Talk:Safeway (UK)

message: Well, that's it, all the stores are now gone, at least here in the United Kingdom. If they think I'm going to shop at Morrisons, they've got another thing coming. Why pay the top price for stuff from them, when it's only the quality of what you can find for 75% less in Aldi, Lidl and all the other cheapo stores. Looks like i might give Tesco a try, or maybe even Adsa (they almost merged with Safeway in the late 1990s.. too bad they didn't!).
There are three Safeway stores left that have not had a complete Morrisons conversion: the computer systems have changed, and they supply Morrisons products, but still have Safeway layout and signs ( such as the pattern of green apples above fridges ). I know one is Bracknell, and there are two more, and all three are in the South East of England. I only know this because I used to work for Safeway - so am trying to find any sources that can verify this and indicate the other two stores. Until then, if anyone knows any more about this, or any citations that can be used, please write to say so. I am aware that their future is being decided within the next few months. Therefore there are still stores that have not been sold or converted. ( as of 15th May 2006 )
*The store in Hexham is as you describe. Probably cos Tesco recently opened up across the road, after years of Safeway pussyfooting around about a new site, and they're waiting to see if the site is still viable.
*Correction, nine stores left. Two have been given closure dates. 
84.9.151.25 21:05, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Goodbye Safeway 

message: Wasn't Safeway the first UK supermarket to introduce loyalty cards, some time in the early 1990s?  Not sure I saw anything mentioned about this in the article. Matthew 10:48, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Ignore me - it's in the 'Project 2000' section; I had expected it to be in the early 1990s section. Matthew 10:51, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Loyalty cards

message: Are Morrisons plc planning to revive Safeway inc, like Safeway did with Presto foodmarkets?
Also, i can't quite remember but i have heard that a revival has been suggested?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.192.246.56 (talk) 16:44, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible revival 

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message: Home and Colonial redirects here, but there's no discussion of it anywhere on the page.  Could someone please fill this in? --94.194.57.14 (talk) 00:30, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: According to Seth, Andrew; Randall, Geoffrey (2001), The grocers, London: Kogan Page, pp. 103, , OCLC 59518437, "Allied Suppliers was formed by the 1929 merger of several long-established grocery chains. These included many famous names, such as Home and Colonial (see Introduction), Lipton's, and Maypole Dairies ..."  Dormskirk (talk) 22:56, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It now has its own article: see Home and Colonial Dormskirk (talk) 20:58, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Home and Colonial? 

message: If this piece is supposed to be about Safeway in the UK shouldn't it start back in 1962 rather than 1977? Instead it seems to be the history of the group that acquired the Safeway stores in 1977. Gwladys24 (talk) 12:22, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I see your point; however I am not sure that the history of the UK branch of Safeway Inc. from 1962 to 1977 would be very interesting Dormskirk (talk) 22:19, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: This isn't immediately obvious in the intro/overview paragraph section though. I've added a brief paragraph to make it clearer the direction the article is coming from. Ubcule (talk) 20:43, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with all the comments above and have now established a separate article dealing with Argyll Foods. Please feel free to add to either article Dormskirk (talk) 23:31, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Safeway (UK) ?? 

message: Safeway had a tie-up with the Abbey National (I think this included some in-store units possibly) to provide some saving products under the Safeway brand. After Morrison's take-over of Safeway brand accounts were transferred to Abbey National and then Santander. John a s (talk) 19:00, 20 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tie up with Abbey National 

message: "In 1987, Safeway Inc. put Safeway Food Stores up for sale" but lower down "KKR (the company which sold Safeway to Argyll in 1986)". For fairly obvious reasons these cannot both be correct. danno_uk 15:12, 27 October 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it was 1987: I have amended accordingly. Dormskirk (talk) 19:49, 27 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Factual inconsistency 

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message: In my opinion, the first letters of the definition of the ABC loyalty card should be in bold as in my opinion it looks better as it stands out more. Xboxsponge15 (talk) 07:24, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: See MOS:BOLD for the uses of bold text supported by our Manual of Style. Just as importantly, note MOS:NOBOLD for why we wouldn't do this in the case you mention. Have a good weekend. Larry Hockett (Talk) 04:27, 22 March 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bold lettering on A, B and C of abbreviation meaning 

message: In my opinion, the link to the Safeway website at the end of the 'Partial brand revival' part of the article should be moved to the 'External links' tab in the article as in my opinion it looks strange in its current location. Xboxsponge15 (talk) 07:07, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  The link to the Safeway website at the end of the 'Partial brand revival' part of the article should be moved to the 'External links' tab 

message: That, I presume, is the new logo of the brand, not the former chain of supermarkets. If the box is about Safeway PLC, that's not the logo. Secretlondon (talk) 00:13, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Logo