Keizer Albertsons purchased by Haggen Inc.
The Albertsons grocery store in Keizer, 5450 River Road N., is being purchased by Haggen Inc., a Washington-based chain of stores.
Haggen currently has 18 stores, but is buying 146 Albertsons and Safeway stores in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada and Arizona. The change of ownership is required under the federal review of Safeway's $7.6 billion sale to an investment group that owns Albertsons.
If Haggen's plans announced Friday get Federal Trade Commission approval, the Bellingham-based company would expand from 18 stores and 16 pharmacies in the Northwest to 164 stores and 106 pharmacies in the five states.
Details of the deal haven't been released.
This is the largest of several sales related to the $7.6 billion sale of Safeway to investors led by Cerberus Capital Management. Associated Food Stores is buying eight stores in Montana and Wyoming, Associated Wholesale Grocers is purchasing 12 stores in Texas, and Supervalu is buying two Albertsons stores in Everett and Woodinville, Washington.
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Albertsons
Baker City; Beaverton; 16200 S.W. Pacific Hwy. and 14300 S W Barrows Rd, Tigard; 1800 N.E. 3rd Street and 61155 S. Hwy 97, Bend; 1675 W. 18th Avenue and 3075 Hilyard St., Eugene; 340 N E Beacon Drive and 1690 Allen Creek Road, Grants Pass; Clackamas; Lake Oswego; 5450 River Rd. N., Keizer; Sherwood; West Linn; Milwaukie.
Safeway
Ashland; 2740 S. 6th and 211 North Eighth Street, Klamath Falls; Springfield.