date:Feb 20, 2014
Safeway Inc, the second-largest U.S. mainstream grocery store operator, said on Wednesday it is in talks about a possible sale of the company.
A handful of buyout firms, including Cerberus Capital Management LP CBS.UL, have been exploring a deal for all or part of Safeway, Reuters reported in October.
Cerberus is currently in talks with Safeway about a possible transaction, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.
The source asked not to be identified because the talks are