Albertsons Companies
Albertsons Companies, Inc. is a food and drug retailer based in Boise, Idaho. It operates stores across 34 states and the District of Columbia under more than 20 banners, including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons and Jewel-Osco. The company was founded on July 21, 1939.
Key facts
- Founded
- July 21, 1939source
- Headquarters
- Boise, Idahosource
- Stores (as of November 30, 2024)
- 2,273 retail food and drug storessource
- CEO succession
- Susan Morris to succeed Vivek Sankaran as CEO, effective May 1, 2025source
- Kroger merger terminated
- December 11, 2024, after a federal and a state judge blocked itsource
WYDE coverage of Albertsons Companies
WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about Albertsons Companies, from Apr 4, 2026 to Jul 1, 2026. Albertsons Companies is the subject of 2 stories. The most recent is Kroger to Buy Giant Eagle for $1.65 Billion, a Year After Its Albertsons Deal Collapsed.
Kroger to Buy Giant Eagle for $1.65 Billion, a Year After Its Albertsons Deal Collapsed
Kroger will pay $1.65 billion for the 197-store regional grocer Giant Eagle, a far smaller deal than the roughly $25 billion Albertsons merger that courts blocked on antitrust grounds in 2024.
Jul 1, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story
Food PolicyNine States Seek $10.3 Million From Kroger After Blocking the Largest Grocery Merger in U.S. History
Oregon is leading a nine-state coalition seeking $10.3 million from Kroger in legal fees after successfully blocking the $24.6 billion Kroger-Albertsons grocery merger
Apr 4, 2026 · 3 min read · Subject of the story
Reported alongside Albertsons Companies
- Kroger · in 2 stories with Albertsons Companies
- Giant Eagle · in 1 story with Albertsons Companies
- Greg Foran · in 1 story with Albertsons Companies
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