Jewel-Osco

Jewel-Osco is a regional supermarket chain in the Chicago metropolitan area, headquartered in Itasca, a western suburb. In 2007, the company had 188 stores across northern, central, and western Illinois; eastern Iowa; and portions of northwest Indiana. Jewel-Osco has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Boise-based Albertsons since 1999. The company originally started as a door-to-door coffee delivery service before it expanded into delivering non-perishable groceries and later into grocery stores, and supermarkets. Prior to its 1984 acquisition by American Stores, Jewel evolved into a large multi-state holding company that operated several supermarket chains and other non-food retail chain stores located from coast to coast and had operated under several different brand names.

For the defunct Australian supermarket chain, see Jewel Food Stores (Australia).
Jewel-Osco
Formerly
  • Jewel (1899–1902)
  • Jewel Tea Company (1902–1967)
  • Jewel Companies, Inc. (1967–1991)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
Founded1899 (1899) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
FounderFrank Vernon Skiff
HeadquartersItasca, Illinois, U.S.
Number of locations
188 (2007)
Area served
Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana
Key people
Mike Withers, President
ProductsBakery, dairy, deli, frozen foods, grocery, meat, pharmacy, produce, seafood, snacks and flowers
Servicessupermarkets/food-drug stores
ParentIndependent (1899–1967)
Public company (1967–1984)
American Stores (1984–1999)
Albertsons (1999–present)
Websitejewelosco.com
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