Billionaire investor Edward Lampert, who owns a majority stake in Kmart and a sizeable share of Sears stock, also had a 2.1 percent share of Safeway by the end of last year.

Billionaire investor Edward Lampert, who owns a majority stake in Kmart and a sizeable share of Sears stock, also had a 2.1 percent share of Safeway by the end of last year.