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Shoppers in local communities across several states may discover that they have fewer supermarkets to choose from this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Grocery giant Albertsons Companies has continued to close stores in recent months as reevaluates its store footprint in the wake of a failed merger with The Kroger Company.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So far in 2026, at least a dozen locations have closed or have been marked for closure, according to an analysis of local media reports, online review platforms, and Albertsons\u2019 own store locator tools.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The closures have impacted stores across Albertsons\u2019 portfolio of grocery and supermarket chains, including Acme, Balducci\u2019s, Randalls, Safeway, and Vons, in addition to banner Albertsons stores.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
More than half of the closures were in California and Texas, with locations also shuttered in New Jersey, Connecticut, Nevada, and Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n
As reported in April, Albertsons ended its 2025 fiscal year with 2,244 physical stores, a net decline of 26 when compared to the previous year. <\/p>\n
Grocery store closures can have an especially corrosive impact on local communities. Researchers have long documented the rise of food deserts<\/a> in low-income areas, which they attribute in part to industry consolidation. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n