Albertsons has always used technology as a way to make life easier for our
customers. Today we are making additional breakthroughs by providing exciting
new ways for people to shop both in our stores and at home using the Internet.
We were one of the first supermarket chains to develop a web site offering the
convenience of online ordering for home delivery or in-store pick-up.

By leveraging our existing brick-and-mortar store infrastructure we have created
a successful online business model. Now serving more than 1,100 zip codes in
California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, Albertsons.com has the largest
geographic reach and most convenient delivery times of any online grocery
provider. In addition, the site provides a weekly meal planner, online recipes
and an award-winning accessibility site for the visually impaired. On the drug
store side of the business, Savon.com offers a wide range of products and
information for maintaining your health and well-being along with the ability
to have prescriptions filled from the convenience of home.

Elsewhere on the technology front, testing of our revolutionary new "Personal
Shopper" system is operational at our Barrington, Illinois store. Customers in
this Chicago suburb use a handheld device to scan their own items and obtain
up-to-the-minute information about products and promotions. By every measure,
this alternative shopping experience is a hit with customers of all ages and we
plan to roll this service out to more stores in 2003. Whether online or in-store,
technology innovations like these are providing us with the insight to improve
our services, create an industry-leading shopping experience and make life
easier for our customers.