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Walk-ins Welcome: Albertsons Companies Pharmacies Offering COVID-19 Vaccinations Without Appointment Nationwide

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Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) announced today that customers can receive COVID-19 vaccines on a walk-in basis at its pharmacies nationwide. Albertsons Cos. pharmacies include Safeway, Vons, Albertsons, Jewel-Osco, Acme, Shaw’s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Market Street, Haggen and Carrs.

“We are committed to offering convenient and easy-to-access vaccination solutions for our customers,” said Omer Gajial, SVP of Albertsons Companies Pharmacy and Health. “As COVID-19 vaccine supply has improved, we are enabling walk-in vaccination solutions available across all our pharmacies.”

Vaccine appointments will still be available through the company’s online scheduler at www.albertsons.com/COVID-19. Appointments can be scheduled over a two-week window. In addition, Albertsons Cos. is one of the retailers recognized by the White House COVID-19 Response Team for offering discounts with vaccination. Customers receiving the vaccination from Albertsons Cos. pharmacies will receive a 10% off coupon for grocery purchase, up to $200 (subject to certain exceptions).

To date, the 1,700+ Albertsons Cos. pharmacies have administered more than 4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine nationwide.

About Albertsons Companies

Albertsons Companies is a leading food and drug retailer that operates stores across 34 states and the District of Columbia with more than 20 well-known banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen, Carrs, Kings Food Markets and Balducci's Food Lovers Market. The Company is committed to helping people across the country live better lives by making a meaningful difference, neighborhood by neighborhood. In 2020, along with the Albertsons Companies Foundation, the Company gave $260 million in food and financial support, including $94 million through our Nourishing Neighbors Program to ensure those living in our communities have enough to eat. Albertsons Companies also pledged $5 million to organizations supporting social justice. These efforts have helped millions of people in the areas of hunger relief, education, cancer research and treatment, social justice and programs for people with disabilities and veterans' outreach.

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in 1939, joe albertson, a former safeway district manager, took $5,000 he saved and $7,500 he borrowed from his wife’s aunt bertie to open his first albertsons store in boise, idaho. joe knew the keys of running a really great store meant working hard for the customers: give them the products they want, at a fair price, with lots of tender, loving care. with the merger of albertsons llc and safeway, inc. in 2015, albertsons companies is now one of the largest food and drug retailers in the united states. the company operates more than 2,300 stores across 35 states and the district of columbia under 19 well-known banners including albertsons, safeway, vons, jewel-osco, shaw's, acme, tom thumb, randalls, united supermarkets, pavilions, star market, haggen and carrs. albertsons companies is dedicated to helping people across the country live better lives. in 2015 alone, with the help of our generous customers, albertsons companies and the albertsons companies foundation gave more than $27