by asking the rep
As usual, just in case, keep the proof that you’ve cancelled handy.
Web Chat
Follow these steps:
Using your device, go to this website: https://www.safeway.com/foru-guest.html
Click on chat icon in lower right corner of screen
Let the rep know that you’re calling to cancel
Request proof of your transaction in the form of an email or confirmation number
Make sure that you won’t be charged again by asking the rep
As usual, just in case, keep the proof that you’ve cancelled handy.
