Sobeys Buys Safeway

News June 13, 2013 10:25 am Last Updated on July 4, 2025 3:03 pm

The parent company of Sobeys is buying the Canadian assets of Safeway. The 5.8-billion-dollar deal involves 213 Safeway stores from Thunder Bay to British Columbia. Some local shoppers said they were stunned and were loyal Safeway shoppers. Sobey’s hasn’t decided if the Safeway name will disappear.