Albertsons Cos. offers new financial wellness benefits to employees
A leading grocer is offering its employees a host of new financial wellness tools.
Albertsons Companies Inc. has partnered with workplace finance benefit provider Stream to provide its 280,000-plus employees access to a comprehensive suite of financial tools. The collaboration gives the grocer’s employees, from store associates to senior leadership, access to Stream’s full product line, including access to Earned Wage Access (EWA), the ability to track and budget earnings, build savings with a favorable APY directly through payroll, and more.
“Our associates are the driving force behind our organization and helping them thrive both in and out of work is our priority,” said Jennifer Weinstein, VP of benefits at Albertsons Cos. “We know that building financial resilience goes beyond just a paycheck, and we’re excited that so many of our associates are already using Stream’s tools to plan for their futures.”
Stream says Albertsons Cos. is the first major U.S. supermarket chain to introduce a broad platform of finance tools to its entire workforce through the company, adding that the suite will help the grocer “compete to attract and retain frontline talent.”
Launched earlier this year, recent survey results of Albertsons Cos. associates that have signed up for Stream show that 87% feel more in control of their money, while 84% feel better at managing their finances.
"This is the stuff that doesn't show up on a balance sheet – someone covering a car repair without panic, watching their savings grow for the first time, finally getting the support they were owed,” said Portman Wills, co-founder of Stream. “A few months in, that's what's happening for thousands of Albertsons Cos. associates every week. That's what good looks like, and Albertsons Cos. is setting the standard."
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Stream is a leading global workplace finance platform, reaching 4 million workers through 2,000 employers, including Dollar General, Five Below, Wayfair and GE Appliances.
As of June 20, 2026, Albertsons Cos. operated 2,240 retail stores with 1,708 in-store pharmacies, 408 associated fuel centers, 22 dedicated distribution centers and 19 manufacturing facilities.
