There are currently 102 Albertsons locations in Idaho. The first Albertsons store in Idaho opened in Boise in 1946.
Today, Albertsons is the largest grocery retailer in Idaho, with over $1.8 billion in annual sales. In addition to its 102 stores in Idaho, Albertsons also operates stores in 32 other states across the United States.
Albertsons is a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol “ABS.” The company has a market capitalization of $10.4 billion as of May 2020. Albertsons is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.
The company was founded by Joe Albertson in 1939 in Boise, Idaho. Albertsons originally operated as a single store under the name “Albertson’s Food Center.”
The company grew rapidly in the following years and by 1946 had expanded to include 10 stores in Idaho and Oregon. In the 1960s, Albertsons began expanding into other states and by 1970 had stores in 14 states across the United States.
Albertsons is a leading grocery retailer in the United States, with over 2,200 stores across the country. The company employs over 250,000 people and has annual sales of over $60 billion.
