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<LEGEND>                           
THIS RESTATED  SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  EXTRACTED FROM
ALBERTSON'S  ANNUAL REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS  FOR THE YEAR ENDED JANUARY 30, 1997,
AND QUARTERLY  REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS  FOR THE QUARTERS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1996,
AUGUST 1, 1996,  AND MAY 2, 1996,  AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE
TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>                         
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<PERIOD-TYPE>                                                 YEAR           9-MOS           6-MOS          3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                      JAN-30-1997     JAN-30-1997     JAN-30-1997    JAN-30-1997
<PERIOD-START>                                         FEB-02-1996     FEB-02-1996     FEB-02-1996    FEB-02-1996
<PERIOD-END>                                           JAN-30-1997     OCT-31-1996     AUG-01-1996    MAY-02-1996
<CASH>                                                      90,865          62,393          76,740         54,048
<SECURITIES>                                                     0               0               0              0
<RECEIVABLES>                                               99,364         101,675          97,188         92,449
<ALLOWANCES>                                                 1,000           1,250           1,250          1,250
<INVENTORY>                                              1,201,067       1,179,493       1,034,864      1,042,891
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                         1,475,923       1,429,253       1,298,174      1,277,358
<PP&E>                                                   4,622,655       4,506,082       4,347,889      4,183,795
<DEPRECIATION>                                           1,568,015       1,513,973       1,468,028      1,419,721
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                           4,714,633       4,586,233       4,349,181      4,216,655
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                    1,055,093       1,057,071         989,178      1,045,022
<BONDS>                                                  1,051,754       1,003,592         879,956        768,062
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                            0               0               0              0
<PREFERRED>                                                      0               0               0              0
<COMMON>                                                   250,690         251,523         251,980        251,956
<OTHER-SE>                                               1,996,328       1,908,970       1,859,091      1,775,797
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                             4,714,633       4,586,233       4,349,181      4,216,655
<SALES>                                                 13,776,678      10,200,843       6,825,072      3,343,941
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                        13,776,678      10,200,843       6,825,072      3,343,941
<CGS>                                                   10,211,348       7,572,925       5,065,491      2,485,326
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                           10,211,348       7,572,925       5,065,491      2,485,326
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                                 0               0               0              0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                                 0               0               0              0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                          64,569          46,065          29,962         14,957
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                            794,847         550,264         377,778        182,135
<INCOME-TAX>                                               301,068         210,751         144,689         69,758
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                        493,779         339,513         233,089        112,377
<DISCONTINUED>                                                   0               0               0              0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                                  0               0               0              0
<CHANGES>                                                        0               0               0              0
<NET-INCOME>                                               493,779         339,513         233,089        112,377
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