Albertsons operated 136 supermarkets in Arizona as of late February, its fifth-highest statewide concentration after California, Washington state, Texas and Illinois. That total includes Safeway stores, and the employees targeted for layoffs are mostly or entirely Safeway administrative staff, with no store-level employees affected.
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