Albertsons is an American supermarket chain founded in Boise, Idaho in 1939 by Joe Albertson. It is owned and operated by Albertsons Companies, which also owns Safeway and other chains. As of February 2015, Albertsons operates 2,215 stores across the United States.
Albertsons is the second-largest grocery store chain in the United States by revenue, behind Walmart. In 2015, it had a market share of 6.4 percent.
The company’s headquarters are in Boise, Idaho. Albertsons was founded in 1939 by Joe Albertson with a single store in Boise. He later expanded to three stores before selling the company to skaggs companies in 1979.
In 2015, Albertsons was acquired by Cerberus Capital Management and merged with Safeway.
Who owns Albertsons in California?Cerberus Capital Management owns Albertsons in California.
