Safeway (Channel Islands)
 | |
| Industry | Grocery |
|---|---|
| Fate | Defunct - Purchased by Waitrose and re-branded |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Defunct | 2011 |
| Owner | Waitrose |
| Subsidiaries |
Safeway Stores (Jersey) Ltd Safeway Stores (Guernsey) Ltd |
| Website | Safeway (Channel Islands) |
Safeway (Channel Islands) was a supermarket chain in the Channel Islands. There were two supermarkets, one in Jersey and one in Guernsey.[1]
The chain was founded in 1993, when Argyll Foods's Safeway division acquired them off a local businessman, Mr M D Besan.
Following Morrisons 2004 acquisition of Safeway plc, a local business, CI Traders (now Sandpiper CI), bought the two Safeway supermarkets from Morrisons in 2005 for £51 million.
In 2011 Sandpiper CI sold the stores to Waitrose, ending the Safeway name in the Channel Islands.
References
- ↑ "BBC News - Guernsey Safeway's final day before Waitrose rebranding". Bbc.co.uk. 2011-02-05. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
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