EXHIBIT 23



                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

         We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration  Statement
No.  333-70967 on Form S-3 and  Registration  Statement Nos.  2-80776,  33-2139,
33-7901, 33-15062,  33-43635, 33-62799,  333-59803,  333-82157, and 333-82161 on
Form S-8 of  Albertson's,  Inc.  and  subsidiaries  of our report dated June 23,
1999,  with respect to the  supplemental  consolidated  financial  statements of
Albertson's,  Inc. and subsidiaries  included in this Current Report on Form 8-K
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 16, 1999.



/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boise, Idaho
July 16, 1999

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