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The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Safe at Home With Safeway The grocery chain will ring up its first-quarter 2007 financial results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to find.
The Motley Fool April 30, 2007 Mike Cianciolo	Playing It Safe at Safeway The grocery chain's strong earnings and sales weren't enough for management to increase guidance for the year. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2007 Lawrence Rothman	Safeway Stays Fresh The grocery chain hasn't passed its expiration date. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek April 3, 2006 Gene G. Marcial	Safeway: On Safer Turf After three years of sluggish sales and crimped earnings, the grocer is back. In 2005's fourth quarter, earnings jumped 15% on a sales rise of 7.2%. Safeway's stock, up from 22 in mid-February to 25.33 on Mar. 22, should outperform the market.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2005 Patricia Kirk	Sizing Up the Supermarket Industry Growing segmentation in the grocery industry brought the average size of new stores in 2004 under 40,000 sq. ft. for the first time in a decade, reports the Food Marketing Institute (FMI).
The Motley Fool May 3, 2005 Timothy M. Otte	Safeway Slides Into First The retailer's first-quarter sales and profits are higher compared to the strike-affected prior year.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2004 Salim Haji	Skeptical of Safeway's Spin The company's recent presentation to institutional investors provides some insight into how Safeway and other traditional grocery stores are trying to fight back against discounters.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Squeezed Safeway Slips The California strike and pressure from competitors continue to haunt the grocer. It seems that more time is likely needed before investors can feel "safe" with Safeway.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2011 Matt Thalman	Can Whole Foods Hold On? Whole Foods Market's innovations have helped set it apart, but can they sustain it?
The Motley Fool May 9, 2011 Alyce Lomax	Gas, Grocers, and Grim Realities Inflation hurts: Grocery stocks have gotten a whole lot riskier.
The Motley Fool February 26, 2007 David Lee Smith	Safeway's Well-Stocked Quarter Safeway performed well. Will it continue? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2005 Mike Cianciolo	Safeway's Organic Growth The supermarket hopes its diverse approach puts it on top. Its pile of cash and recently initiated dividend make it an appealing option for investors.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2006 Stephen Ellis	Safeway Brings Home the Bacon The grocery store chain executes solidly in a tough market. However, investors might be best served by looking elsewhere to invest their hard-earned dollars.
The Motley Fool January 13, 2012 Amanda Buchanan	Who Will Survive This 2012 Trend? Food prices are still on the rise, and Whole Foods stands to profit.
Food Processing July 2011 Diane Toops	Food Processors Find Public Growth for Private Label The price differential between branded food and store brands is still there, augmented by higher quality and healthier formulations.
The Motley Fool December 17, 2007 Alyce Lomax	A Safe Way to Organics? Safeway is taking its organics line further, planning to offer it not only in stores, but through other channels as well.
The Motley Fool December 9, 2004 Phil Wohl	A Rare Piece of Straight Talk A leading supermarket chain lays out a road map for the future. Now that Safeway has restored internal confidence, will a logical progression toward investor confidence be achieved?
The Motley Fool August 2, 2011 Shubh Datta	Why Did Safeway Shares Fall? Safeway reported higher second-quarter earnings that beat Street estimates. However, its shares plunged.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2006 Shannon Zimmerman	A&P's Unhappy Ending The grocery chain reports third quarter results. Investors need to decide whether this small retailer has further to swim -- or further to sink.
The Motley Fool January 3, 2007 David Meier	Safeway and the Red Queen Effect The supermarket is spending lots of money to essentially stay in the same place. And yet, investors are bidding up the shares.
CIO October 15, 2002 Susannah Patton	Food Fight As they struggle for survival against discounters like Wal-Mart, supermarkets turn to IT to make shopping easier, cheaper and more profitable for them.
PC World January 10, 2001 James A. Martin	Grocery Stores Offer More Than Just Staples Buying groceries on the Web is a terrific, though possibly endangered, convenience...
The Motley Fool November 4, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Whole Foods Isn't Half Baked The upscale grocer redefines "organic growth."
The Motley Fool July 19, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Should Grocery Stocks Fill Your Shopping List? Investors should think carefully before loading their carts with these companies.
The Motley Fool May 7, 2004 Salim Haji	Naturally Gaining Market Share Aided by the grocery store strike in California, the two leading natural food store chains accelerated their gains against conventional grocery stores in the last quarter.
The Motley Fool February 25, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	Sticking With Safeway The supermarket operator's earnings per share was down a bit, but management is looking forward to a good year.
The Motley Fool January 11, 2011 Alyce Lomax	Healthier Times Ahead for This Grocer Whole Foods Market is increasingly rolling out initiatives to help its customers with healthy eating goals, which should foster continued growth for this differentiated grocer.
The Motley Fool June 25, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Kroger's Immune to Competition When you can take on Wal-Mart and survive, no one thinks of selling your stock.
The Motley Fool February 10, 2011 Alyce Lomax	Whole Foods Has the Right Stuff The organic grocer's worth its premium price.
Fast Company February 2004 Jennifer Reingold	CEO See-Ya Which CEO deserves the boot? With help from corporate governance specialists Glass, Lewis & Co. LLC, we've finally settled on Pleasanton, California-based Safeway Inc., where CEO Steven A. Burd may be facing the closeout sale of his life.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2009 Ivan Martchev	Defensive Stocks That Work Right Now When consumers curb their restaurant spending, low-end eateries and supermarkets gain the benefits.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2004 Phil Wohl	Head Above Water for Albertson's The leading food and drug retailer presses on.
HBS Working Knowledge March 10, 2015 Sean Silverthorne	The Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution The growth of ecommerce is creating new leaders in retail while putting many famous brands at risk. Here is part two of our series on the new book, Retail Revolution.
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004 Robert Berner	There Goes The Rainbow Nut Crunch To stay competitive, food companies are weeding out their slow-selling products.
The Motley Fool October 15, 2010 Jacob Roche	Safeway Deflates Its Way to a Profit Lower prices help spur increased sales.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2007 Mac Greer	Fool Video: Missing Out on Whole Foods? Shares of Whole Foods have rebounded from their summer lows. Is there still time to buy?
The Motley Fool December 10, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Kroger Keeps It Healthy In advance of earnings reports, analysts expect supermarket chain Kroger to show a healthy increase in profits due to closely watched costs and expanded organic food offerings.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2009 Rob Plaza	It's Safe to Own This Grocer After missing earnings estimates in two of the past three quarters, expectations were pretty low for Safeway reported its third-quarter numbers on Thursday. When the grocer beat consensus estimates by $0.02, its stock jumped 5%.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2005 Joe Gose	An Appetite for Risk After a decade of relentless, price-driven competition, supercenter grocers have seized nearly 17% of the national market, and the supermarket chains that anchor most neighborhood centers have lost their guaranteed drawing power. Yet investors continue to pour money into them.
The Motley Fool June 14, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Whole Foods Isn't Half Empty Competition is definitely tough, but the organic grocer has many important advantages. Despite many investors' negative sentiment right now, the glass isn't half empty here.
The Motley Fool February 12, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Strikes Against Safeway Investors are pushing the grocer's shares up to pre-strike levels as labor talks resume.
The Motley Fool September 13, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Whole Foods Fishes for Goodwill The organic supermarket offers environmentally conscious consumers food for thought.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2011 Alyce Lomax	Whole Foods: A Fresh Stock in Rotten Times The organic grocer defies a curdled economic climate.
The Motley Fool May 14, 2007 Alyce Lomax	The Big Picture at Whole Foods Investors are perhaps being too squeamish about Whole Foods' future.
The Motley Fool September 16, 2008 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Upgrades and downgrades on grocery sector stocks: Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea... Kroger... Safeway... SUPERVALU... Whole Foods...
The Motley Fool August 3, 2011 Bill Barnhart	Whole Foods Is Pricey; Let's Check Out Kroger and Safeway Which of these grocery stores makes the best investment?
The Motley Fool September 11, 2006 Rich Duprey	Brown Is Back in the Bag Supermarkets, in general, are not considered particularly attractive investments these days, but they look likely to ring up profits for shareholders. However, investors should wait for a sale.
The Motley Fool March 18, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Fretting Kroger Grocery chain's decision to shutter Ralphs is a sign of bad times.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2004 Phil Wohl	Albertson's Labors Over Results The leading supermarket chain is still feeling the impact of its labor dispute. The company expects earnings in the third and fourth quarters to be in the range of $0.31 and $0.35 per share and $0.60 to $0.66 per share, respectively.
The Motley Fool June 17, 2011 Sean Williams	Kroger Puts the "Super" Back in Supermarket Kroger is full of gas, and shareholders would have it no other way.