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Publix, Wal-Mart Expected Biggest Gainers from Albertsons Closures
BOISE, Idaho - Let the shuffling begin. The closure of 125 stores owned by Albertsons LLC this month August should allow competitors in 26 different markets, including such heavy weights as Publix and Wal-Mart, to increase their grocery market share and possibly shift the balances of power in some cases, according to a multi-market study issued yesterday by Trade Dimensions International, Inc., based on Wilton, Conn.