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Albertsons Companies, Inc. reports developments for a U.S. food and drug retailer operating grocery, pharmacy, fuel, distribution and manufacturing assets under banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Shaw's, Tom Thumb and Randalls. Recurring updates cover quarterly and annual results, identical sales, pharmacy sales, digital sales, loyalty and e-commerce initiatives, and customer-facing services such as DriveUp & Go prescription pickup and online occasion-planning tools.
Company news also includes capital-allocation actions such as common stock dividends and share repurchase authorization, board composition changes, pharmacy-operating matters, opioid-related litigation updates, community-support programs through the Albertsons Companies Foundation, and technology or advertising pilots connected to customer engagement.
Albertsons (NYSE: ACI) announced a new Safeway plugin in ChatGPT, extending its AI-powered grocery shopping tools. The plugin lets shoppers use natural language in ChatGPT to reorder weekly lists, discover new products, find items on sale, plan meals, and build Safeway carts.
The experience connects customer requests to relevant Safeway products, cart, and checkout services. Shoppers sign into their Safeway account, invoke “@Safeway” in ChatGPT, and are redirected to Safeway’s platform to complete checkout, retaining full control to review, compare, modify, or remove suggested items before purchase.
Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) reported first quarter fiscal 2026 net sales of $24.9 billion, up 0.2% year over year, as a 0.8% decline in identical sales was offset by higher fuel revenue. Digital sales grew 13%, while pharmacy sales increased despite Inflation Reduction Act headwinds. Net income fell to $84.7 million ($0.17 per share) from $236.4 million ($0.41), and adjusted net income declined to $210.3 million ($0.42 per share). Adjusted EBITDA decreased to $1.01 billion, or 4.1% of sales.
The company launched ACI Edge, consolidating 11 divisions into four regions and centralizing center‑store merchandising to accelerate execution and leverage scale. Capital expenditures were $522.1 million, including 15 remodels and four new stores. The Board raised the quarterly dividend 13% to $0.17 per share and expanded the share repurchase authorization to $2.0 billion, with 13.4 million shares repurchased for $226.5 million in the quarter.
Albertsons cut its fiscal 2026 outlook, now expecting identical sales of (1.5)% to (0.5)% (from 0.0% to 1.0%), adjusted EBITDA of $3.55–$3.625 billion (from $3.85–$3.925 billion) and adjusted EPS of $1.75–$1.85 (from $2.22–$2.32). Planned capital expenditures were reduced to $1.9–$2.0 billion from $2.0–$2.2 billion.
Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) announced a new regional operating model and expansion of its Merch United merchandising approach to simplify operations and speed decisions. The company will consolidate its current 11 divisions into four regions (California, West, South, East), each built around local markets focused on supporting stores and communities.
Albertsons is also centralizing center store merchandising, uniting customer insights, supplier relationships, product, placement, promotion and pricing under one enterprise team while keeping fresh merchandising decisions in local markets. The company said the changes, combined with growing data and AI capabilities, are intended to improve in-stock performance, accountability and customer experience without realigning stores or districts.
Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) announced that President and Chief Financial Officer Sharon McCollam plans to retire later in 2026. She will remain in her dual role until a successor is appointed and then continue as an advisor through the end of the fiscal year on February 27, 2027.
Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.17 per share for the second quarter of fiscal 2026. The dividend will be paid on August 7, 2026 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on July 24, 2026.
Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) will release first quarter fiscal 2026 financial results, for the quarter ended June 20, 2026, before the market opens on Thursday, July 23, 2026.
The company will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. EDT, accessible via the investor section at albertsonscompanies.com/investors, with a replay available for about two weeks.
Albertsons Media Collective (NYSE: ACI) launched a new integration with Criteo, enabling sponsored product placements within Albertsons’ AI-powered conversational search.
The feature surfaces eligible sponsored products in product carousels, helping brands reach shoppers during meal planning and basket building; over 85% of these AI conversations start with open-ended or exploratory questions.
Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) is the strategic co-development partner for Albertsons Media Collective’s new episodic, scripted branded entertainment model, built on Albertsons shopper insights and retail performance data.
The first series, Rico’s Tacos, a short-form Minivela drama, launches June 23 across Albertsons’ YouTube, social, in-store and festival channels.
Albertsons (NYSE: ACI) launched a patent-pending Intelligent Quality Control tool that uses Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise and Vision AI to support produce inspections in distribution centers.
The in-house AI solution aims to improve rating consistency, speed decisions, expand quality data and align inspections with internal standards, initially for berries and grapes, with plans for nationwide scaling.
Albertsons Cos (NYSE: ACI) expanded its free DriveUp & Go curbside pickup to include eligible pharmacy prescriptions nationwide.
The service is available at more than 1,700 participating store and pharmacy locations, allows online or app ordering with prepaid pickup, and offers grocery savings for new pharmacy customers.