Safeway supermarket along the Fillmore commercial corridor. Soon, shoppers will have to pick up their prescription ...

Albertsons Cos. Inc., which includes Safeway, has laid off more than 200 employees from its corporate workforce in Phoenix.

In the second half of last year sales moved up 4 per cent and in the last six weeks they only managed a paltry 2 per cent gain. Safeway has its excuses ready. One issue is the strong comparatives, ...