History of Albertsons

Albertsons is now officially known as the New Albertsons and is wholly owned by Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based Supervalu which is a supermarket retailer that operates 529 grocery stores. The stores are located in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, California, and certain parts of Utah. Albertsons was founded by Joe Albertson in 1939 in Boise, Idaho. The Idaho Statesman newspaper commended Joe Albertson for having the first store as “Idaho’s largest and finest food store”. Joe Albertson gave the customers many perks that were not seen by consumers at that time.

Albertsons offered the customers free parking, a money-back guarantee, and an ice cream shop. The first store was located at 17th and State Streets, a few blocks north of Boise. This first store proved to be an enormous success which led to Mr. Albertson opening up more stores in neighboring towns to the west, Nampa, Caldwell, and Emmett just before the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

After the war the business kept growing as Mr. Albertson would drive around neighborhoods checking for areas where children’s clothing hung out on the clothes lines. The reason is because he realized that this was the type of neighborhood where his type of Supermarket would go over well. Albertson became a public company in 1959 and by 1966 he had already opened his 100th store. Finally, January 23, 2006 Albertsons sold their stores to the Supervalu, CVS/Pharmacy for $17.4 billion in cash, stock and debt assumption. Now they are known as the New Albertsons.

Job Description/ Average Wage

Courtesy Clerk: This person works behind the customer desk helping people with returns, answering questions about products or sales. They often help out in a department if there is a shortage of employee’s. The Courtesy Clerk main function is to help customers. The average wage is $8.32 an hour.

Para-technician: This person helps out in the pharmacy keeping shelves stocked with items that are not prescription related. They also help out behind the pharmacy counter by taking payment for orders and things of that nature. In some situations they may assist the pharmacist by pulling prescriptions off of the fax machine or counting the meds when it is suppose to go to the customer. The average wage is $8.00 an hour.

Pharmacist: The pharmacist is in charge of the running of the pharmacy. That means providing care for the customers helping them to get their prescriptions filled and explaining how they are to take their medications is one of the important parts of their job. The average pharmacist earns $106,857 yearly.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefit package which is more fully defined in the company benefits plan.
  • The benefit package includes such things as medical insurance plans, vision care, prescription drug coverage, dental care.
  • Disability benefits
  • Life insurance benefits
  • 401 (k) plan
  • Holidays/ personal days
  • Vacation
  • Professional liability coverage and continuing education

How to Apply

Those who are interested in one of the positions should apply at their website:

http://www.albertsons.com/career

You may also go to one of the local stores in the area and apply for a position that maybe available in your area.

Albertsons is now officially known as the New Albertsons and is wholly owned by Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based Supervalu which is a supermarket retailer that operates 529 grocery stores. The stores are located in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, California, and certain parts of Utah. Albertsons was founded by Joe Albertson in 1939 in Boise, Idaho. The Idaho Statesman newspaper commended Joe Albertson for having the first store as “Idaho’s largest and finest food store”. Joe Albertson gave the customers many perks that were not seen by consumers at that time. Albertsons offered the customers free parking, a money-back guarantee, and an ice cream shop. The first store was located at 17th and State Streets, a few blocks north of Boise. This first store proved to be an enormous success which led to Mr. Albertson opening up more stores in neighboring towns to the west, Nampa, Caldwell, and Emmett just before the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. After the war the business kept growing as Mr. Albertson would drive around neighborhoods checking for areas where children’s clothing hung out on the clothes lines. The reason is because he realized that this was the type of neighborhood where his type of Supermarket would go over well. Albertson became a public company in 1959 and by 1966 he had already opened his 100th store. Finally, January 23, 2006 Albertsons sold their stores to the Supervalu, CVS/Pharmacy for $17.4 billion in cash, stock and debt assumption. Now they are known as the New Albertsons.
Job Description/ Average Wage

Courtesy Clerk- This person works behind the customer desk helping people with returns, answering questions about products or sales. They often help out in a department if there is a shortage of employee’s. The Courtesy Clerk main function is to help customers. The average wage is $8.32 an hour.
Para-technician- This person helps out in the pharmacy keeping shelves stocked with items that are not prescription related. They also help out behind the pharmacy counter by taking payment for orders and things of that nature. In some situations they may assist the pharmacist by pulling prescriptions off of the fax machine or counting the meds when it is suppose to go to the customer. The average wage is $8.00 an hour.
Pharmacist- The pharmacist is in charge of the running of the pharmacy. That means providing care for the customers helping them to get their prescriptions filled and explaining how they are to take their medications is one of the important parts of their job. The average pharmacist earns $106,857 yearly.
Benefits:
•    Comprehensive benefit package which is more fully defined in the company benefits plan.
•    The benefit package includes such things as medical insurance plans, vision care, prescription drug coverage, dental care.
•    Disability benefits
•    Life insurance benefits
•    401 (k) plan
•    Holidays/ personal days
•    Vacation
•    Professional liability coverage and continuing education
How to Apply:
Those who are interested in one of the positions should apply at their website:

http://www.albertsons.com/career

You may also go to one of the local stores in the area and apply for a position that maybe available in your area.