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Sobeys Inc. receives regulatory clearance for Canada Safeway acquisition
Agrees to divest 23 stores STELLARTON, NS , Oct. 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Sobeys Inc. today ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\nAgrees to divest 23 stores\n\n\nSTELLARTON, NS, Oct. 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Sobeys Inc. today announced that\n it has signed a consent agreement with the Canadian Competition Bureau\n allowing it to proceed with the acquisition of substantially all of the\n assets of Canada Safeway.\n\n\n\"We are delighted to have received regulatory clearance from the\n Competition Bureau,\" said Marc Poulin, President & CEO, Sobeys Inc.\n \"Our focus now turns to closing the deal, which we expect to do in\n early November, and beginning to serve our customers in Western Canada\n as one company.\"\n\n\nAs part of the consent agreement, Sobeys will divest the following 23\n stores:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProvince\n\n\nMunicipality  \n\n\nStore\n\n\nAddress\n\n\n\n\nBritish Columbia\n\n\nSidney\n\n\nSafeway\n\n\n2345 Beacon Ave.\n\n\n\n\nBritish Columbia\n\n\nVictoria\n\n\nSafeway\n\n\n3958 Shelbourne St.\n\n\n\n\nBritish Columbia\n\n\nVictoria\n\n\nSafeway\n\n\n1950 Foul Bay Rd.\n\n\n\n\nBritish Columbia\n\n\nTsawwassen\n\n\nSafeway\n\n\n1143 - 56 St.\n\n\n\n\nBritish Columbia\n\n\nNew Westminster\n\n\nThrifty Foods\n\n\n270 East Columbia St.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nAlberta\n\n\nEdmonton\n\n\nSafeway\n\n\n2331 - 66 St. NW\n\n\n\n\nAlberta\n\n\nEdmonton\n\n\nSobeys\n\n\n18370 Lessard Rd.\n\n\n\n\nAlberta\n\n\nEdmonton\n\n\nSobeys\n\n\n5036 -106 Ave. NW\n\n\n\n\nAlberta\n\n\nEdmonton\n\n\n IGA\n\n\n6204 - 90 Ave. NW\n\n\n\n\nAlberta\n\n\nFort McMurray\n\n\nSafeway\n\n\n131 Signal Rd.\n\n\n\n\nAlberta\n\n\nFort Saskatchewan \n\n\nSobeys\n\n\n10004 - 99 Ave.\n\n\n\n\nAlberta\n\n\nLeduc\n\n\nSobeys\n\n\n5421 - 50 St.\n\n\n\n\nAlberta\n\n\nWetaskiwin\n\n\nSobeys\n\n\n4703 - 50 St.\n\n\n\n\nAlberta\n\n\nCanmore\n\n\nSobeys\n\n\n950 Railway Ave.\n\n\n\n\nAlberta\n\n\nCochrane\n\n\nSobeys\n\n\n65 Bow St.\n\n\n\n\nAlberta\n\n\nTaber\n\n\nSafeway\n\n\n4926 - 46 Ave.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSaskatchewan\n\n\nRegina\n\n\nSafeway\n\n\n3801 Albert St.\n\n\n\n\nSaskatchewan\n\n\nSaskatoon\n\n\nSafeway\n\n\n3310 - 8 St. E.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nManitoba\n\n\nWinnipeg\n\n\nSafeway\n\n\n1441 Main St.\n\n\n\n\nManitoba\n\n\nWinnipeg\n\n\nSafeway\n\n\n77 Vermillion Rd.\n\n\n\n\nManitoba\n\n\nWinnipeg\n\n\nSafeway\n\n\n850 Dakota St.\n\n\n\...