American Stores announced that it has extended...

American Stores announced that it has extended its cash tender offer for all the outstanding common shares of Lucky Stores Inc. of Dublin, Calif., until midnight EDT Friday. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Salt Lake City-based American Stores also announced that it has agreed to extend the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period applicable to the tender offer so the Federal Trade Commission will have more time to study the transaction.