Albertsons said to be preparing again to go public

Citing people familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that the giant Albertsons grocery chain, which also owns Jewel-Osco and Safeway, is updating its paperwork with the SEC in preparation for a possible IPO, to be decided in coming weeks. Albertsons made one failed attempt to go public in 2015 and pulled back from a plan in 2018 to go public as part of a deal to acquire Rite Aid in 2018.