Albertsons

Albertsons LLC is a chain of supermarkets in the United States. Albertsons was founded in 1939. They have 2,200 locations, making them the second-largest grocery store chain in the U.S., behind Kroger.
== History ==
Albertsons was founded by Joseph Albertson in 1939. His grocery store soon became a success, 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, Albertsons purchased Tom Thumb stores. Albertsons later re-branded 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 re-branded. In 1999, Albertsons made its biggest acquisition: they bought American Stores, which included Acme Markets, Lucky Stores, Jewel-Osco, 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 Inc., and CVS Pharmacy. In 2013, The two chains were reunited under one company. Also in 2013, Albertsons announced the purchase of United Supermarkets. In 2014, it was announced that Albertsons would purchase Safeway. This will create the second-largest supermarket chain in the United States.
== Banners ==
===Current===
*ACME
*Albertsons
*Amigos
*Carrs
*Jewel-Osco
*Lucky
*Market Street
*Pavilions
*Randalls
*Safeway
*Shaw's
*Star Market
*Super Saver
*Tom Thumb
*United Supermarkets
*Vons
===Former===
*Bristol Farms Spun-off in 2010.
*County Line Liquors Sold off to Cerberus in 2006.
*Grocery Warehouse Sold off to Cerberus in 2006.
*Lazy Acres Spun-off in 2010.
*Max Foods Stores re-branded either Lucky or Albertsons.
*Seessel's Stores sold off in 2004.
== See also ==
*Kroger
*List of Albertson's locations
== External links ==
Official website
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Category:Discount stores
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