Factbox-Kroger-Albertsons merger to bring Fred Meyer, Safeway under one roof

(Reuters) -Supermarket chain Kroger Co said on Friday it will buy smaller rival Albertsons Companies Inc in a $24.6 billion transaction, in one of the biggest deals in the U.S. retail landscape in recent years.

The merger would create a supermarket titan with expected annual sales of around $210 billion.

Here are some key facts about the grocers:

Kroger Albertsons Source

Annual $137.89 billion $71.89 billion Refinitiv

revenue for fiscal 2021 for fiscal 2021 data

ended Jan. 29 ended Feb. 26

Market value $32.96 billion $13.65 billion Refinitiv

(as of close data

on Oct.12)

Store banners Kroger, Dillons, 24 banners Company

Ralphs, Fred including websites

Meyer, Smith's, Albertsons,

King Soopers, Safeway, Vons,

City Market, Food Randalls, Carrs,

4 Less Jewel-Osco, and

Shaw's

U.S. market 8.1%, trailing Behind Kroger at Euromonitor

share (2021) behind top 4.8%

retailer Walmart

at 25.2%

Private-label Houses over Includes Annual

and own 14,000 private Signature filings

brands label items, Select, O

including Big K Organics, Open

and Simple Truth Nature and Primo

Taglio

Employee 420,000 full- and 290,000, with Annual

count part-time about 65% filings

employees, as of part-time

Jan. 29

Footprint 2,726 stores 2,276 stores Annual

across 35 U.S. across 34 states filings

states and the and the District

District of of Columbia

Columbia,

including over

2,200 pharmacies

and 1,613 fuel

centers

(Reporting by Deborah Sophia in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)