Albertson’s Unit to Join Priceline Online Service

Priceline.com Inc., which lets customers bid on the Internet for plane tickets and other items, said Albertson’s Inc.’s Jewel-Osco division will join its WebHouse online service in Chicago and Milwaukee. Shoppers will be able to use Priceline WebHouse Club Inc.’s name-your-own price system to buy groceries and pick them up at 191 Jewel-Osco stores, starting today. Priceline WebHouse said it plans to offer purchases through 10,000 grocery stores by August, up from 5,000 now.