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Albertsons Cos. is staging a continuity program at select chains awarding shoppers with stickers redeemable for cookware inspired by Fox Broadcasting Co.’s reality TV cooking show franchise MasterChef.

​​​​​​​The world we lived in when Boise, Idaho-based grocery giant Albertsons Cos. kicked off its evergreen Monopoly program on Feb. 5 looked very different from the one we found ourselves in on May 5, the final day of the collect-and-win game’s promotional period.

The company is installing Plexiglas solutions at all of its 2,200-plus stores as a protective barrier between customers and associates during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. 

Angela Moore is one of three 2018 Women of Excellence honorees in the “Collaboration” category.

Albertsons Cos. chains recognized the post-holiday return to school by activating General Mills' evolving "Box Tops for Education" cause platform.

The retailer is luring in new parents by significantly lowering the purchase threshold shoppers need to meet in order to qualify for its "Every Day is Baby Day" bulk-purchase incentive. 

This state of affairs was predicted by Smithfield Foods CEO Kenneth Sullivan who warned last month that the U.S was “perilously close to the edge in terms of our meat supply.”

Albertsons Cos. stores in the Northwest reprised an annual “Shop and Score” program and sweeps leveraging an official partnership with the Seattle Seahawks and incorporating CPG partners.

At the Shopper Marketing Summit in March, Karen Sales, vice president of shopper marketing at Albertsons Cos., and Liza Etu, senior shopper marketing manager at Coca-Cola Co., presented findings and a case study on a digital endcap that began in three stores in 2014, rolled out to 250 stores in 201

Albertsons has signed on to use an online platform and mobile app called RangeMe, San Francisco. RangeMe brings brands and retailers together and streamlines the process of sourcing new products and category buying for store shelves.

Albertsons Cos. chains including Jewel-Osco, Safeway, and Acme drew Halloween shoppers with purchase incentives and exclusive offers this season.

The retailer is donating a total of $66 million to local hunger relief organizations and programs through its "Nourishing Neighbors" fundraiser and is extending "Appreciation Pay" for frontline workers.

Coca-Cola Co. is promoting its newly launched Diet Coke flavors at Albertsons Cos. chains as the manufacturer repositions the brand to target a more modern consumer.

Less than a month after Alberstons Cos. launched its online marketplace, the retailer is already looking for ways to expand its endless aisle.

Albertsons Cos. bulked up its annual Monopoly game with more prizes and savings offers, an online-only sweepstakes as well as new features for the dedicated mobile application it introduced last year.

Albertsons Cos. chains including Acme Market, Safeway and Albertsons leveraged the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association’s designation of March as "Frozen Food Month" by offering savings and promotions throughout the month.

Amid Albertsons Cos.’ acquisition of drugstore chain Rite Aid, former chief executive officer of Starbucks Jim Donald will take over as the company’s new president and chief operating officer, effective immediately.

Just ahead of the holidays, Albertsons Cos. expanded its newest private label, Signature Reserve, to more categories to help build credability for SKUs from the label as a perfect holiday gift.

Albertsons Cos. strengthened its own brand portfolio with an infusion of ice cream varieties in time for summer.

Geometry and Mondelez dive deep into data to tailor a program for Albertsons shoppers.