Editing Albertsons (section)

===Partnership with Skaggs and 1970s expansion===
In 1969, Albertsons partnered with [[Skaggs Drug Centers]], owned by [[Skaggs Companies|the Skaggs Companies, Inc.]], to create the first combination food/drug stores,<ref name="auto"/> first in Texas. The partnership was a tremendous success for several years. The partnership ended due to the fact that it was getting more difficult to control. Neither partner could buy the other out, and the partnership was dissolved amicably in 1977. Skaggs kept stores in [[Texas]], [[Oklahoma]], and [[Arkansas]], and Albertsons kept stores in [[Florida]], [[Alabama]], and [[Louisiana]], as well as some Texas stores (based in San Antonio).<ref name="fundinguniverse.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/albertson-s-inc-history/|title=History of Albertson's, Inc.|website=Fundinguniverse.com|access-date=March 10, 2017|archive-date=March 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312055315/http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/albertson-s-inc-history/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Albertsons continued to expand its base in the West during this time. In 1973, Albertsons opened its first distribution center in [[Brea, California]]. In 1974, Albertsons bought the four-store Monte Mart chain in northern California.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Immigrant Voices: Discover Immigrant Stories from Angel Island| work = AIISFIV.org| access-date = 2019-08-10| url = https://www.immigrant-voices.aiisf.org/stories-by-author/894-the-adventures-of-lit-ng/| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190810020624/https://www.immigrant-voices.aiisf.org/stories-by-author/894-the-adventures-of-lit-ng/| archive-date = August 10, 2019| url-status = dead}}</ref>
Albertsons bought Fazio's Shopping Bag in 1978 from [[Fisher Foods]], adding 46 stores in Southern California.