Safeway.com begins serving the Seattle metro area

Safeway Inc.`s Safeway.com is taking orders for groceries in the Seattle metropolitan area, bringing to eight the number of major markets it serves in the western U.S., the company said today.

Posted 07/16/2003Kurt PetersPost a comment

Safeway.com finds growth formula that eluded Webvan

Safeway.com and Vons.com online grocery services are steadily expanding by taking slow, deliberate steps in contrast to aggressive strategies that sank earlier online grocers.

Posted 11/14/2002Kurt PetersPost a comment

Safeway launches Vons.com this week to strong response in San Diego

After launching two online grocery stores earlier this year in Oregon and California, Safeway says its San Diego-based Vons.com debuted Monday with the strongest customer response yet--10% higher than previous launches.

Posted 08/21/2002Kurt PetersPost a comment

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GroceryWorks, operator of Safeway.com, names a new president

GroceryWorks, the online grocery shopping operation owned jointly by Safeway Inc. and Tesco PLC, has named Gary Rocheleau as president.

Posted 05/08/2002Kurt PetersPost a comment

Online Grocery Alliance In The Works

Grocery giant Safeway Inc., Pleasanton, Calif., and Dallas-based GroceryWorks.com, an online grocery delivery service, have signed a letter of intent to form an alliance for online grocery shopping and delivery. Under the agreement, GroceryWorks will receive $30 million in capital from a Safeway subsidiary and an additional $20 million from one or more third parties. In exchange for the capital, the Safeway subsidiary will receive 50% of the...

Posted 01/19/2001Don DavisPost a comment

A new chief has big plans for Safeway’s dot-coms

Mitchell Rhodes confidently predicts the web will account for 3-6% of Safeway’s sales–soon.

Posted 03/31/2003Internet RetailerPost a comment

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DAVE LAUFFER PROMOTED TO CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AT SAFEWAY.COM

PLEASANTON, Calif. - Aug. 12, 2003 - Dave Lauffer has been promoted to the position of Chief Operating Officer at Safeway.com, the online grocery shopping service of Safeway Inc. Lauffer joined Safeway.com in October 2002 as Vice President of Operations. He has overall responsibility for in-store and delivery operations for the service, which operates in eight western U.S. metropolitan areas under either the Safeway.com or VONS.com brands....

Posted 08/13/2003