EXHIBIT B
                        [DELOITTE & TOUCHE LETTERHEAD]


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
333-65792 of Safeway, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated July 11, 2003,
appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of Genuardi's Family Markets, L.P.
Retirement Savings Plan for the year ended December 31, 2002.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

July 11, 2003