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Albertsons was founded in 1939 by Joe Albertson (1906–1993) on July 21 in Boise, Idaho. [20] An ad in Boise's Idaho Statesman newspaper touted Albertson's first store as "Idaho's largest and finest food store." The store was filled with perks that, at the time, were brand new: free parking, a money-back guarantee, and even an ice cream shop.
SuperValu retained a 46% interest in the new company, which Shopko later purchased in 1997. SuperValu founded the clothing store County Seat in 1973 and sold it to Carson Pirie Scott in 1983. In 1975, SuperValu acquired Hornbacher's. [7] In 1980, the company acquired Minnesota-based Cub Foods, which operated five stores in the Twin Cities area.
Jewel-Osco is a regional supermarket chain in the Chicago metropolitan area, headquartered in Itasca, a western suburb. [2] In 2007, the company had 188 stores across northern, central, and western Illinois; eastern Iowa; and portions of northwest Indiana. [1]
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SUPERVALU Inc. (NYS: SVU) today announced it completed the sale of its Albertsons, Acme, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's and Star Market stores and related Osco and Sav-on in ...
In January 2013, Cerberus Capital Management announced a deal to acquire 877 stores in the Albertsons, ACME, Jewel-Osco, and Shaw's and Star Market chains from SuperValu for $100 million and acquisition of $3.2 billion on SuperValu debt. [14] The deal closed on March 21, 2013.
On January 30, 2015, the merger between Safeway and Albertsons was finalized. [54] As part of the merger, Bellingham, Washington-headquartered grocery chain Haggen announced it would buy 146 Vons, Albertsons, and Pavilions stores across Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, and Arizona as part of anti-monopoly requirements following the merger.
In 2013, Cerberus Capital Management acquired the Albertsons stores from SuperValu, including the Lucky stores under Albertsons control. [ citation needed ] In 2018, Lucky entered Utah when two stores in Salt Lake City and West Valley City under Albertsons' no-frills and soon-to-be defunct Super Saver banner were converted to Lucky.
In 2018, the word "Foods" was dropped from the name. The signs and ads now simply say “Cub,” and the remodeled stores reflect the broader assortment of goods needed to compete not just with Hy-Vee but Target, Walmart, Aldi, and even Amazon. Cub is the biggest chain in Supervalu's retail portfolio.