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Albertsons Settles Case

Without admitting any wrongdoing, Albertsons, Inc. has agreed to pay San Diego and three other California counties a total of $2 million to settle allegations that the grocery chain overcharged its customers.

The settlement was announced June 1 by the San Diego City Attorney’s Office, in conjunction with the district attorneys of Monterey, Solano and Napa counties. San Diego’s share of the settlement will be some $300,000, City Attorney Michael Aguirre told the press.

Among the allegations against the Idaho-based Albertsons was that the chain failed to subtract the weight of certain packaging when charging customers for deli products and bulk food items. The chain was also accused of failing to properly remove excessive ice from seafood, and charging customers regular rather than advertised sales prices at checkout registers.

In San Diego County, Albertsons is the second largest grocery store chain behind Vons and ahead of Ralphs, according to published reports. Albertsons’ 45 namesake supermarkets in San Diego County are in the process of being acquired by Minneapolis-based SuperValu, Inc. Meanwhile, the 65 Albertsons-owned Sav-On drug stores locally are in the process of being acquired by Rhode Island-based CVS Corp.

The joint acquisition, which also includes other Albertsons properties in other regions, is expected to be completed this month, according to a SuperValu release.

In total, Albertson’s owns approximately 2,500 stores in 37 states.

, Jessica Long

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