Albertsons

Albertsons LLC is a chain of supermarkets in the United States. Albertsons was founded in 1939.

History
Albertsons was founded by Joseph Albertson in 1939. His grocery store soon became a sucess, so all his profits were used for the business. He opened more stores, and in 1959, Albertsons went public. Soon the chain opened stores in southern California. In 1969, Albertsons partnered with the Skaggs Companies, and opened the first grocery and drug store. It became another success for Albertsons. Soon, Albertsons opened Alpha Beta stores. In 1989, Albertson purchased Tom Thumb stores. Albertsons later rebranded Jewel and Skaggs stores. In the late 90s, Albertson's purchased Seessel's, Smitty's, Super One Foods, and Buttrey Food & Drug. This expanded Albertsons to a greater scale. All stores except Seessel's were rebranded. In 1999, Albertsons made its biggest acquisition: they bought American Stores, which included Acme, Lucky, Jewel, and Osco and Sav-on Pharmacies. This made Albertsons the biggest grocer, until Kroger bought Fred Meyer. In 2002, Albertsons sold Seessel's. In 2004, Albertsons purchased Shaw's. In 2006, Albertsons was purchased by Albertsons LLC, SuperValu, and CVS Pharmacy. In 2013, The two chains were reunited under one company.

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Current Banners Former Banners
 * Acme
 * Albertsons
 * Jewel-Osco
 * Lucky
 * Osco and Sav-on Pharmacies
 * Shaw's and Star Market
 * Super Saver Foods
 * Bristol Farms
 * Max Foods