Albertsons Companies news

With deflationary trends in several key categories, Albertsons’ identical store sales were flat in the second quarter. Focused on driving store traffic and volumes Albertsons is not alone in seeing sales growth impacted by deflation. The retailer noted that deflation in certain commodities, such as beef and eggs, held back its performance in Q2, although it continued to gain food market sh...

We look at the some of the key headlines from the US this week including new ecommerce initiatives, store remodels and new product development. Grocery ecommerce in accelerated roll-out mode This year the US grocery market has moved quickly from testing grocery ecommerce to a broader roll-out program. Although several retailers have had a presence in the channel for many years, including A...

Albertsons is rolling out a grocery ecommerce service across a number of its banners and markets. Launching the service in a number of key markets Albertsons is partnering with MyWebGrocer to offer the service across a number of its banners including Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, United, ACME Market and Star Market. Working with MyWebGrocer will enable the retailer to ramp up the launch of click and...

We've been out in California to review three new store formats from Whole Foods Market, Aldi and Target which have launched in the market over recent months. In this first of three features, we provide our perspectives on Aldi Food Market. Aldi Food Market: the California adventure begins With Aldi aiming to have 2,000 stores up and running in the US by 2018, coincidentally when Lidl is s...

New store formats from Safeway and Hannaford are the latest to launch in the US as retailers shift their emphasis towards natural and organic ranges and prepared foods. Safeway banner launches in Florida The first Safeway store has opened in Orlando, Florida, marking the entry of the banner into the state for the very first time. The retailer, which is now part of Albertsons, has opened i...

As Albertsons reports its fourth quarter sales, we take a look at how it’s been driving growth at Safeway during its first year of ownership. Identical store sales growth accelerated through 2015 Albertsons acquired Safeway in January last year, more than doubling the scale of the business. While Safeway had been delivering solid results prior to its acquisition, under Albertsons’ ownership...

We look at the key reasons why Albertsons is launching a new private label, Signature, across its store estate. Signature as an umbrella brand The new Signature brand will be launched across Albertsons’ almost 3,000 store strong estate and all 18 banners. Covering almost 4,000 items, the Signature umbrella brand will be a multi-category brand covering fresh, grocery and consumable product ...

Albertsons has announced the acquisition of 29 stores from Haggen, 15 of which will be operated as a separate business unit under the Haggen banner. Most stores acquired from Albertsons closed or divested This deal sees a number of former Albertsons stores return to the company. At the end of 2014, Haggen acquired 146 stores which Albertsons and Safeway were required to divest in order to...

Aldi will open its first stores in Southern California next month as part of a broader development strategy focused on the region. Among a range of competitors will be sister company, Trader Joe’s. Will support plans to reach 2,000 stores by 2018 Aldi will open eight stores simultaneously on March 24, the first of 45 which are expected to open in Southern California this year. The retailer...

We highlight the five trends set to shape the grocery sector in the US and Canada this year. 1. Format reinvention Our key trend to watch this year is ‘format reinvention’. We expect to see a number of new concepts enter the market, with a particular focus on the supermarket format. Over the last year, retailers in North America have been channelling increased levels of investment into this...