11-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 11-K

(Mark One)

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number 1-00041

A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

THE VONS COMPANIES, INC.

PHARMACISTS’ 401(k) PLAN

(Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below)

B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

SAFEWAY INC.

5918 Stoneridge Mall Road, Pleasanton, California, 94588-3229

(Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office)

THE VONS COMPANIES, INC.

PHARMACISTS' 401(k) PLAN

REQUIRED INFORMATION

1. Not required to be furnished by the plan.

2. Not required to be furnished by the plan.

3. Not applicable.

4. Plan financial statements and schedules prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of ERISA are attached hereto as Exhibit A.

EXHIBITS

Exhibit A. Plan financial statements and schedules.

Exhibit B. Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

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THE VONS COMPANIES, INC.

PHARMACISTS' 401(k) PLAN

SIGNATURES

The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Benefit Plans Committee has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:	June 27, 2008	By:	/s/ David F. Bond
			David F. Bond
			Benefit Plans Committee Member
	June 27, 2008		/s/ Russell M. Jackson
			Russell M. Jackson
			Benefit Plans Committee Member

EX-99.A

The Vons Companies, Inc.

Pharmacists’ 401(k)Plan

Financial Statements for the Years Ended

December 31, 2007 and 2006, Supplemental

Schedule as of December 31, 2007 and

Report of Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

THE VONS COMPANIES, INC. PHARMACISTS’ 401(k) PLAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM	2
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006:
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits	3
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits	4
Notes to Financial Statements	5–10
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007:
Form 5500, Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2007	11

All other schedules required by Section 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 have been omitted because they are not applicable.

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Safeway Benefit Plans Committee

    and Plan Participants:

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of The Vons Companies, Inc. Pharmacists’ 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2007 is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements, but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Such schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the basic 2007 financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

San Francisco, California

June 27, 2008

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THE VONS COMPANIES, INC. PHARMACISTS’ 401(k) PLAN

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006

(In thousands)

	2007		2006
ASSETS:
Investments at fair value:
Mutual funds	$	30,230	$	29,760
Common/collective trusts		5,094		4,271
Safeway Inc. common stock		685		751
Short-term investment funds		20		57
Participant loans		308		399
Total investments		36,337		35,238
Receivables:
Due from broker for securities sold		–		31
Participant contributions		73		66
Employer contributions		224		227
Interest and dividend receivable		1		–
Total receivables		298		324
Total assets		36,635		35,562
LIABILITIES:
Excess contributions payable to participants		18		–
Due to broker for securities purchased		–		42
Accrued administrative expenses		3		6
Total liabilities		21		48
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT FAIR VALUE		36,614		35,514
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts		131		128
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS	$	36,745	$	35,642

See notes to financial statements.

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THE VONS COMPANIES, INC. PHARMACISTS’ 401(k) PLAN

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006

(In thousands)

	2007			2006
ADDITIONS:
Investments income:
Net (depreciation) appreciation in fair value of investments	$	(2,224	)	$	2,225
Interest and dividends		3,024			1,819
Total investment income		800			4,044
Participant contributions		3,133			2,942
Employer contributions		224			226
Total additions		4,157			7,212
DEDUCTIONS:
Benefits paid to participants		(3,015	)		(2,803	)
Administrative expenses		(39	)		(14	)
Total deductions		(3,054	)		(2,817	)
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS		1,103			4,395
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS:
Beginning of year		35,642			31,247
End of year	$	36,745		$	35,642

See notes to financial statements.

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THE VONS COMPANIES, INC. PHARMACISTS’ 401(k) PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006

1. DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN

The following description of The Vons Companies, Inc. Pharmacists’ 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”) is provided for general information only. Participants should refer to the Summary Plan Description for more complete information about the Plan’s provisions. The following description reflects all Plan amendments through December 31, 2007. On April 8, 1997, Safeway Inc. (“Safeway”) acquired all of the outstanding common stock of The Vons Companies, Inc. (the “Company” or “Vons”). Vons has remained the Plan Sponsor. The Plan Administrator is the Benefit Plans Committee of Safeway Inc.

General—The Plan is a defined contribution plan, which generally covers all eligible employees of Vons who are age 21 or older. Eligible employees are defined as any non-probationary pharmacist (i.e. full-time pharmacist who has been employed at least 45 days and any part-time pharmacist who has either been employed at least 60 days or has worked at least 261 hours for the Company, whichever occurs first) who is employed by Vons and who is a member of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. Any employee meeting the eligibility requirements, including having attained the age of 21, may enroll in the Plan. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). A portion of the Plan is designated as an employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”). The ESOP portion of the Plan permits each participant who has an investment in Safeway Inc. common stock to elect to receive dividends paid as cash or reinvested in additional shares of Safeway Inc. common stock.

Contributions—Employees may elect to contribute between 1% to 25% of their eligible pay, up to a maximum contribution of $15,500 and $15,000 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Participant contributions are not currently taxable to participants pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company makes an annual matching contribution equal to the lesser of (a) 50% of the employee’s contribution for the Plan Year; (b) $1,000; or (c) for any participant who works less than 1,800 straight-time hours in the Plan Year, a pro rata portion of $1,000 based on hours worked. The Plan was amended as of January 1, 2004 to change the vesting schedule for future employer contributions.

Trustee and Recordkeeper—The trustee and recordkeeper of the Plan is Merrill Lynch.

Investment Options—Participants are able to direct their accounts within any of the available funds listed in the accompanying Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year), as elected by the participant. Participants may change their investment options on a daily basis.

Allocations and Vesting—Earnings on amounts held in the investment funds are allocated to individual accounts daily, based on the proportion each account bears to the total of all account balances in the specific investment fund. Participants are 100% vested in their contributions and earnings. Participants vest in the Plan Sponsor’s matching contributions made for Plan years commencing prior to January 1, 2004, as follows:

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Years of Vesting        Service	Percentage Vested
Less than 3	0	%
3	20
4	40
5	60
6	80
7 or more	100

Participants vest in the Plan Sponsor’s matching contributions made for Plan years commencing on or after January 1, 2004, as follows:

Years of Vesting        Service	Percentage Vested
Less than 2	0	%
2	20
3	40
4	60
5	80
6 or more	100

Forfeited amounts are used to restore forfeited balances of rehired participants and to reduce the Plan Sponsor’s contribution. Forfeitures were $29,137 in 2007 and $56,697 in 2006.

Participant Accounts—Individual accounts are maintained for each Plan participant. Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions, Plan Sponsor matching contributions and income thereon. Participants reimburse the Plan for administrative expenses based on the allocation of a participant’s total assets among the investment funds. In addition, participants pay $1 per month for administrative expenses. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.

Participant Loans—Participants may borrow a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum of the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their account balance. The loan term cannot exceed four years, except where the loan is issued to purchase a primary residence, in which case the loan period may extend to 15 years. Any outstanding balance is due and payable upon termination of employment, disability, or death. Loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account. The interest rate charged on participant loans will be equal to the sum of 1% plus the prime rate published in The Wall Street Journal on the last business day of the preceding calendar month. Principal and interest payments are made through payroll deductions. Participants may only have one loan outstanding at a time and are charged a $10.50 servicing fee each quarter for the term of the loan. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, there were 14 and 21 loans outstanding with interest rates ranging from 5.00% to 9.25%.

In-Service Withdrawals—An active or inactive participant may withdraw all or any portion of their rollover account at any time. Hardship withdrawals are not permitted.

Payment of Benefits—Upon termination of employment, a participant may elect (a) to leave the balance of his or her account in the Plan until April 1 of the year following the year in which the participant turns age 70 ¹/2, (b) to receive an immediate lump sum distribution as cash, as Safeway Inc. common stock (up to the amount invested in Safeway Inc. common

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stock) or as a rollover to another qualified plan or Individual Retirement Account, or (c) to receive a portion in an immediate lump sum and the remainder to be distributed later, or (d) to receive a series of payments over a period not to exceed the joint life expectancy of the participant and his or her beneficiary. If a participant’s balance is $1,000 or less, the participant will receive an immediate lump sum distribution. Distributions are taxed as ordinary income and are subject to income tax withholding.

Plan Termination—Although the Company has not expressed any intent to terminate the Plan, it may do so at any time, subject to the provisions set forth in ERISA. In the event of termination of the Plan, the assets of the Plan would be distributed to the participants in accordance with the fair value of their individual investment accounts.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Accounting—The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition—The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. Shares of mutual funds are valued at quoted market prices, which represent the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year end. Common stock is valued at quoted market prices. Participant loans are valued at the outstanding loan balances.

In accordance with FASB Staff Position AAG INV-1 and Statement of Position No. 94-4-1, “Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts Held by Certain Investment Companies Subject to the AICPA Investment Company Guide and Defined-Contribution Health and Welfare and Pension Plans” (the “FSP”), the statements of net assets available for benefits present investment contracts at fair value, as well as an additional line item showing an adjustment of the fully benefit-responsive contracts from fair value to contract value. The statements of changes in net assets available for benefits is presented on a contract value basis and is not affected by the FSP.

Fair value of investment contracts is calculated by discounting the related cash flows based on current yields of similar instruments with comparable durations.

Common collective trust funds are stated at fair value as determined by the issuer of the common collective trust funds based on the fair market value of the underlying investments. Common collective trust funds with underlying investments in benefit-responsive investment contracts are valued at fair market value of the underlying investments and then adjusted by the issuer to contract value.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on the trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

New Accounting Pronouncements—In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurement.” SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement does not require any new fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Plan is currently assessing the impact of SFAS No. 157 on its financial statements.

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Payment of Benefits—Benefit payments to participants are recorded upon distribution.

Excess Contributions Payable—The Plan is required to return contributions received during the Plan year in excess of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) limits.

Administrative Expenses—The Plan’s administrative expenses are primarily allocated to participant accounts.

Use of Estimates—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of additions to and deductions from net assets available for benefits during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Risks and Uncertainties—The Plan utilizes various investment instruments, including common stock and mutual funds. Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit and overall market volatility. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the financial statements.

3. INVESTMENTS

The fair values of individual investments that represented 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets available for benefits as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 were as follows (in thousands):

	2007		2006
BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund	$	8,036	$	8,174
SEI Stable Asset Fund		5,094		4,271
Hotchkis & Wiley Large Cap Fund		5,212		5,978
ING International Value Fund		4,942		4,340
PIMCO Total Return Fund		4,631		3,704
RS Partners Fund		3,780		***
Chesapeake Core Growth Fund		2,124		1,498
Evergreen Small Cap Value Fund		***		4,569

*** Evergreen Small Cap Value Fund was removed from the Plan in 2007. Balances were transferred to RS Partners Fund.

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During the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, net (depreciation) appreciation of assets recorded at fair value, including net realized gains and losses, was as follows (in thousands):

	2007			2006
Mutual funds	$	(2,228	)	$	2,005
Safeway Inc. common stock		4			220
Total (depreciation) appreciation	$	(2,224	)	$	2,225

4. INCOME TAXES

The Internal Revenue Service issued a Determination Letter dated July 17, 2002 stating that the Plan and related trust, as then designed, is qualified under the Code. Subsequent to this determination by the Internal Revenue Service, the Plan was amended and restated in its entirety, effective January 1, 2005. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualification. The Plan Administrator believes the Plan is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code and, therefore, believes that the Plan, as amended and restated, is qualified and the related trust is tax exempt as of the financial statement date. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.

5. PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS

The Plan’s investments include Safeway Inc. common stock, which qualify as exempt party-in-interest transactions. During 2007 and 2006, the Plan received $4,778 and $4,219, respectively, of dividend income on Safeway Inc. common stock.

Certain Plan investments are managed or significantly influenced by Merrill Lynch, trustee of the Plan. As Merrill Lynch provides recordkeeping services for the Plan, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions. Administrative fees paid to Merrill Lynch for recordkeeping were $1,417 and $4,785 in 2007 and 2006, respectively.

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6. RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500

The following is a reconciliation of the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits per the financial statements as of December 31, 2007 to the Form 5500 (in thousands):

	December 31, 2007
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements	$	36,745
Adjustment from contract to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts		(131	)
Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500	$	36,614
	December 31, 2007
Increase in net assets per the financial statements	$	1,103
Adjustment from contract to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts		(131	)
Net income per Form 5500	$	972

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THE VONS COMPANIES, INC. PHARMACISTS’ 401(k) PLAN

FORM 5500, SCHEDULE H, PART IV, LINE 4i

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

DECEMBER 31, 2007

(Dollars in thousands)

	Current Value
Asset Name and Description
Common/Collective Trusts:
SEI Stable Asset Fund	$	5,094
Short-Term Investment Funds:
*   Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund		20
Common Stock:
*   Safeway Inc. common stock (20,036 shares)		685
Mutual Funds:
*   BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund (446,204 units)		8,036
Chesapeake Core Growth Fund (105,620 units)		2,124
ING International Value Fund (265,971 units)		4,942
PIMCO Total Return Fund (433,239 units)		4,631
Hotchkis & Wiley Large Cap Value Fund (256,003 units)		5,212
RS Partners Fund (122,699 units)		3,780
Forward Emerald Growth Fund (118,181 units)		1,505
*   Participant Loans (14 loans, interest rates ranging from 5.00% to 9.25%)		308
TOTAL	$	36,337

*  Represents a party-in-interest transaction.

EX-99.B

Exhibit B

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-64354 of Safeway Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated June 27, 2008, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of The Vons Companies, Inc. Pharmacists’ 401(k) Plan for the year ended December 31, 2007.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

San Francisco, California

June 27, 2008