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<ARTICLE>                                     5
<LEGEND>
THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  RESTATED  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  EXTRACTED  FROM  THE
SUPPLEMENTAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR EACH OF THE THREE YEARS ENDED
JANUARY 28, 1999, AS INCLUDED IN ALBERTSON'S  FORM 8-K FILED WITH THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  ON JULY 16, 1999,  AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY
REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<S>                                                <C>               <C>              <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                             YEAR              YEAR             YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                  JAN-28-1999       JAN-29-1998      JAN-30-1997
<PERIOD-START>                                     JAN-30-1998       JAN-31-1997      FEB-02-1996
<PERIOD-END>                                       JAN-28-1999       JAN-29-1998      JAN-30-1997
<CASH>                                                 116,139           155,877          128,332
<SECURITIES>                                                 0                 0                0
<RECEIVABLES>                                          600,794           535,158          430,991
<ALLOWANCES>                                            19,169            14,816           13,749
<INVENTORY>                                          3,249,179         3,042,807        2,946,609
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                     4,186,308         3,901,637        3,654,419
<PP&E>                                              13,317,752        12,042,454       10,693,439
<DEPRECIATION>                                       4,774,030         4,346,547        3,906,982
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                      15,131,267        13,766,605       12,608,038
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                3,350,886         3,380,953        2,842,474
<BONDS>                                              5,107,563         4,332,577        3,664,898
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>
                                                             0                 0                0
<PREFERRED>                                                  0                 0                0
<COMMON>                                               434,557           434,596          439,550
<OTHER-SE>                                           5,087,093         4,305,942        4,354,895
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                        15,131,267        13,766,605       12,608,038
<SALES>                                             35,871,840        33,828,391       32,454,807
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                    35,871,840        33,828,391       32,454,807
<CGS>                                               26,156,013        24,820,767       23,901,570
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                       26,156,013        24,820,767       23,901,570
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                             0                 0                0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                             0                 0                0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                     336,389           293,626          227,657
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                      1,338,300         1,350,568        1,299,399
<INCOME-TAX>                                           537,403           553,134          518,399
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                    800,897           797,434          781,000
<DISCONTINUED>                                               0                 0                0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                              0                 0                0
<CHANGES>                                                    0                 0                0
<NET-INCOME>                                           800,897           797,434          781,000
<EPS-BASIC>                                             1.91              1.89             1.79
<EPS-DILUTED>                                             1.90              1.88             1.79


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