Albertsons Companies, Inc. is an American supermarket chain founded in 1939. It is headquartered in Boise, Idaho. As of 2015, Albertsons operated 2,230 stores across the United States.
The company was founded by Joe Albertson, who opened his first grocery store in Boise, Idaho in 1939. The store was successful, and Albertsons soon expanded into other parts of Idaho and then into other states. By 2015, the company had grown to 2,230 stores across the United States.
In 2015, Albertsons announced that it would be acquiring the grocery store chain Jewel-Osco for $3.5 billion. The acquisition added 186 Jewel-Osco stores to Albertsons’ portfolio and made it the largest grocery store chain in the Chicago area.
Albertsons’ purchase of Jewel-Osco helped to solidify its position as one of the largest grocery store chains in the United States. As of 2019, Albertsons operates 2,252 stores across the country.
