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• Investor Proposals Have Little Market Impact: Study

  By Karey Wutkowski WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Shareholder proposals do not significantly boost a company's stock-market value in the short-run or long-run, according to a study to be released on Tuesday by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Amid debate about how much say investors...

  News items 2008-07-21

  Tags: Financial accounting, CalPERS, shareholder, pension fund, ballot, corporate governance, Washington, stock, director, financial service, Thomson Reuters Corp., stock price, litigation, consulting, agency, board, performance, tool, benefit, industry

• Valuing SuperValu: Favorable Comparison vs. Peers

  Mark Krieger submits: The grocery segment melted down on Friday. The catalyst was Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co, GAP missing  earnings estimates and seeing its share price plummet 26%. The entire sector sold off in sympathy, with SuperValu SVU giving up 11%, Safeway SWY and Kroger KR dropping 4%...

  External links 2008-07-20

  Tags: Retail, Kroger Co., SUPERVALU Inc., Safeway Inc.

• Safeway Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

  Safeway Inc. SWY Q2 2008 Earnings Call

  Earnings calls 2008-07-17

  Tags: Call Transcript, Safeway Inc., Earnings, Seeking Alpha, Financial Accounting, Finance

• Safeway Posts Higher Profit

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Safeway Inc SWY on Thursday reported higher second-quarter profit as its sales rose and the grocer said it reduced costs. The company, which operates stores under the Safeway, Vons, and Dominick's names, said net income rose to $234.3 million,...

  News items 2008-07-17

  Tags: Food & Beverage, Sales strategy, Safeway Inc., Safeway Plc., grocer, rose, New York, quarterly profit, Thomson Reuters Corp., net income, sales

• Credit Suisse Healthier 15: Investors Get the Skinny on Fat Fighters

  Mike Huckman submits: Credit Suisse is out with a "fat" report on obesity. Nearly 200 pages. But besides its size, the research also stands out as one of the most unique pieces of Wall Street analysis I've ever seen. The firm assembled what it calls the "Obesity Team" made...

  External links 2008-06-27

  Tags: Healthcare, Retail, Allergan Inc., CVS Corp., Dick's Sporting Goods Inc., General Mills Inc., Healthways Inc., Kellogg Co., Life-Time Fitness Inc., Merck & Co. Inc., Nike Inc., NUVO Network Management Inc., Safeway Inc., Under Armour Inc.

• 15 Companies Seen Set to Gain From Obesity Boom

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merck & Co MRK, Nike Inc NKE and General Mills Inc GIS are among 15 health-care and consumer products companies best positioned to profit from an effort to combat the growing obesity epidemic, Credit Suisse analysts said...

  News items 2008-06-26

  Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Food & Beverage, General Mills Inc., Merck & Co. Inc., Nike Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston, consumer products company, CVS Corp., health care, medical supply, analyst, GIS, revenue, beverage, manufacturer, Thomson Reuters Corp.

• Six Attractive Stocks with Hidden Gems

  Stockerblog submits: I don’t want to make the mistake I made last year on March 8, 2007, when I wrote the article ‘Why Amazon.com Stock could be Up Substantially by Year End’. The article listed twelve reasons why Amazon.com AMZN looked extremely favorable. The stock started shooting up in...

  External links 2008-06-24

  Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Retail, Gadgets, Internet, Apple Inc., eBay Inc., Google Inc., Sears Holdings Corp., Safeway Inc.

• Thursday Options Outlook: LEH, MER, XLF, SWY, VPHM, NUE, CIEN, MAR, CTSH

  Rebecca Engmann Darst co-authored this article. Lehman Brothers LEH ? Lehman shares perked up 4.3% to $32.74, as reports that its trading revenues have been dented by counterparty concerns appeared to be offset by a Wall Street Journal that the brokerage is willing to open its books to domestic...

  External links 2008-06-05

  Tags: US Market, Ciena Corp., Cognizant Technology Solutions, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Marriott International Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Nucor Corp., Safeway Inc., ViroPharma Inc.

• Safeway Stores Incorporated Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

  Safeway Stores Incorporated Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

  Earnings calls 2008-04-24

  Tags: Safeway Inc., Call Transcript, Earnings, Seeking Alpha, Financial Accounting, Finance

• Safeway Inc., Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript

  Safeway Inc., Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript

  Earnings calls 2008-02-21

  Tags: Safeway Inc., Call Transcript, Earnings, Seeking Alpha, Financial Accounting, Finance

• Safeway Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript

  Safeway Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript

  Earnings calls 2007-10-11

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• Safeway Q2 2007 Earnings Call Transcript

  Safeway Q2 2007 Earnings Call Transcript

  Earnings calls 2007-07-19

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• Safeway Launches Events and Fundraising for Prostate Cancer Campaign

  FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Safeway Launches Events and Fundraising for Prostate Cancer CampaignC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Safeway is kicking off its annual prostate cancer fundraising and awareness campaign this week. The company said this marks the eighth consecutive year that Safeway has been raising...

  Articles 2009-06-08

• Safeway and Warner Bros. Consumer Products Team to Deliver New Food Line for Children

  FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Safeway and Warner Bros. Consumer Products Team to Deliver New Food Line for ChildrenC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Safeway and Warner Bros. Consumer Products have announced a partnership to create a "better-for-you" line of food products for children. Through...

  Articles 2009-06-08

• Firms fined for tobacco price-fixing: British watchdog

  LONDON AFP — Six retailers and tobacco firms have agreed to pay combined fines of more than 130 million pounds after admitting "unlawful practices" relating to retail tobacco prices, the Office of Fair Trading said. Retailers Asda, Somerfield, First Quench, One Stop Stores formerly T and S Stores...

  Articles 2008-07-11

• Safeway Inc. To Webcast Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call

  PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) will host a conference call with investors on Thursday, July 17, 2008, at 11:00 A.M. Eastern to discuss its second quarter 2008 financial results. The call will be webcast live over the Internet at: http://www.safeway.com/investor_relations. Click on 'Webcast Events' to access the...

  Articles 2008-07-10

• Safeway Inc. Names Diane M. Dietz Chief Marketing Officer

  PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) today announced the appointment of Diane M. Dietz as the company's new Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Ms. Dietz will oversee the company's marketing, merchandising, manufacturing and distribution functions. She will report directly to Safeway's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Steven...

  Articles 2008-07-01

• Inaugural Healthy Foods International Trade Show Reveals Findings on Healthy Food Trends

  Study of consumers, retailers and manufacturers shows Americans consuming more healthy foods NEW YORK -- Penton Media's first annual Healthy Foods International Exposition and Conference (www.healthyfoodsintl.com), held June 18-19 at the Dallas Convention Center, offered top food manufacturers and retailers a chance to preview the latest in healthy...

  Articles 2008-06-23

• Young Entrepreneur: "Jonathan's Q BBQ" Goes National

  Q Products, Inc. today announces their national expansion has reached the final stages of implementation. Their flagship "Jonathan's Q BBQ" brand is currently sold in more than 5,000 supermarket locations nationwide. Jonathan's Q...

  Articles 2008-06-23

• Ochoa tees up another title defense at LPGA Wegmans

  PITTSFORD, New York AFP — Lorena Ochoa will be aiming for her third successful title defense of the season Thursday when two million-dollar Wegmans LPGA begins at Locust Hill Country Club. The world No.1 from Mexico has already repeated at the Safeway International and the Sybase Classic. ...

  Articles 2008-06-18