What company would Safeway merge with?
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1. If you were to pick one company for Safeway to merge with, what would it be? Explain your choice with respect to possible benefits of this merger and why you would choose this company over any other choice for a potential.
2. How would you finance a takeover of this chosen corporation? Explain your reasoning.
3. What would your second and third choices be for a merger with Safeway? Again, explain your reasoning for wanting to merge with these companies, and why they would be second or third choices rather than your first choice.
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The solution determines what companies Safeway should merge with. The possible benefits of the merger are determined.
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Although Safeway, Inc.'s (NYSE: SWY) Web site claims that the company is one of the largest food and drug retailers in North America with a total of 1,739 stores all over the United States and Canada, it has relatively no presence in the Eastern United States as shown in the picture below. Moreover, given the current trend in food retailing Safeway, Inc. has to establish presence in the natural and organic foods division of the industry.
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Given the growing natural and organic foods market in the United States, Safeway, Inc. as early as now needs to establish its presence. Hence, I am suggesting that the company merge with Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFMI). One of the overriding reasons why I have chosen this company is that Whole Foods Market owns and operates ...
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