DENVER (KDVR) — Albertsons Companies, which owns 103 Safeway stores in the state of Colorado, released a list of 91 stores across the state it plans to sell if a planned merger between the company and Kroger is approved.
Of these, two are Albertsons-branded stores and 89 are Safeway-branded stores. With 103 Safeway stores in the state, that means that all but 14 Safeway stores in the state would be sold to C&S Wholesale Grocers, a New Hampshire-based company.
This includes all locations within Denver, Aurora and Boulder, among many more.
According to a divestiture plan released by the two companies in April, C&S Wholesale would license the Safeway brand in Colorado, meaning the stores would likely not have to rebrand if the deal goes through.
Both the Federal Trade Commission and the state of Colorado have filed lawsuits to block the merger. Those lawsuits are still pending, and the sale was on hold while the lawsuits go through the courts.
The planned sale also includes two distribution centers in Denver and the Denver Dairy Plant.
The 89 Safeway stores on the planned divestiture list:
Store locationStore location1301 Main St, Alamosa3333 Arapahoe Rd B, Erie7561 W 80th Ave, Arvada3851 Hwy 74 S, Evergreen12200 E Mississippi Ave, Aurora8134 Colorado Blvd, Firestone18730 E Hampden Ave, Aurora1426 E Harmony Rd, Fort Collins1677 S Havana St, Aurora2160 W Drake Rd Unit 6, Fort Collins1200 S Buckley Rd, Aurora3660 S Mason St, Fort Collins6100 S Gun Club Rd, Aurora731 S Lemay Ave, Fort Collins3325 28th St, Boulder1300 Dexter St, Fort Lupton2798 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder40 County Rd 804, Fraser4800 E Baseline Rd, Boulder1008 N Summit Blvd, Frisco1605 Bridge St, Brighton1701 Jackson St, Golden3602 W 144th Ave, Broomfield2901 F Rd, Grand Junction1414 Main St, Canon City681 Horizon Dr, Grand Junction880 S Perry St, Castle Rock2512 Broadway, Grand Junction7375 Arapahoe Rd, Centennial4548 Centerplace Dr, Greeley3275 W Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs3526 W 10th St, Greeley2890 N Powers Blvd, Colorado Springs112 S Spruce St, Gunnison6520 S Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs9255 S Broadway, Highlands Ranch1425 S Murray Blvd, Colorado Springs2425 Miner St, Idaho Springs1920 S Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs11088 W Jewell, Lakewood840 Village Center Dr, Colorado Springs13111 W Alameda Pkwy, Lakewood7055 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs12442 W Ken Caryl Ave, Littleton2210 Wahsatch, Colorado Springs5025 S Kipling Pkwy, Littleton5060 N Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs8355 N Rampart Range Rd, Littleton8750 N Union Blvd, Colorado Springs181 W Mineral Ave, Littleton4405 Centennial Blvd, Colorado Springs8434 S Kipling Pkwy, Littleton27152 Main St, Conifer9229 E Lincoln Ave, Lone Tree1580 E Main St, Cortez1050 Ken Pratt Blvd, Longmont1550 Hwy 92, Delta1632 Hover St, Longmont1653 S Colorado Blvd, Denver1601 Coalton Rd, Louisville2660 N Federal Blvd, Denver910 W Cherry St, Louisville6440 E Yale Ave, Denver860 Cleveland Ave, Loveland2150 S Downing St, Denver1451 W Eisenhower Blvd, Loveland560 Corona St, Denver2321 W Eisenhower Blvd, Loveland757 E 20th Ave, Denver1329 S Townsend Ave, Montrose3800 W 44th Ave, Denver624 Hwy 105, Monument6220 E 14th Ave, Denver11051 S Parker Rd, Parker9160 W Colfax Ave, Denver1231 S Prairie Ave, Pueblo200 Quebec St Bldg 400, Denver37500 E US Hwy 40, Steamboat Springs323 S Broadway, Denver3840 E 104th Ave, Thornton10300 Federal Blvd, Denver2131 N Frontage Rd W, Vail771 Thornton Pkwy, Denver3900 Wadsworth Blvd, Wheat Ridge500 E 120th Ave, Denver1535 Main St, Windsor220 S Elizabeth St, Elizabeth1101 E US Hwy 24, Woodland Park201 E Jefferson, EnglewoodCredit: Kroger and Albertsons Companies
United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 7, which represents grocery store workers in Colorado and Wyoming, reacted to the list and said it was a “last-ditch release.”
“Kroger and Albertsons have known what stores they plan to divest for months,” UFCW Local 7 President Kim Cordova said. “And the last-ditch release of the list today is an underhanded attempt to influence the courts and create the perception that the mega-merger is close to final, creating more uncertainty for our members.”
Given there are 103 Safeway-branded stores and 89 planned divestitures, 14 Safeway-branded stores would presumably not be sold if the deal goes through. According to the published plan, these stores would be re-branded following the merger.
