Albertsons is a chain of American Supermarkets founded in Boise, Idaho in 1939. The company is owned by AB Acquisition LLC, a holding company formed by Cerberus Capital Management and Kimco Realty in 2015.
The company operates stores under the banners of Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Shaw’s, Star Market, United Supermarkets, Market Street and Carrs. With 2,200 stores and 250,000 employees as of February 2015, the company is the second-largest supermarket chain in North America after Kroger.
Albertsons was founded in 1939 by Joe Albertson with a single store in Boise, Idaho. The original store is still operating today.
The company expanded rapidly in the 1960s and 1970s due largely to a series of acquisitions and mergers with other supermarket chains. In 2015, Albertsons was acquired by AB Acquisition LLC, a holding company formed by Cerberus Capital Management and Kimco Realty.
The company operates stores under the banners of Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Shaw’s, Star Market, United Supermarkets, Market Street and Carrs. With 2,200 stores and 250,000 employees as of February 2015
, the company is the second-largest supermarket chain in North America after Kroger.
Is Albertsons a union?
No definitive answer could be found regarding whether or not Albertsons is a union. However based on information found it does not appear that they are currently a union.
