Safeway 2009 Annual Report Download - page 26

SAFEWAY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
The table below details changes in the Company’s store base and presents the Company’s cash capital expenditures over
the last five years (dollars in millions):
2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Total stores at beginning of year 1,739 1,743 1,761 1,775 1,802
Stores opened:
New 3813 711
Replacement 512 7 10 10
820 20 17 21
Stores closed (1) 22 24 38 31 48
Total stores at year end 1,725 1,739 1,743 1,761 1,775
Remodels completed (2)
Lifestyle remodels 82 232 253 276 293
Other remodels 10 21 15 8 22
92 253 268 284 315
Number of fuel stations at year end 388 382 361 340 314
Total retail square footage at year end (in millions) 80.1 80.4 80.3 80.8 81.0
Cash paid for property additions $851.6 $1,595.7 $1,768.7 $1,674.2 $1,383.5
Cash paid for property additions as a percentage of sales
and other revenue 2.1% 3.6% 4.2% 4.2% 3.6%
(1) Included 14 Dominick’s store closures in 2007 and 26 Randall’s store closures in 2005. Such store closures were part of a program
to improve profitability in those divisions. We do not plan to significantly change total retail square footage or store count in the
foreseeable future.
(2) Defined as store remodel projects (other than maintenance) generally requiring expenditures in excess of $0.2 million.
In 2010, the Company expects to spend $0.9 billion to $1.0 billion in cash for capital expenditures and to open
approximately 20 new Lifestyle stores and to remodel approximately 80 stores to Lifestyle stores. At year-end 2009, 79%
of Safeway’s store base were Lifestyle stores. Safeway expects to convert most of the remaining stores to Lifestyle stores
over the next few years.
Financial Information about Segments, Geographic Areas and Sales Revenue by Type of Similar Product Note N
to the consolidated financial statements set forth in Part II, Item 8 of this report provides financial information about the
Company’s segments, geographic areas and sales revenue by type of similar product.
Trade Names and Trademarks Safeway has invested significantly in the development and protection of "Safeway"
both as a trade name and a trademark and considers it to be an important asset. Safeway also owns approximately 400
other trademarks registered and/or pending in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and other jurisdictions,
including trademarks for its product lines such as Safeway, Safeway SELECT, Rancher’s Reserve, OORGANICS, Lucerne,
Primo Taglio, Eating Right, Eating Right Kids, mom to mom, waterfront BISTRO, Bright Green, Value Red, Signature Café
and Priority, and other trademarks such as Pak‘N Save Foods, Vons, Pavilions, Dominick’s, Randalls, Tom Thumb,
Genuardi's and Carrs Quality Centers. Each trademark registration is for an initial period of 10 or 20 years, depending on
the registration date, and may be renewed so long as it is in continued use in commerce.
Canada Safeway also has registered numerous trademarks in Canada. Canada Safeway also has invested significantly in
"Safeway" both as a trade name and a trademark and considers it to be an important asset in Canada. Canada Safeway
owns and has registered in Canada more than 200 trademarks, most of which replicate trademarks owned in the United
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