Safeway closing more stores as Albertsons reshapes footprint after failed Kroger merger
Albertsons Companies said it resumed evaluating its store network after its failed $24.6 billion merger with Kroger. According to USA Today, Safeway is closing additional stores as part of “portfolio optimization.” Albertsons reported fiscal 2025 closures cut sales by $63.4M net of openings and raised closure-related costs to $45.1M. Capital expenditures were about $1.83B.





