SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 15, 2004


                                Albertson's, Inc.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

             1-6187                                       82-0184434
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          (Commission                                   (IRS Employer
           File Number)                                 Identification No.)


            250 Parkcenter Boulevard, P.O. Box 20, Boise, Idaho 83726
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


                                 (208) 395-6200
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)






Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

In a presentation to the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce  scheduled for noon MDT
on July  15,  2004,  Larry  Johnston,  Chairman,  Chief  Executive  Officer  and
President of Albertson's,  Inc. will confirm the Company's  previously announced
earnings guidance of $1.40 to $1.50 per diluted share on a continuing operations
basis.

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                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                         ALBERTSON'S, INC.



                         By:        /s/ Felicia D. Thornton
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                         Name:  Felicia D. Thornton
                         Title: Executive Vice President and
                                  Chief Financial Officer


Dated: July 15, 2004