Albertsons Companies is an American grocery company founded and headquartered in Boise, Idaho. Albertsons owns stores in 35 states and the District of Columbia under 19 different banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Shaw’s, Star Market, United Supermarkets, Market Street, Amigos, Albertsons Market and Carrs. With 2,252 stores and 250,000 employees as of February 2015
Albertsons was founded in 1939 by Joe Albertson in Boise, Idaho. His first store was located at 16th and State Streets in Boise.
The original store is still operating today. Albertsons was a pioneer in many ways; he was the first grocery store operator to monitor product quality and to offer self-service checkouts.
Albertsons expanded rapidly in the 1980s and 1990s. In 2015, it acquired Safeway Inc. for $9.2 billion.
As of February 2015, Albertsons Companies operated 2,252 stores with 1,948 pharmacies. The company had 250,000 employees and $60 billion in annual sales.
Does Albertsons Own Chevron?
No, Albertsons does not own Chevron. While both companies are large corporations with a presence in the United States, they are not affiliated with each other.
