Editing Albertsons (section)

===New Albertsons acquisition===
While Albertsons LLC had restored its stores to profitability, SuperValu's New Albertsons Inc. had done poorly. While SuperValu did remodel many stores and open a few new stores, New Albertsons had shrunk. Of the 1100+ stores SuperValu acquired in 2006, fewer than 900 remained by 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drugstorenews.com/article/supervalu-sells-877-stores-reuniting-albertsons-under-one-operator|title=Supervalu sells 877 stores, reuniting Albertsons under one operator|website=Drugstorenews.com|access-date=March 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326231715/http://www.drugstorenews.com/article/supervalu-sells-877-stores-reuniting-albertsons-under-one-operator|archive-date=March 26, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Under SuperValu, [[Bristol Farms]] had been sold off,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-oct-29-la-fi-bristol-farms-20101029-story.html|title=Bristol Farms markets sold|first=P. J.|last=Huffstutter|date=October 29, 2010|website=Articles.latimes.com|access-date=February 18, 2020|archive-date=September 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927055652/http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/29/business/la-fi-bristol-farms-20101029|url-status=live}}</ref> 36 Utah stores were sold to [[Associated Food Stores]] (leaving just three traditional Albertsons stores in the state),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705319690/Associated-Foods-to-buy-36-Albertsons-stores-in-Utah.html|title=Associated Foods to buy 36 Albertsons stores in Utah|first=Laura|last=Hancock|date=July 29, 2009|website=Deseretnews.com|access-date=March 25, 2017|archive-date=March 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326225550/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705319690/Associated-Foods-to-buy-36-Albertsons-stores-in-Utah.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albertsons.com/pd/stores/UT|title=Albertsons stores in Utah|website=Albertsons|access-date=March 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320075554/http://www.albertsons.com/pd/stores/UT|archive-date=March 20, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> the Wisconsin [[Jewel-Osco]] stores had been sold or closed,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2007/01/22/daily25.html|title=Jewel-Osco store closures to begin March 23|website=Bizjournals.com|access-date=16 May 2018|archive-date=March 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326231438/http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2007/01/22/daily25.html|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as the [[Shaw's]] stores in Connecticut.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100212005762/en/SUPERVALU-Announces-Sale-Connecticut-Shaw%E2%80%99s-Stores|title=SUPERVALU Announces Sale of Connecticut Shaw's Stores|website=Businesswire.com|access-date=March 25, 2017|archive-date=March 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326135936/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100212005762/en/SUPERVALU-Announces-Sale-Connecticut-Shaw%E2%80%99s-Stores|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, like Albertsons LLC, most of the fuel stations had been shuttered or sold to other operators.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2011/09/07/supervalu-sells-most-of-its-gas-stations.html|title=Supervalu sells most of its gas stations|website=Bizjournals.com|access-date=16 May 2018|archive-date=March 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326225911/http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2011/09/07/supervalu-sells-most-of-its-gas-stations.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 10, 2013, it was announced<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.supervaluinvestors.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=93272&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1773238&highlight=|title=SUPERVALU Announces Definitive Agreement for Sale of Five Retail Grocery Banners to Cerberus-Led Investor Group|publisher=Supervalu|date=January 9, 2013|access-date=January 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904052951/http://www.supervaluinvestors.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=93272&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1773238&highlight=|archive-date=September 4, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> that SuperValu was selling New Albertsons (Albertsons, ACME, Shaw's/Star Market, and Jewel-Osco, though they had previously sold off Bristol Farms in 2010) to [[Cerberus Capital Management]]. The deal was closed in March 2013.<ref name="sec.gov"/> On February 23, 2013, AB Acquisition announced it would split operations of the newly combined company into eight divisions: Northwestern, Intermountain, Southern California, Southern, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Shaw's, and Southwestern, and in March 2013, the deal was officially closed. On paper, Albertsons LLC controlled the Albertsons-branded stores and New Albertsons Inc. controlled ACME, Shaw's/Star Market, and Jewel-Osco, but it was operated as one company.

On June 11, 2013, Albertsons announced its plans to merge its duplicate websites, social media accounts and mobile apps onto one of each kind, ending the use of the Albertsons Market branding (though this was never used on store exteriors) and AlbertsonsMarket.com.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.albertsons.com/2013/06/big-changes/ |title=Big Changes are Coming! |publisher=Albertsons |url-status=dead |access-date=June 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629045313/http://www.albertsons.com/2013/06/big-changes/ |archive-date=June 29, 2013 }}</ref> While its website consolidation appeared to take place as expected, its applications received bad reviews<ref>{{cite web |url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/albertsonsmkt/id542751329 |title=AlbertsonsMkt for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store |website=[[iTunes]] |access-date=June 26, 2013 |archive-date=April 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130427230338/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/albertsonsmkt/id542751329?mt=8 |url-status=live }}</ref>—but the biggest consequence was the mistaken deletion of their previous Facebook page and loss of over 200,000 fans. While no details were given as to the mistake made, Albertsons simply admitted that while attempting to join their Albertsons page with over 200,000 Likes and their Albertsons Market page with over 80,000 Likes, something went wrong resulting in the loss of thousands of Likes and comments.

That same month, Albertsons did away with the Preferred Savings Card in the former SuperValu stores that Albertsons LLC had dispensed with in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albertsons.com/2013/06/card-free-savings/ |title=Albertsons Card Free Savings |publisher=Albertsons |date=June 2013 |access-date=March 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829054551/http://www.albertsons.com/2013/06/card-free-savings/ |archive-date=August 29, 2013 }}</ref> The cards briefly continued in Southern California stores before being discontinued in July 2013.