ALBERTSON'S CASH-SENDING WIRED

BOISE, Idaho -- Albertson's here is completing this month a year-long rollout of electronic money-wiring services to all its stores.

ng with in-store banking and other services that we offer our customers."

Albertson's stores in the Southwest and Florida that serve Hispanic communities should especially benefit from the money-wiring services, since more than 50% of the service's traditional business are transactions to Mexico and other parts of Latin America.

The retailer said it chose MoneyGram, Denver, as a wiring service provider because it offered a lower price than competing firms.