Safeway Is Closing Stores: Updated List of Shutdown Locations for 2026

The closures continue a downsizing wave under parent company Albertsons.

BY AMAYA NICHOLE, NEWS WRITER

Safeway is closing more stores in 2026, continuing a wave of downsizing under parent company Albertsons that has already claimed dozens of locations.

Safeway operates just over 900 locations nationwide. They are mainly concentrated in the western U.S., along with a small presence in Maryland and Virginia. In 2025, Albertsons........

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