Working in TV advertising, our company always had Safeway advertisements for Thanksgiving and very similar ones for Christmas. We didn't have them on for most of the year (cable). This year they seem to be completely missing from this market. I was curious if this is a national or regional change.
Here are some examples of older Safeway holiday creative:
http://www.ispot.tv/ad/76aK/safeway-hap ... ys-enchant
On a related note, Fred Meyer (and Jewelers) does have advertisements on TV here, but they are much less interesting or fun as in years past.
Past year FM Jewelers:
Past Fred Meyer: (featuring Snowmom Debra Jo Rupp)
Also, no mention of the "flame crafted ham" this year. Did the FG Meyer ham go away? It's always been delicious!