EXHIBIT B

                         [DELOITTE & TOUCHE LETTERHEAD]

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the  incorporation  by reference  in  Registration  Statement  No.
333-45920  of  Safeway  Inc.  on Form S-8 of our  report  dated  April 4,  2003,
appearing  in this Annual  Report on Form 11-K of Randalls  Food  Markets,  Inc.
ESOP/401(k) Savings Plan for the year ended June 30, 2002.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
San Francisco, California
July 11, 2003