Safeway Stores (Ireland) (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Safeway Stores (Northern Ireland) was a supermarket chain that operated in Northern Ireland between 1996 and 2005, when it was acquired by Asda, itself owned by Wal-Mart. Despite its name, it did not operate any interests in the Republic of Ireland. Safeway entered the Northern Ireland market in 1996, by forming a joint venture between Safeway (UK) and Sir Anthony O'Reilly's Fitzwilton Group, owners of the Wellworths supermarket chain. Larger Wellworths stores became part of this joint venture, with smaller stores being sold to Musgrave and rebranded Wellworths-Supervalu.