The Safeway grocery stores in Alamosa and Monte Vista survived the corporate restructuring and will remain open as part of a new Mountain West Division of stores formed by corporate parent Albertsons.
On Tuesday, Albertsons released a list of 12 stores in Colorado and New Mexico that will close as part of a “strategic consolidation.” One store in Nebraska is also on the list.
“As part of our ongoing commitment to operational excellence and customer-focused innovation, we’ve recently unified the Intermountain and Denver divisions into the newly formed Mountain West Division. This strategic consolidation is more than a structural change – it’s a growth accelerator,” said Heather Halpape, director of communications and public affairs for the Mountain West Division.
Alamosa Citizen reached out to verify that the Alamosa and Monte Vista Safeway stores would remain open. “Yes, these stores in Alamosa and Monte Vista will remain open,” Halpape said.
“We continuously evaluate the performance of our stores, and occasionally, after long and careful deliberation, it becomes necessary to make the difficult decision to close certain locations,” she said of the stores on the closure list.
The stores that remain open will be part of a “focus on growth.”
The Alamosa Safeway store was on a list of stores to be sold under an earlier merger effort between Kroger Co. and Albertsons. That deal, however, fell apart after Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and other attorneys general sued to block the sale and Kroger decided to halt its effort to acquire Albertsons.
Albertsons now has restructured itself in Colorado, leaving the Alamosa and Monte Vista Safeway stores with new life.
“Together, these changes position us to operate in new and innovative ways that foster customer loyalty and drive long-term success,” said Halpape.
The following Safeway stores are closing on or before November 7, 2025
• 201 E Jefferson, Englewood, Colorado 80113
• 500 E. 120th Ave, Northglenn, Colorado 80233
• 1653 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver, Colorado 80222
• 12200 E. Mississippi, Aurora, Colorado 80012
• 3657 S. College Ave, Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
• 860 Cleveland Ave., Loveland, Colorado 80537
• 5060 North Academy Blvd., Colorado Springs, Colorado 80918
• 1425 S Murray Blvd., Colorado Springs, Colorado 80916
• 315 West 2nd St., La Junta, Colorado 81050
• 906 E. Olive St., Lamar, Colorado 81052
• 230 Morehead Street, Chadron, Nebraska 69337
• 730 W. Main St., Farmington, New Mexico 87401