Albertsons Cos. is expanding its Gas Rewards program to more regions across the U.S.On the East Coast, a new partnership with Sunoco LP brings the program to some 120 Safeway stores and approximately 200 Sunoco gas stations in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Albertsons also is growing an existing partnership with Chevron to add its namesake and Tom Thumb stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth market to the program.Shoppers enroll in Gas Rewards by registering at safeway.com, albertsons.com or via the Just For U mobile application. Participants receive rewards points with purchase of eligible SKUs to earn up to 20 cents off per gallon of gas at participating gas stations.Safeway is touting the new Sunoco partnership with radio spots and circular features. Online, a web page within safeway.com spotlights the program. Web pages and banner ads on albertsons.com and tomthumb.com support. In Safeway stores, aisle violators tout the program while signs in store parking lots communicate the "Shop, Earn, Pump" message. The new locations join stores in Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington that participate in the program through partnerships with Chevron, Texaco and ExxonMobil.