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EX-10.1

FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Amendment”), dated July 11, 2005, is by and
between Direct Alliance Corporation, an Arizona corporation (“Company”), and Branson Smith
(“Executive”).

RECITALS

	 	A.	 	Executive is currently employed by Company in the position of President.

	 	B.	 	Executive and Company entered into an employment agreement as of November 23,
2004 (the “Employment Agreement”).

	 	C.	 	Company and Executive mutually desire to modify the current employment
relationship and provide for an orderly termination of Executive’s employment, all on
terms satisfactory to both Company and Executive, as set forth below.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

1. Employment Relationship. Executive will continue to serve as President of Company through
July 11, 2005 (the “Notice Date”). With the intent of amending Sections 1 and 2 of the Employment
Agreement, at July 11, 2005, and without the requirement of any further action by Company or
Executive, Executive will cease serving as President of Company and as an officer of any affiliate
of Company and hereby resigns as a Director of any entity controlled by or under common control
with Company. Executive will continue as an employee of Company, reporting directly to the Chief
Executive Officer of Insight Enterprises, Inc. (“IEI”), for a period of ninety days from the date
hereof ending October 9, 2005 (the “Date of Termination”). From and after the Date of Termination,
Executive’s employment by the Company shall end for all purposes, and Executive shall have no
further rights or duties as an employee of Company or any of its affiliates. The period from the
Notice Date through the Date of Termination may be referred to herein as the “Notice Period.”
During the Notice Period, Executive will have access to Company premises, systems or network only
by invitation (other than a Company voicemail box), will not have any duties other than as
requested by the Chief Executive Officer of IEI, will not have any Company title and will not have
any authority to act for or on behalf of the Company or to bind the Company in any way (unless
pursuant to an express written delegation of authority from the Chief Executive Officer of IEI).
Even if this Amendment is not executed and delivered, it also serves as notice pursuant to Section
6(b) of the Employment Agreement. Company and Executive agree that, if executed and delivered, the
compensation and benefits described in this Amendment will be in lieu of and not in addition to any
compensation and benefits which might be contemplated by Section 6 of the Employment Agreement.

2. Compensation.

a. Notice Period; Third Calendar Quarter 2005. Executive shall be entitled to receive his
base salary during the Notice Period and 100% of incentive compensation earned with the respect to
the third calendar quarter of 2005, each to be paid according to customary practices of the
Company. Executive shall not be entitled to any incentive compensation with respect to the fourth
calendar quarter of 2005 (or for the year ending December 31, 2005 as a whole) under the Employment
Agreement or otherwise.

b. Continued Compensation. As soon as reasonably practical following the release of results
of operations by IEI for the third quarter of 2005, Company will pay Executive, in one lump sum
payment, continued compensation required by Section 6(c) of the Employment Agreement, calculated as
twice Executive’s current rate of pay less salary paid to Executive during the Notice Period, and
any accrued and untaken vacation pay.

c. Incentive Compensation. As soon as reasonably practical following the release of results
of operations by IEI for the third quarter of 2005, Company will pay Executive, in one lump sum
payment, incentive compensation required by Section 6(d) of the Employment Agreement, calculated as
twice the sum of Executive’s bonuses for the third calendar quarter of 2005, the second calendar
quarter of 2005, the first calendar quarter of 2005 and the fourth calendar quarter of 2004
(including a discretionary bonus of $75,000 during the fourth calendar quarter of 2004).

d. Deductions. Company shall deduct all required and authorized deductions from payments made
pursuant to this Amendment.

3. Benefits. During the Notice Period, Executive’s eligibility to participate in benefit
plans offered by Company shall continue to be governed by Section 6(e) of the Employment Agreement,
but, as an amendment to Sections 3(c) and 3(d) of the Employment Agreement, Company and Executive
agree that Executive will not participate in any new or additional grants of stock options,
restricted stock, restricted stock units or other equity-based plans established by Company or IEI
or in any other incentive compensation or benefit plan other than as described in this Amendment.
For the purpose of clarity, Company and Executive agree that, with respect to options to acquire
shares of the common stock of Insight Enterprises, Inc. granted prior to the date hereof, such
options shall continue to vest through the Date of Termination and will be governed by the terms of
the plan or plans pursuant to which the options were granted. Beginning as of the Date of
Termination, Executive and each eligible dependent who constitutes a qualified beneficiary, as
defined in Section 4980B(g)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, will be eligible
to continue benefits coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as
amended (“COBRA”), for the time period prescribed pursuant to COBRA. Executive acknowledges that
Company has provided him with information concerning his obligations and time requirements to
secure COBRA benefits, and Company agrees to provide Executive with any changes made to those
obligations and requirements prior to the Date of Termination.

4. Restrictive Covenants. Section 10 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting subsection (b) and inserting the following therefor:

(b) Non-Solicitation. Executive recognizes that Company’s customers are
valuable and proprietary resources of Company. Accordingly, Executive agrees that
for a period of one (1) year following his termination of employment, and only so
long as Company is continuously not in default of its obligations to provide
payments or employment-type benefits to Executive hereunder or under any other
agreement, covenant, or obligation, he will not directly or indirectly, through his
own efforts or through the efforts of another person or entity (i) solicit business
in the Restricted Territory for or in connection with any Competing Business from
any individual or entity which obtained products or services from Company and with
whom Executive has had any contact directly or indirectly at any time during
Executive’s employment with Company, (ii) solicit business for or in connection with
a Competing Business from any individual or which may have been solicited by
Executive on behalf of Company or (iii) solicit, hire or engage employees of
Company.

5. Release and Covenant Not to Sue.

a. Executive understands and agrees that with respect to this Section 5 the term “Company”
refers to Company and its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, and the officers, directors,
shareholders, agents, predecessors, successors, assigns, and current and past employees and
representatives of each and all of the foregoing. Executive, for Executive and, as applicable,
Executive’s respective agents, attorneys, successors, and assigns, hereby fully, forever,
irrevocably, and unconditionally releases Company from any and all claims, charges, complaints,
liabilities, and obligations of any nature whatsoever, which Executive may have against Company,
whether now known or unknown, and whether asserted or unasserted, arising from any event or
omission occurring prior to execution of this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, this
release includes any and all claims arising out of or which could arise out of the employment
relationship between Executive and Company and the termination of that employment, including but
not limited to: (i) any and all claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the
Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, ERISA, COBRA,
the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Arizona Civil Rights Act, state and
local civil rights laws, Arizona wage payment laws and any similar laws in other states; (ii) any
and all Executive Orders (governing fair employment practices) which may be applicable to Company;
and (iii) any other provision or theory of law. This release may be pled as a complete bar and
defense to any claim brought by Executive with respect to the matters released in this Agreement.
This release does not waive claims that may arise after the date this Agreement is signed; however,
Executive agrees that by signing, delivering and not revoking this Agreement and by accepting the
compensation and benefits stated in Sections 2 and 3, above, respectively, Executive will be deemed
to have repeated and given the foregoing releases at the Date of Termination.

b. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the consideration Executive is receiving under this
Amendment is sufficient consideration to support the release of all entities identified in this
Section 5, and that there is consideration given in addition to anything of value to which
Executive is already entitled.

c. Executive acknowledges and agrees that Executive is not aware of any facts or circumstances
that could be the basis for a valid claim or charge of discrimination or harassment against
Company. Executive represents and warrants to Company that Executive has not filed, or caused to
be filed, any claim or charge with any adjudicative body, regulatory body, or agency arising out of
his employment. Executive agrees that by signing, delivering and not revoking this Amendment and
by accepting the compensation and benefits stated in Sections 2 and 3, above, respectively,
Executive will be deemed to have repeated and made the foregoing statements, representations,
warranties and agreements at the Date of Termination.

6. Review. Executive has been advised that he has up to twenty-one (21) days from the date he
is presented with this Amendment to consider this Amendment. If Executive executes this Amendment
before the expiration of twenty-one (21) days, he acknowledges that he has done so for the purpose
of expediting the resolution of this matter and that he has expressly waived his right to take
twenty-one (21) days to consider this Amendment. To accept the offer in this Amendment, Executive
must sign and return the Amendment to the Company, within the 21-day period, at the following
address: Insight Enterprises, Inc., 1305 West Auto Drive, Tempe, Arizona 85284, Attention: Richard
A. Fennessy, Chief Executive Officer.

7. Revocation. Executive may revoke this Amendment for a period of seven (7) days after he
signs it. Executive agrees that if he elects to revoke this Amendment, he will notify the Chief
Executive Officer of IEI (at the above address) in writing on or before the expiration of the
revocation period. Receipt by IEI on behalf of Company of proper and timely notice of revocation
from Executive cancels and voids this Amendment. Provided that Executive does not provide a notice
of revocation, this Amendment will become effective upon expiration of the revocation period.

8. Testimony; Assistance. If Executive has knowledge of or is alleged to have knowledge of
any matters which are the subject of any pending, threatened or future litigation involving IEI,
Company or any of its affiliates, Executive will make himself available to testify if and as
necessary. Executive will also make himself available to the attorneys representing IEI or
Company, as applicable, in connection with any such litigation or dispute for such purposes as they
may deem necessary or appropriate, including but not limited to the review of documents, discussion
of the case and preparation for any legal proceedings. This Amendment is not intended to and shall
not be construed so as to in any way limit or affect the testimony which Executive gives in any
such proceedings. Further, it is understood and agreed that Executive will at all times testify
fully, truthfully and accurately, whether in deposition, hearing, trial or otherwise.

9. Dispute Resolution. Company and Executive agree that any and all disputes arising under,
pertaining to or touching upon this Agreement, or the statutory rights or obligations of either
party hereto, shall, if not settled by negotiation, be subject to the dispute resolution procedures
set forth in the Employment Agreement. This Section 9 shall survive any termination of this
Amendment or the Employment Agreement or both.

10. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the
laws of the State of Arizona.

11. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Amendment shall have the
meanings given to them in the Employment Agreement.

12. Section 16 Reporting. Executive represents and warrants to Company that all reportable
transactions under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereto, through the date hereof have been reported and agrees to notify
the Corporate Counsel of IEI of any reportable transactions through April 30, 2006.

13. Severability. If any one or more of the provisions or parts of a provision contained in
this Amendment shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect,
such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or part of a provision of
this Amendment, but this Amendment shall be reformed and construed as if such invalid, illegal or
unenforceable provision or part of a provision had never been contained herein and such provisions
or part thereof shall be reformed so that it would be valid, legal and enforceable to the maximum
extent permitted by law. Any such reformation shall be read as narrowly as possible to give the
maximum effect to the mutual intentions of Executive and Company.

Direct Alliance Corporation,

an Arizona corporation

	 	 	 
	By: /s/ Richard A. Fennessy

	 	/s/ Branson Smith

Branson Smith

Name: Richard A. Fennessy

Title: CEOEX-4.1

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 2

This SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 2, dated as of July 6, 2005 (the “Supplemental
Indenture”), between AMERICAN STORES COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and
formerly a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, known as AMERICAN
STORES COMPANY (the “Company”), and J.P. MORGAN TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, successor
trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, American Stores Company and the original trustee, The First National Bank of
Chicago, entered into the Indenture, dated as of May 1, 1995 (the “Indenture”), providing for the
issuance of the unsecured debentures, notes and other evidences of indebtedness of American Stores
Company;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Supplemental Indenture No. 1, dated as of January 23, 2004, the Company
expressly assumed the obligations of American Stores Company under the Indenture;

WHEREAS, as of the date of this Supplemental Indenture, the following debentures and notes of
the Company (collectively referred to herein as the “Securities”) have been issued under the
Indenture and are outstanding: (i) 8.0% Debentures due June 1, 2026; (ii) 7.9% Debentures due May
1, 2017; (iii) 7.5% Debentures due May 1, 2037; (iv) 6.5% Medium Term Notes, Series B, due March
20, 2008; and (v) 7.1% Medium Term Notes, Series B, due March 20, 2028;

WHEREAS, Section 8.1 of the Indenture provides, among other things, that the Issuer and the
Trustee may enter into a supplemental indenture without the consent of the Securityholders to add
to the covenants of the Issuer such further covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions as
the Issuer and the Trustee shall consider to be for the protection of the Securityholders; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 8.1 of the Indenture, the Issuer wishes to enter into this
Supplemental Indenture to add a covenant to the Indenture that is for the protection of the
Securityholders.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and
ratable benefit of the Securityholders as follows:

ARTICLE I

ADDITIONAL COVENANT

Section 1.1 Amendment to the Indenture. Section 3.10 shall be added to the Indenture
and will state in its entirety as follows:

“Section 3.10. Parent Guarantee. Within 30 days of July 6, 2005, Issuer will
cause its parent, Albertson’s, Inc. (the “Guarantor”), to unconditionally guarantee payment
of the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the
Securities, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, the due and punctual payment
of interest on overdue principal of and interest on the Securities, if any, if lawful, and
the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Issuer to the
Securityholders or the Trustee with respect to the Securities under the terms of this
Indenture (the “Guarantee”).”

Section 1.2 Form of Guarantee. The Guarantee to be executed by the Guarantor
pursuant to Section 3.10 of the Indenture with respect to any Securities shall be substantially in
the form attached as Exhibit A to this Supplemental Indenture.

Section 1.3 Trustee’s Acceptance. The Trustee hereby accepts this Supplemental
Indenture and agrees to perform the same under the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture.

ARTICLE II

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 2.1 Defined Terms; Effect of Supplemental Indenture. Capitalized terms used
herein but not otherwise defined have the meanings given to them in the Indenture. Upon the
execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture by the Company and the Trustee, the Indenture
shall be supplemented in accordance herewith, and this Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of
the Indenture for all purposes, and every holder of a Security heretofore or hereafter
authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall be bound thereby.

Section 2.2 Indenture Remains in Full Force and Effect. Except as supplemented
hereby, all provisions in the Indenture shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 2.3 Indenture and Supplemental Indenture Construed Together. This Supplement
Indenture is an indenture supplemental to and in implementation of the Indenture, and the Indenture
and this Supplemental Indenture shall henceforth be read and construed together.

Section 2.4 Confirmation and Preservation of Indenture. The Indenture as supplemented
by this Supplemental Indenture is in all respects confirmed and preserved.

Section 2.5 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act. If any provision of this Supplemental
Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with any provision of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the
“TIA”) that is required under the TIA to be part of and govern any provision of this Supplemental
Indenture, such provision of the TIA shall control. If any provision of this Supplemental
Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the TIA that may be so modified or excluded, the
provision of the TIA shall be deemed to apply to the Indenture as so modified or to be excluded by
this Supplemental Indenture, as the case may be.

Section 2.6 Severability. In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture shall
be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 2.7 Benefits of Supplemental Indenture. Nothing in this Supplemental
Indenture or the Securities, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties
hereto and thereto and their successors hereunder and thereunder and the holders of the Securities,
any benefit of any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under the Indenture, this Supplemental
Indenture or the Securities.

Section 2.8 Successors. All agreements of the Company in this Supplemental Indenture
shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind
its successors.

Section 2.9 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Trustee. In entering into this
Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to the benefit of every provision of the
Indenture and the Securities relating to the conduct of or affecting the liability of or affording
protection to the Trustee, whether or not elsewhere herein so provided.

Section 2.10 Governing Law. This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, but without giving effect to
applicable principles of conflicts of law to the extent that the application of the laws of another
jurisdiction would be required thereby.

Section 2.11 Multiple Originals. The parties may sign any number of copies of this
Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent
the same agreement. One signed copy is enough to prove this Supplemental Indenture.

Section 2.12 Headings. The Article and Section headings herein have been inserted for
convenience of reference only, are not intended to be considered a part hereof and shall not modify
or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

[Signatures are on the following page.]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture No. 2 to be
duly executed as of the date first written above.

AMERICAN STORES COMPANY, LLC

By: ALBERTSON’S, INC. its sole member

By: /s/ John Boyd

Name: John Boyd

Title: Group Vice President & Treasurer

J.P. MORGAN TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
Trustee

By: /s/ Sharon McGrath

Name: Sharon McGrath

Title: Assistant Vice President

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Exhibit A

GUARANTEE

From and after July 6, 2005, the undersigned, Albertson’s, Inc. (the “Guarantor”), hereby
unconditionally guarantees (this “Guarantee”) (a) the due and punctual payment of the principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on the      % [Debentures] [Notes] due      (the [“Debentures”]
[“Notes”]) of American Stores Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and formerly a
Delaware corporation known as American Stores Company (the “Issuer”), whether at maturity, by
acceleration or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on overdue principal of and
interest on the [Debentures] [Notes], if any, if lawful, and the due and punctual performance of
all other obligations of the Issuer to the Securityholders or the Trustee with respect to the
[Debentures] [Notes] under the terms of the Indenture, dated as of May 1, 1995 (as supplemented,
the “Indenture”), between American Stores Company and The First National Bank of Chicago, as
trustee and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any [Debentures] [Notes]
or any of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed
in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by
acceleration or otherwise.

The Guarantor hereby agrees that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, its
obligations hereunder are unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability
of the [Debentures] [Notes] or the Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any
waiver or consent by any Securityholder with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the
recovery of any judgment against the Issuer, any action to enforce the same or any other
circumstance that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a
guarantor. The Guarantor hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency
or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer, protest,
notice and all demands whatsoever and covenant that this Guarantee will not be discharged except by
complete performance of the obligations contained in the [Debentures] [Notes] and the Indenture.

If any Securityholder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the
Issuer, the Guarantor or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in
relation to either the Issuer or the Guarantor, any amount paid by either to the Trustee or such
Securityholder, this Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, will be reinstated in full
force and effect.

The Guarantor agrees that it will not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to
the Securityholders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all
obligations guaranteed hereby. The Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantor, on the
one hand, and the Securityholders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (1) the maturity of the
obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 5 of the Indenture for the
purposes of this Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing
such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (2) in the event of any
declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 5 of the Indenture, such
obligations (whether or not due and payable) will forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantor
for the purpose of this Guarantee.

Upon satisfaction and discharge of the [Debentures] [Notes] as provided in Article 11 under
the Indenture, the Guarantor will be released and relieved of any obligations under this Guarantee.

This Guarantee will be limited to an amount not to exceed the maximum amount that can be
guaranteed by the Guarantor after giving effect to all of its other contingent and fixed
liabilities without rendering the Guarantee, as it relates to the Guarantor, voidable under
applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting
the rights of creditors generally.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the
Indenture.

ALBERTSON’S, INC.

By:

Name:

Title:

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