By Dave Sebastian

Albertsons Cos. has struck a technology partnership with Alphabet Inc.'s Google to develop features such as shoppable maps, the companies said.

The companies Tuesday said they have been collaborating "behind the scenes" over the past year. They said they are also working on integrating Google Pay for payments, using Google Cloud artificial-intelligence technologies and a tool for predictive grocery-list building.

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03-30-21 0630ET