By Sam Silverstein
Source: Grocery Dive
When Susan Morris became CEO of Albertsons last May, the supermarket chain was still mired in the fallout from its ill-fated effort to merge with Kroger, its growth prospects were in doubt and industry experts warned that the grocer needed to rapidly make drastic changes to remain relevant.
A year later, Albertsons has made meaningful progress in its quest to rejuvenate its business, but as she marks her first anniversary as CEO, Morris faces a steep challenge in blazing a path for the company in a grocery environment where Walmart, Costco and Amazon have only grown stronger, analysts said.