Safeway plc - Annual Report & Accounts 2000

PASSION, PEOPLE, PRODUCT

PRODUCT AND PRICE

BEST AT FRESH

BEST AT AVAILABILITY

BEST AT CUSTOMER SERVICE

THE SAFEWAY BOARD

FINANCIAL REVIEW

THE ACCOUNTS


	Year ended 30 March 1996	Year ended 29 March 1997	Year ended 28 March 1998	Year ended 3 April 1999	Year ended 1 April 2000

Store numbers
Safeway - 20,000 sq. ft. sales area and over	234	247	253	256	260
- 10,000 - 19,999 sq. ft. sales area	116	124	130	139	142
- under 10,000 sq. ft. sales area	20	29	68	68	68
	370	400	451	463	470
Safeway (Ireland)	-	-	15	13	12
Presto	109	90	20	-	-

	479	490	486	476	482

Sales area ('000 sq. ft.)
Safeway	8,416	8,960	9,554	9,775	9,928
Net % increase on previous year	1.7%	6.5%	6.6%	2.3%	1.6%
Safeway (Ireland)	-	-	415	340	305
Presto	848	679	103	-	-

	9,264	9,639	10,072	10,115	10,233

New store openings
Safeway	17	17	15	14	12
Safeway (Ireland)	-	-	15	3	-
Presto	3	-	-	-	-

New sales area ('000 sq. ft.)
(excluding extensions)
Safeway	520	447	386	300	269
Safeway (Ireland)	-	-	415	83	-
Presto	31	-	-	-	-

Average store sales area ('000 sq. ft.)
Safeway	22.7	22.4	21.2	21.1	21.1
Safeway (Ireland)	-	-	27.7	26.2	25.4
Presto	7.8	7.5	5.2	-	-

Sales per sq.ft. per week (£)
Safeway	14.10	14.82	14.98	15.47	15.66

The year ended 3 April 1999 comprised 53 weeks.
Based on weighted average sales area and sales including VAT (including petrol). Excludes Safeway (Ireland). The statistics for the year ended 28 March 1998 are affected by there being no Easter during the year compared with two Easters in the years ended 29 March 1997 and 3 April 1999.

Market share
Safeway	7.0%	7.3%	7.5%	7.5%	7.5%

Based on sales including VAT (excluding petrol) and Office for National Statistics data. Excludes Safeway (Ireland).