Jewel-Osco

Jewel-Osco
Formerly
  • Jewel (1899–1902)
  • Jewel Tea Company (1902–1967)
  • Jewel Companies, Inc. (1967–1991)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
Founded1899 (125 years ago) (1899) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
FounderFrank Vernon Skiff
HeadquartersItasca, Illinois, U.S.
Number of locations
188 (2024)[1]
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

Jewel-Osco is a regional supermarket chain in the Chicago metropolitan area, headquartered in Itasca, a western suburb.[2] In 2007, the company had 188 stores across northern, central, and western Illinois; eastern Iowa; and portions of northwest Indiana.[1] 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.

  1. ^ a b "Jewel-Osco". SuperValu. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved February 24, 2007.
  2. ^ "About Us". Jewel-Osco Grocery Stores. Archived from the original on 2013-07-25. Retrieved February 14, 2011. Jewel-Osco Headquarters 150 E.Pierce Rd., Itasca, IL 60143