Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY)announced that its Board of Directors today approved an increase to itsregular quarterly cash dividend from $0.175 per share to $0.20 per share,reflecting a 14% increase.

Robert Edwards is tapped to lead the supermarket chain.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Safeway Inc on Monday said Robert Edwards, the supermarket operator's president, will succeed Steven Burd as chief executive when Burd retires from the chairman and CEO posts on May 14.

LOS ANGELES, April 29 (Reuters) - Safeway Inc on Monday said Robert Edwards, the supermarket operator's president, will succeed Steven Burd as chief executive when Burd retires from the chairman and CEO posts on May 14.

Is this meaningful? Or just another movement?

Toward the end of trading Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.15 percent to 14,699.62 while the NASDAQ gained 0.63 percent to 3,290.96. The S&P also rose, surging 0.39 percent to 1,585.49.Index Technicals:

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Thursday, shares of Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) were yielding above the 3% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.70), with the stock changing hands as low as

Safeway sales missed forecasts and investors punished the stock.

Safeway (SWY)Q1 2013 Earnings CallApril 25, 2013 11:00 am ETExecutivesMelissa C. Plaisance - Senior Vice President of Finance & Investor RelationsSteven A. Burd - Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Executive CommitteeRobert L

Midway through trading Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.44 percent to 14,740.62 while the NASDAQ gained 0.77 percent to 3,294.96. The S&P also rose, surging 0.61 percent to 1,588.49.Index Technicals:

Safeway Inc. stock slid nearly 20% in morning trading Thursday as the Northern California supermarket giant – facing competition from dollar stores and Wal-Mart – reported flat revenue in the first quarter.    

April 25 (Reuters) - Safeway Inc on Thursdayreported first-quarter sales below analysts' forecasts, sendingthe supermarket operator's shares tumbling as much as 20 percentin morning trading.

April 25 (Reuters) - Safeway Inc on Thursday reported first-quarter sales below analysts' forecasts, sending the supermarket operator's shares tumbling as much as 20 percent in morning trading.

April 25 (Reuters) - Safeway Inc on Thursday reported first-quarter sales below analysts' forecasts, sending the supermarket operator's shares tumbling as much as 20 percent in morning trading.

April 25 (Reuters) - Safeway Inc on Thursday said anew personalized discount program helped sales and contributedto higher profits in the first quarter, and it maintained itsforecast for the year.

Wall Street is optimistic about Safeway (SWY), which is slated to report its first quarter results on Thursday, April 25, 2013. Analysts project a profit of 36 cents a share, a rise from 30 cents per share a year ago.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc.sharesjumped 15% to $26.35 Friday on its first day of trading. The company, a majority owned subsidiary of Safeway Inc. , on Thursday priced its initial public offering of 10 million shares at

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc.sharesjumped 15% to $26.35 Friday on its first day of trading. The company, a majority owned subsidiary of Safeway Inc. , on Thursday priced its initial public offering of 10 million shares at

(Reuters) - Shares of Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc rose as much as 14 percent to $26.23 in their debut, valuing the gift card and payment services unit of grocer Safeway Inc at about $1.36...

The forthcoming IPO of Blackhawk is a double-barreled investing opportunity as it signal's not only a a foray into the lucrative gift industry in China but also purposive efforts of its parent, major retailer Safeway, to further enhance its value to

By Renaissance Capital IPO Research: The following IPOs are expected to price this week:Blackhawk Network (HAWK),a Safeway spinoff that distributes prepaid gift, telecom and debitcards, plans to raise $210 million by offering 10.0 million shares at a

The retail environment takes a huge toll on people who can’t do math. Sort of. This Safeway display is fairly typical: identically-sized packages of the anti-histimine loratadine (generic Claritin) sit side by side, with one price a little high

April 8 (Reuters) - Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc, grocer Safeway Inc's gift card and payment service unit, is offering 10 million Class A shares at $20 to $22 per share.

April 8 (Reuters) - Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc, grocer Safeway Inc's gift card and payment service unit, is offering 10 million Class A shares at $20 to $22 per share.

April 8 (Reuters) - Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc, grocer Safeway Inc's gift card and payment service unit, is offering 10 million Class A shares at $20 to $22 per share.

Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc., a majority-owned subsidiary of Safeway Inc.

Supermarket group’s chief executive appears to be leaving a parting gift to shareholders, but it does not make up for the past 12 years

Safeway (SWY) has been consistently delivering positives earnings surprises as it continues to grow its margins and the market share.

Blackhawk Network Holdings, a majority-owned subsidiary of Safeway (SWY), today announced that it has filed a registration statement with the SEC for an IPO of Blackhawk's Class A common stock. The IPO will consist solely of shares to be offered

Blackhawk Network Holding, the gift card business largely owned by the grocery chain Safeway, filed to go public on Monday, with preliminary plans to raise as much as $200 million. Safeway will continue to hold a large stake Blackhawk after the offer

* Goldman Sachs, BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, DeutscheBank lead underwriters

March 18 (Reuters) - Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc, grocerSafeway Inc's gift card and payment service unit, filedwith regulators to raise as much as $200 million in an initialpublic offering of...

NEW YORK -- Supermarkets including Kroger, Safeway and Whole Foods are improving the image of their store brands with better packaging and more distinctive offerings....

The group has been occupied turning itself around after its troubled £3.5bn takeover of Safeway in 2004, while rivals have been piling online

Safeway Inc. (SWY)March 06, 2013 11:00 am ETExecutivesMelissa C. Plaisance - Senior Vice President of Finance & Investor RelationsSteven A. Burd - Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Executive CommitteeRobert A. Gordon - Chief

Safeway Inc. (SWY)2013 Investor ConferenceMarch 06, 2013 11:00 am ETExecutivesMelissa C. Plaisance - Senior Vice President of Finance & Investor RelationsSteven A. Burd - Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Executive Committee

LOS ANGELES, March 6 (Reuters) - Supermarket operatorSafeway Inc is exploring putting its Canadian propertyassets into a real estate investment trust, an executive said ata meeting with analysts on Wednesday.

March 6 (Reuters) - Safeway Inc issued a 2013forecast on Wednesday that suggests the grocery store operatorwill surpass Wall Street's expectations, and its shares rose totheir highest level in nearly two years.

Marc noticed this onion sign at Safeway, which is a grocery chain. So are were these vegetables imported? Are they from the USA? Did Marc secretly pass through a wormhole and end up in an alternate-universe Safeway where his state has seceded from th

By SA Editor Miriam Metzinger: Stocks discussed on the in-depth session of Jim Cramer's Mad Money TV Program, Friday March 1. Ascena (ASNA), Tractor Supply (TSCO), Brown-Forman (BF.A), Petsmart (PETM), Safeway (SWY), Kroger (KR), Honeywell (HON), Exx

The most recent short interest data was released this week by the NASDAQ for the 02/15/2013 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel like to sift through this fresh data and order the underlying components of the S&P 500 by "days to cover

The most recent short interest data was released this week by the NASDAQ for the 02/15/2013 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel like to sift through this fresh data and order the underlying components of the S&P 500 by "days to cover

Safewaycould be ready to stop running print ads as early as the end of this year, according to the company's chairman and CEO Steve Burd

Bank of America upgraded Safeway (NYSE: SWY) from Underperform to Neutral and raised the price objective from $18.00 to $24.00.Bank of America said, "With signs of company initiatives supporting improved sales trends (SWY 4Q12 volumes grew +0.3% –

In a report published Friday, BMO Capital Markets reiterated its Outperform rating on Safeway (NYSE: SWY), and raised its price target from $25.00 to $28.00.BMO Capital Markets noted, “SWY reported 4Q12 EPS from continuing operations of $1.06, or $

Safeway (SWY)Q4 2012 Earnings CallFebruary 21, 2013 11:00 am ETExecutivesMelissa C. Plaisance - Senior Vice President of Finance & Investor RelationsSteven A. Burd - Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Executive CommitteeRober

(Reuters) - Safeway Incsaid Thursday a new personalized discount program boosted sales in the first quarter of 2013 compared with the fourth quarter, sending shares up nearly 14 percent on the New...

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