specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
provider: albertsons
providerId: albertsons
publisherName: Albertsons Companies, Inc.
serviceCategory: Retail Media
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
# Corrected 2026-08-13: billingModel (Subscription / Annual / USD), the FOCUS
# ChargeCategory and both meters (media_spend_commit, api_calls) were invented by
# that sweep — Albertsons publishes no meter rates, no billing frequency and no
# currency for API access. They are removed. Their presence was also feeding
# derive-access-model.py a false `pricing: paid` label.
method: searched
modified: '2026-08-13'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Grocery
  - Retail
  - Retail Media
  - Advertising
  - Pharmacy
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: >-
  Albertsons publishes nothing FinOps-relevant about its API. There are no public
  meter rates, no billing frequency, no currency and no charge model for API
  access — the only public statement is the 2025-01-07 Albertsons Media Collective
  announcement, which names no commercial terms. This file records that measured
  absence so nothing downstream infers a billing posture from an empty surface.
sources:
  - https://www.albertsons.com
  - https://www.albertsonsmediacollective.com
  - https://www.albertsonscompanies.com/newsroom/press-releases/news-details/2025/Albertsons-Media-Collective-Enables-Advertisers-to-Measure-Performance-with-Greater-Ease-and-Frictionless-Access-Via-New-API-Offering-and-TransUnion-Partnership/default.aspx
  - https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
billingModel: {}
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Albertsons Media Collective API
  ServiceCategory: Retail Media
  ProviderName: Albertsons
  PublisherName: Albertsons Companies, Inc.
meter_count: 0
meters: []
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Track Media Collective spend and campaign performance via Albertsons partner reporting;
      tie API consumption to specific campaigns or data-collaboration projects.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate media spend and API integration costs across brands and product lines.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Right-size media spend and integration footprint at annual renewal; consolidate underused
      campaigns.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Owned by retail-media / shopper-marketing leads on the partner side; reviewed against
      campaign ROAS and category sell-through.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com