Albertsons’ renewed focus on customer-centric strategies positions the company to navigate an evolving consumer landscape, Sankaran added, signaling a fresh chapter for the grocery giant, even as the fallout from the failed merger continues to unfold in the courts.

A statement from an Albertsons spokesperson said the company is laying off a portion of its corporate and division support workforce. The total number of employees impacted is not being disclosed. No store-level jobs are affected,

A month after its failed merger with Kroger, Albertsons is laying off employees, including 68 corporate and division support staff in Phoenix.

Albertsons will be laying off a portion of its corporate workforce after a merger between the Boise-based grocery chain and Kroger fell through following legal challenges.

Shares of Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) are trading defensively for the first time in six days after the company said it was letting go of some of its corporate staff to “recalibrate the company to compete in a rapidly changing market.

These layoffs come just about a month after Albertsons gave up on a merger deal with Kroger after two separate courts denied the merger. Kroger and Albertsons proposed the largest grocery store merger in U.