Albertsons Or Albertsons Market? You Decide…
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Albertsons says it doesn’t have store closures to announce after a $3.3 billion deal was finalized last week to reunite the brand that was split in 2006.
The Idaho Statesman reports the company did lay off seven workers as part of restructuring. Albertsons LLC, owned by Cerberus Capital Management, purchased 877 stores from the Minnesota grocery giant Supervalu.
The deal means Albertsons LLC now owns all 33 Idaho Albertsons stores, a company that was started in Boise in 1939. What the change in ownership means for customers is still unclear.
“For stores’ employees and customers, they’ll notice our focus is on running great stores and building a positive environment for them,” said Christine Wilcox, spokeswoman for Albertson’s LLC.
“There’s still a lot that we need to figure out,” she said. “We all have been with Albertsons for many years, and we’re just excited to (have corporate operations) back here.” – Idaho Statesman
