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October 7 - Alcoa 3Q (consensus $0.54) ------------Yum Brands 3Q ($0.54) ------------Safeway 3Q ($0.47) October 8 - Costco 4Q ($0.93) ------------Monsanto 4Q ($-0.11) October 10 - General Electric 3Q ($.045)
The Long Tail (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Sent to get a gallon of milk at Safeway, I decided to take a picture of every example of "free" that I encountered as I walked through the aisles and into the parking lot. There were lots of repetitions of...
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Image: Cow with mastitis ( Monica Morgan on Flickr) Just because the cow moos, doesn’t mean that it’s over. Thanks to giant chains such as Wal-Mart, Safeway, Kroger announcing recently that they would no longer carry milk from cows treated with recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH), Monsanto – biotech giant and exploiter of genes extraordinaire – then announced in early August that it would be...
The San Francisco Business Times (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Safeway Inc. started its 8th annual drive to raise money for breast cancer research. (SWY)
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY), one of North America's largest corporate supporters of cancer research and treatment, today launched a month-long campaign to further breast cancer research, raise awareness and help breast cancer patients find the best options available to address their specific needs.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY), one of North America’s largest corporate supporters of cancer research and treatment, today
Marketing Profs Daily Fix (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
A compelling marketing article appeared in Brandweek titled “ The Story of O ” that was published on September 7th. It’s terrific because it also enables me to follow up on my recent post dubbed “Sharing the Wealth.” The article centers on California supermarket chain Safeway's O Organics private label food line, which generated $300 million in volume in 2007 and is expected to bring in $400 million...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) will host a conference call with investors on Tuesday, October 7, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. (EST) to discuss its third quarter 2008
Payment News (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Blackhawk Network has announced an "exclusive relationship with Staples, Inc., the world's largest office products company. Staples’ U.S. stores will now carry Blackhawk’s signature Gift Card Mall™ currently found in grocery stores such as Safeway. Blackhawk’s Gift Card Mall™ features over 300 of the best branded gift cards across a number of different categories including fashion, tickets, electronics,...
jurgen dot ca (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
Yesterday, we bought 10 bottles of wine for 45¢. Felt a bit like shoplifting, really. Safeway has a newish program called “Everyday Rewards”, where shoppers get an orange card, and we swipe it to get cents per litre off at the fuel pump. Apparently, every time we swiped it, we were also entered into a store-wide [...]
Fox News (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
Winless since May, top-ranked Lorena Ochoa shot a 3-under 69 on Saturday for a share of third-round lead in the Navistar LPGA Classic. The Mexican star, making her first start since tying for sixth in the Safeway Classic on Aug. 24, matched Louise Friberg (65) at 13-under 203. "It was a little bit tougher today for me," Ochoa said. "I didn't feel a great rhythm with my irons, with my swing. So I was...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
Recharged after a month off, Lorena Ochoa shot her second straight 5-under 67 on Friday to move within a stroke of leader Janice Moodie halfway through the Navistar LPGA Classic. The top-ranked Ochoa is making her first start since tying for sixth in the Safeway Classic on Aug. 24, her fourth top-seven finish in a row, but seventh straight winless start. She opened the year with six wins in nine starts,...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
HINES - Willa Jo, 82, of Tulsa passed away Saturday, September 20, 2008. Willa Jo was born March 24, 1926, in Monroe, OK to William and Loma Smedley. She was a retired executive secretary for Safeway Corp. and a member of Garnett Road Baptist Church. Our Mother loved the quiet of nature.
OTB Sports (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
For a golf writer to talk about a Lorena slump. From AP- PRATTVILLE, Ala. – Lorena Ochoa takes another streak into the LPGA’s Navistar Classic. For a change, she’s trying to end this one. Ochoa, set to begin play Thursday on Capitol Hill’s Senator Course, is making her first start since the Safeway Classic on Aug. 24 [...]
The Florida Masochist (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
For a golf writer to talk about a Lorena slump. From AP- PRATTVILLE, Ala. – Lorena Ochoa takes another streak into the LPGA’s Navistar Classic. For a change, she’s trying to end this one. Ochoa, set to begin play Thursday on Capitol Hill’s Senator Course, is making her first start since the Safeway Classic on Aug. 24 and is winless in seven events. “It’s been challenging in the last months,
