Exhibit 23



INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We  consent  to  the  incorporation   by  reference  in  Registration  Statement
No. 333-54998  on Form S-3  and  Registration Statement  Nos. 2-80776,  33-2139,
33-7901,  33-15062,  33-43635,  33-62799,  33-59803,  333-82157,  333-82161, and
333-87773 on Form S-8 of Albertson's, Inc. and  subsidiaries of our report dated
March 19, 2001,  incorporated  by reference in this  Annual Report on  Form 10-K
from  the   2000  Annual  Report   to  Stockholders  of  Albertson's,  Inc.  and
subsidiaries for the year ended February 1, 2001.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
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Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boise, Idaho
April 19, 2001