                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


                    Certification of CEO and CFO 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 Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q of Albertson's,  Inc. (the
"Company")  for the  quarterly  period ended October 31, 2002, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),  Lawrence
R. Johnston, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Felicia D. Thornton,
as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18
U.S.C.  ss. 1350, as adopted  pursuant to ss. 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of
2002, that, to the best of his/her 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.



Date: December 11, 2002                 /S/ Lawrence R. Johnston
                                        --------------------------------
                                        Lawrence R. Johnston
                                        Chairman of the Board and
                                         Chief Executive Officer





Date: December 11, 2002                 /S/ Felicia D. Thornton
                                        ---------------------------------
                                        Felicia D. Thornton
                                        Executive Vice President
                                         and Chief Financial Officer




This   certification   accompanies  the  Report  pursuant  to  ss.  906  of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 and shall not,  except to the extent required by the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002,  be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of ss.
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

