Sobeys Canada hopes to re-brand five of 10 Safeway locations as discount stores

At least five local Safeway locations are closing by July

BURNABY (NEWS 1130) – Attention Safeway shoppers: we now know which Safeway locations will be closing their doors forever on the Lower Mainland, following an announcement made by Sobeys Canada earlier this year.

Following stores will be closing their doors as of Jul. 5:

Safeway, Lougheed Mall, Burnaby

Safeway, Sunwood Square, Coquitlam

Safeway, Point Grey, Vancouver

Safeway, Royal Oak, Burnaby

Veteran mediator Vince Ready, who previously handled the BC teachers strike, is overseeing contract talks that could see the locations below re-open as FreshCo stores.

Safeway, Blundell, Richmond

Safeway, Broadmoor, Richmond

Safeway, Newton Town Center, Surrey

Safeway, Strawberry Hills, Surrey

Safeway, Mission

“We remain committed to working with the Unions and Vince Ready to reach the right deal that supports the future success of our stores, our employees and our ability to serve the Discount shopping needs of our customers,” says Sobeys Canada in a statement.

The Safeway at City Square in Vancouver, near 12th Avenue and Ash Street, will close on Jul. 28th.

In January it was revealed 10 locations would be closed after Empire Co., which also owns Sobeys, was struggling to integrate Safeway since buying the chain for $5.8 billion five years ago.