EXHIBIT 99.2




                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Annual Report of Albertson's, Inc. (the "Company") on
Form 10-K for the period ending January 30, 2003 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Felicia D.
Thornton, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that to my knowledge:

     (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the
Company.



April 23, 2003




\S\ Felicia D. Thornton
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Felicia D. Thornton
Chief Financial Officer





A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Albertson's, Inc. and will be returned by Albertson's, Inc. and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.