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<FILING-DATE>20060601
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<ISSUER>
<COMPANY-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>ALBERTSONS INC /DE/
<CIK>0000003333
<ASSIGNED-SIC>5411
<IRS-NUMBER>820184434
<STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>DE
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>0131
</COMPANY-DATA>
<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>250 PARKCENTER BLVD
<STREET2>P O BOX 20
<CITY>BOISE
<STATE>ID
<ZIP>83726
<PHONE>2083956200
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>250 PARKCENTER BLVD
<STREET2>P O BOX 20
<CITY>BOISE
<STATE>ID
<ZIP>83726
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</ISSUER>
<REPORTING-OWNER>
<OWNER-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>BAILEY PAMELA G
<CIK>0001216769
</OWNER-DATA>
<FILING-VALUES>
<FORM-TYPE>4
<ACT>34
<FILE-NUMBER>001-06187
<FILM-NUMBER>06878483
</FILING-VALUES>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>1200 G ST NW
<STREET2>STE 400
<CITY>WASHINGTON
<STATE>DC
<ZIP>20005-3814
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</REPORTING-OWNER>
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<DESCRIPTION>MAIN DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION
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    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2006-06-01</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000003333</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>ALBERTSONS INC /DE/</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>ABS</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001216769</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>BAILEY PAMELA G</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>250 PARKCENTER BLVD.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>P.O. BOX 20</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOISE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>ID</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>83726</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable></nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Deferred Stock Units with Reinvested Dividend Equivalents</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>0</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2006-06-01</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>3124</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>3124</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>3124</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Shares granted under the Albertson's, Inc. 2004 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan as compensation for service as a non-employee director.  Will be distributed in stock upon the reporting person's termination of service as a Board member, unless otherwise deferred.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/S/ JOHN R. SIMS (Attorney-in-fact)</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-06-01</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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</TEXT>
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