JLL is looking to sell the assets as a single entity or splitthem up by region. There are 27 stores in the West; 31 in Colorado,Oklahoma and Texas; and 14 in Alabama and Florida. California ishome to 22 of the units, the most in any state. Though a majorityof the properties are standalone, a handful are attached to stripcenters.

The portfolio is owned by Albertsons LLC, a consortium led byprivate-equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, which includesKimco Realty Trust, Schottenstein Stores Corp., Lubert-AdlerPartners and Klaff Realty. The group acquired 700 stores fromgrocer Albertsons last year when the retailer sold itself inparts.

Despite the credit crunch and a potential slowdown inacquisitions across the industry, Guy Ponticiello, a JLL managingdirector, tells GlobeSt.com that he is confident the assets willattract buyers. "There isn't going to be a quick sale for the sakeof a sale," he says. "If we need additional time, then so beit."