BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons Cos. today announced the launch of Sincerely Health, a digital health and wellness platform accessible on 16 of its banners’ grocery app and websites, including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Shaw’s, Jewel-Osco, and Acme. Sincerely Health is designed to help improve lives by connecting, educating, encouraging and rewarding customers on their health and
BOISE, Idaho – Albertsons Cos. announced the opening of its annual application process for certified diverse-owned suppliers. Eligible applicants include individual, small and mid-size businesses that are at least 51% owned, controlled and operated by women, Black, indigenous and people of color, LGBTQ+, veterans or people with disabilities who can offer products that appeal to
CINCINNATI — Rodney McMullen, chairman and chief executive officer of Kroger Co., was joined by Albertsons Cos.’ CEO Vivek Sankaran last month in defending the companies’ proposed merger before a U.S. Senate subcommittee, whose members raised concerns over whether a combination of the nation’s two largest supermarket chains would harm consumers and workers. A merger
CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. on Friday confirmed that they planned to merge, formally announcing a $25 billion deal that would combine the nation’s two largest supermarket operators into a single company that operates 4,996 stores, 66 distribution centers, 52 manufacturing plants, 3,972 pharmacies and 2,015 fuel centers. The combined company will operate
BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons Cos. today announced investments in technology, vaccine inventory and patient services to increase immunization access and personalized care at more than 1,700 pharmacy locations. Pharmacy teams across banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets and Pavilions are administering vaccines, as well as the FDA- and
BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons Cos. on Monday announced the deployment of an online service for Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) recipients shopping at its Albertsons, Safeway, Jewel-Osco, Vons, and Pavilions banners. The integration of EBT services enables SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) customers to use their benefits when purchasing groceries via the company’s websites, apps or
CHICAGO — Consumer-generated product ratings and reviews, enabled by PowerReviews, are now live on Albertsons Cos.’ websites. For the first time, shoppers can browse and interact with authentic product ratings and reviews on 11 of Albertsons Cos.’ retail websites, including Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco and Shaw’s. PowerReviews is providing ratings and reviews technology and services to Albertsons Cos.,
SEATTLE — Albertsons Cos. is working with Veeve Inc. on a test of the tech startup’s smart shopping carts at a few dozen stores across the country later this year. Consumers at the stores will be able to use the smart carts to skip the checkout line for a faster, more convenient and contactless shopping
SAN FRANCISCO – Uber and Albertsons Cos. have expanded their partnership to include more than 2,000 of the grocer’s banner stores nationwide, including Albertsons, Safeway, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Tom Thumb, Randalls and more through Uber Eats. This expansion brings nearly 800 new locations to Uber Eats including to consumers in Connecticut, Indiana, New Hampshire, Utah, Vermont,
BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons Cos. reported net sales and other revenue of $17.4 billion for the fourth quarter, up from $15.8 billion during the comparable 12-week period last year. The increase was driven by the company’s 7.5% increase in identical sales and higher fuel sales, with retail price inflation contributing to the identical sales increase.
BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons Cos. said Wednesday that its customers can now use their supplemental health benefits, including pre-paid cards funded by Medicare Advantage plans, to buy over-the-counter medications and fresh produce in the company’s stores. “We are committed to offering solutions that deliver access to healthy produce and meals, reduce food insecurity and provide
BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons Cos. and Cue Health have entered a first-of-its-kind partnership offering customers access to Cue’s convenient COVID-19 tests at participating Albertsons Cos. pharmacies across the country, the companies said Tuesday. Pharmacy personnel will provide this new service, which will allow customers to get Cue’s lab-quality COVID-19 test results delivered to their email