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Safeway

Logo: Safeway plc, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

British chain of supermarkets and convenience stores

Safeway Limited is a British groceries brand, and former chain of supermarkets and convenience shops. The British Safeway was founded in 1962 by the American Safeway Inc., before being sold to Argyll Foods in 1987.2 It is part of Morrisons.1 It ceased to exist in 2005.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1962Founded1

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Safeway Limited is a British groceries brand, and former chain of supermarkets and convenience shops. The British Safeway was founded in 1962 by the American Safeway Inc., before being sold to Argyll Foods in 1987.2

Corporate structure

Safeway is part of a group headed by Morrisons. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Morrisons Bradford, United Kingdom
    • Safeway London
    • Morrisons Daily Subsidiary

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Nov 24, 2005Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1962Founded Founded1

Sources

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