Haggen to take over Albertsons stores

A small Pacific Northwest grocery store chain is expected to soon close its purchase of 146 Albertsons and Safeway stores on the West Coast, including four in the Poway, Rancho Bernardo and Rancho Penasquitos area.

Once the purchase closes, Haggen Food & Pharmacy plans to convert all of the acquired stores to its banner, including the following Albertsons’ locations: 14837 Pomerado Road, 12475 Rancho Bernardo Road, 7895 Highland Village Place and 14340 Penasquitos Drive.

The four stores are part of 25 Albertsons stores being purchased in San Diego County.

Haggen, which will expand from 18 stores with 16 pharmacies throughout two states (Oregon and Washington) to 164 stores with 106 pharmacies across five states (California, Nevada and Arizona), “has been committed to local sourcing, investing in the communities we serve, and providing genuine service and homemade quality since it was founded in 1933,” said John Caple, chairman of the Haggen board of directors, according to a press release.

“We will continue our focus on sourcing and investing locally even with this exciting expansion.”

Haggen plans to retain current store management teams of the acquired Albertsons and Safeway stores. Employees will have the opportunity to become employees of Haggen as the individual stores convert to its banner, according to the release.

The sale was required by the Federal Trade Commission as part of the Albertsons-Safeway merger.

For more information about Haggen Food & Pharmacy, visit the company’s website at haggen.com.