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Albertsons Unveils Prime-Like Grocery Delivery Subscription
Monday, August 16, 2021 - 2:54pm | 906One company is seeking to turn grocery shopping from an errand to an activity. Food and drug retailer Albertsons Cos. (NYSE: ACI) announced on Monday an overhaul of its digital segment, unveiling three new offerings to its suite of digital services, including FreshPass, a subscription service that...
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Albertsons Companies Partners With IBM Food Trust Network To Use Blockchain For Food Supply Chain Traceability
Thursday, April 11, 2019 - 11:46am | 730Albertsons Companies, the second-largest grocer in the U.S., has announced that it is joining the IBM Food Trust network that runs on a blockchain framework, in an attempt to increase transparency and visibility into its supply chain. The IBM Food Trust network is a consortium that comprises more...
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4 Reasons Sprouts Farmers Market Takeover Report Makes Sense
Tuesday, March 21, 2017 - 3:15pm | 447Thanks to volatility in food prices, Albertsons LLC's reported eye on a merger with Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (NASDAQ: SFM) could be a golden opportunity for the bigger chain to add the organic grocer to a business that currently includes Safeway stores, analysts said Tuesday. “Could be...
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Cerberus May Buy Struggling Supervalu
Monday, December 3, 2012 - 12:02pm | 427Cerberus Capital Management LP is working with Supervalu, Inc. (NYSE: SVU) on a possible acquisition deal to buy Supervalu's entire business. Supervalu, a conglomeration of several grocery store chains, has struggled for a number of years due to intense competition from other grocers, discount...