EXHIBIT (10)q.

DIRECTORS RETIREMENT PROGRAM
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(a) PRIOR TO CHANGE OF CONTROL.   Outside directors who have served as non-
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    employee, outside directors on the SUPERVALU Board for at least four years,
    and who resign for any reason or are not re-elected, will receive an annual
    fee equal to the annual retainer fee for active directors on the date of
    leaving the Board.  This annual fee is payable for the lesser of the number
    of years of Board service as an outside director or ten years, subject to
    the director being available to management for consultation services and
    engaging in no activity directly competitive to the Company's business.
    Upon the death of the director, any retirement compensation which has been
    earned shall be paid to the legal representative of the director's estate or
    to such person(s) as the director shall have instructed the Company by
    written instrument filed with the Secretary of the Company and signed by the
    director.  This annual retirement fee will be paid quarterly and will
    commence when the outside director leaves the Board or at age 55, whichever
    is later.

(b) AFTER CHANGE OF CONTROL.  Outside directors who leave the Board for any
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    reason following a Change of Control will receive an annual fee equal to the
    annual retainer fee for active directors on the date of leaving.  This
    annual fee is payable quarterly upon leaving the Board for the lesser of the
    number of years of Board service as an outside director or ten years, but
    not less than four years, subject to the director being available to
    management for consultation services and engaging in no activity directly
    competitive to the Company's business. Upon the death of the director, any
    retirement compensation which has been earned shall be paid to the legal
    representative of the director's estate or to such person(s) as the director
    shall have instructed the Company by written instrument filed with the
    Secretary of the Company and signed by the director. "Change of Control"
    shall have the meaning set forth in the SUPERVALU Stores, Inc. Executive
    Deferred Compensation Plan.