EXHIBIT 32




                            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 on Form 10-K of Albertson's, Inc. (the
"Company")  for the period ending  January 29, 2004 as filed with the Securities
and  Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  we,  Lawrence R.
Johnston and Felicia D. Thornton,  Chief  Executive  Officer and Chief Financial
Officer,  respectively 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 our 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 results of operations of the Company
     as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Report.



March 26, 2004




\S\ Lawrence R. Johnston
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Lawrence R. Johnston
Chief Executive Officer



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