Robson Street Safeway is Going Away

According to my checkout clerk this evening, the Safeway on Robson at Denman is closing its doors this Saturday after being in limbo for 15 years.

I remember when the liquor store across the parking lot shut down, that was when the old building was slated to be demolished and a new super-Safeway was to be rebuilt on the same corner. The clerk today said that about half of the employees will head over to the Davie Street location but those who commute in, from as far as South Surrey, will probably be looking elsewhere for work. After years of disputes and red tape, the West End is losing one of its main grocery hubs. Where will we get our food stuffs now?

Let's look at the options downtown (handy Google map of all locations is also available)

It'll be a while until the new fancy Safeway on Robson and Denman is in place, but hopefully it's worth the wait. I'm sure we'll all pretty tired of the cracked floors, ancient shelving units, and produce that's been sitting there since the store was originally going to shut down in the early 90s.

If you have any more grocery shopping suggestions to add to my list, please leave a comment. I need to find a new place close by to get old fashioned chunky peanut butter since I don't think they have any at the market.