Press Release

Kimco Realty Enters Into Venture to Acquire Albertson's, Inc.

Company Release - 1/23/2006

NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kimco Realty Corporation (NYSE: KIM) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with an investment group led by Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. to acquire Albertson's stores in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Northern California, Florida, the Rocky Mountains and the Southwest. In addition to Kimco and Cerberus, the group includes Schottenstein Stores Corp., Lubert-Adler Partners and Klaff Realty, L.P. This transaction is part of a larger transaction to acquire Albertson's announced earlier today by SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE: SVU) and CVS Corporation (NYSE: CVS). Kimco anticipates funding its investment from existing cash balances, existing credit facilities and cash from operations.

Albertson's is one of the world's largest food and drug retailers. The Company's divisions and subsidiaries operate approximately 2,500 stores in 37 states across the U.S.

Kimco Realty Corporation is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that has specialized in shopping center acquisitions, development and management for more than 45 years. The Company owns and operates the nation's largest portfolio of neighborhood and community shopping centers with interests in 1,019 properties comprising approximately 129.0 million square feet of leasable space located throughout 44 states, Canada and Mexico.

     Scott G. Onufrey
     Vice President
     Kimco Realty  Corporation
     Work phone  516-869-7190
SOURCE  Kimco Realty Corporation
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    /CONTACT:  Scott G. Onufrey, Vice President of Kimco Realty Corporation,
+1-516-869-7190/
    /Web site:  http://www.kimcorealty.com /
    (KIM SVU CVS)

CO:  Kimco Realty Corporation; Albertson's, Inc. ; SUPERVALU INC.;
     CVS Corporation; Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.; Schottenstein Stores
     Corp., Lubert-Adler Partners; Klaff Realty, L.P.
ST:  New York
IN:  FOD REA RLT SUP
SU:  TNM JVN

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