Randalls / Tom Thumb Promotion Benefits SOTX in April

For Immediate Release: April 7, 2008

Safeway Inc., one of the nation's leading retailers with a commitment to supporting people with disabilities, announced that it has joined with Special Olympics, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with intellectual disabilities.

"Safeway (Randalls / Tom Thumb) is proud to lead by example to support people with disabilities," said Safeway Chairman, President and CEO Steve Burd. "We want to serve more people with disabilities and believe that if we work with Special Olympics we will reach more people, especially those with intellectual disabilities, the largest disability population in the world."

Special Olympics Texas will be part of a national partnership that covers 21 states in the U.S. Local members of the community can support Special Olympics Texas at their local Randalls / Tom Thumb stores in April as part of a customer fundraising campaign where shoppers will be asked at checkout if they would like to donate $1 or more to support people with disabilities. Last year's campaign raised $5.5 million nationally.

"We're honored to join with Randalls / Tom Thumb stores and commend their dedication to enhancing the lives of people with disabilities," said Special Olympics Texas President and CEO, Margaret Larsen. "This partnership shows how local businesses and communities can come together to create a place where each person, regardless of ability or disability, is accepted and welcomed."

About Special Olympics Texas
Special Olympics Texas is a privately funded non-profit organization that provides year-round sports training and competition for 27,610 children and adults with intellectual disabilities in the Lone Star State. For more information, call 1.800.876.JOIN or visit www.specialolympicstexas.org.

About Safeway
Safeway Inc. is a Fortune 100 company and one of the largest food and drug retailers in North America, based on sales. The company operates 1,738 stores in the United States and western Canada and had annual sales of $40.2 billion in 2006. Safeway supports a broad range of charitable and community programs and in 2007 donated more than $172 million to important causes, such as cancer research, education, food banks and programs focused on assisting people with disabilities. The company's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SWY. For more information about Safeway, visit www.safeway.com.

Kelly Coffey
Vice President of Communications
Special Olympics Texas
kcoffey@sotx.org