Albertsons

Albertsons is a retail group which was founded in 1939 by Joe Albertson in Idaho, USA. The firm operates 2277 stores across 34 states in total. Albertsons specialises in the distribution of groceries and other food and non-food items.  In 2015, Albertsons acquired Safeway which was running 1075 supermarkets in 29 cities as well as 70 stores owned by Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company. In 2017, it purchased meal kit company, Plated and Albertsons’s largest store named Albertsons Market Street in Meridian, Idaho was opened in 2019. The firm is part of Cerberus Capital Management.

Albertsons operates several retail chains under the following banners:

• Acme Markets
• Albertsons
• Albertsons Market
• Amigos
• Andronico’s
• Carrs
• Haggen
• Jewel-Osco
• Lucky
• Market Street
• Pak ‘n Save
• Pavilions
• Randalls
• Safeway
• Shaw’s 
• Star Market
• Tom Thumb
• United Supermarkets
• Vons

All of Albertsons stores feature a bakery, deli, meat counter, produce department and seafood counter. Some of them also have store banks, pharmacies as well as coffee counters, salad bars and juice bars.

There were 325 000 people that were employed by Albertsons in 2020 and the business achieved a turnover of €59 billion in 2021, up by 11.6% compared to 2020.

Albertsons was ranked 53rd in the Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations in 2018.

Furthermore, Albertsons operates various private labels under various banners. Some of them are (but not limited to):

• Signature: a brand featuring food and non-food items such as fresh fruits, vegetables, household products, etc.
• Refreshe: a range of soft drinks and mixers
• Open Nature: a brand of organic and natural products
• Pantry Essentials: a range of low priced products 

Moreover, 1100 brand new items are launched by Albertsons’ private labels every year. 

O Organics is one of the nation's largest brands owned by Albertsons which offers USDA-certified organic products and has sales of over €850 million per year.

Additionally, every seafood item marked “Responsible Choice”  is harvested sustainably by Albertsons.

The firm supports local hunger relief programs to help people in need. In addition, Albertsons is trying to reduce its carbon footprint by improving fuel efficiency in its trucks, switching to LEDs that use less electricity, and using renewable energy.