Safeway
Scotts Valley, CA Hours and Location

Our Story

always changing for the better

Safeway, the Start-Up

In 1915, M.B. Skaggs, an ambitious young man in the small Idaho town of American Falls, purchased a tiny grocery store from his father. M.B.’s business strategy, to give his customers value and to expand by keeping a narrow profit margin, proved spectacularly successful. By 1926 he was opening 428 Skaggs stores in 10 states. M.B. almost doubled the size of his business that year when he merged his company with 322 Safeway (formerly Selig) stores and incorporated as Safeway, Inc. Two years later M.B. listed Safeway on the New York Stock Exchange. M.B. did not let the difficulties of the Great Depression dilute his pioneering focus on value for customers. In the 1930s Safeway introduced produce pricing by the pound, adding “sell by” dates on perishables to assure freshness, nutritional labeling, even some of the first parking lots.

Safeway Expands

M.B. Skagg’s value vision still drives Safeway, though on a dramatically larger scale. There are now over 1,300 Safeway stores across the US. These include 266 Safeway stores in Northern California and Hawaii, 273 Vons stores in Southern California and Nevada, 107 Randalls and Tom Thumb stores in Texas, as well as 28 Carrs stores in Alaska.

Safeway Today

M.B. Skagg’s value vision still drives Safeway, though on a dramatically larger scale. In January 2015, our parent company, AB Acquisition LLC, and Safeway completed a merger that created one of the largest food and drug retailers in the country, with over 2,200 stores in 33 states and the District of Columbia, and employing approximately 265,000 people. With Safeway stores in 19 states, our Safeway teams are proud to carry on the tradition that M.B. Skaggs began nearly 100 years ago in that small Idaho town.

All of our stores were founded around the philosophy of offering customers the products they wanted to buy at a fair price, with lots of tender, loving care. We still open our doors every day today with that in mind, and because of it, we run really great stores.

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Store Features

• Bakery

  A complete selection of premium birthday and wedding cakes, pies, desserts and cookies for all occasions.

• Floral

  Elegant yet affordable flower arrangements, bouquets, holiday gift baskets and plants for all occasions.

• Starbucks

  Stop in for something fresh, hand crafted, and delicious. Choose from espresso, coffee, teas, cocoa, smoothies, and specialty drinks.

• Liquor

  From everyday essentials to wines, beers and spirits, we’ve got the best brands at the best prices.

• Deli

  Freshly made hot and cold deli sandwiches, soups, pizza, paninis, ribs, salads, and deli trays for any occasions.

• Fish Market

  Serving an excellent selection of fresh quality fish and seafood at great low prices.

• Movie Rentals

  Visit your local Redbox kiosk and rent new DVD, Blu-Ray and video game releases while shopping for your groceries.

• 1-Hour Photo

  Get all your recent vacation memories or family photos back fast with one hour photo processing.

• Online Grocery Delivery

  We make it easy for you to get quality groceries, fresh produce, meat and seafood delivered to your home or business.

• Coinstar

  Exchange your coins for cash, eCertificates, or gift cards.

• Bank

  US Bank (Branch & ATM)