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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1899Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | in
Founder | Frank Vernon Skiff |
Headquarters | Itasca, Illinois, U.S. |
Number of locations | 188 (2007)[1] |
Area served | Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana |
Key people | Mike Withers, President |
Products | Bakery, dairy, deli, frozen foods, grocery, meat, pharmacy, produce, seafood, snacks and flowers |
Services | supermarkets/food-drug stores |
Parent | Independent (1899–1967) Public company (1967–1984) American Stores (1984–1999) Albertsons (1999–present) |
Website | jewelosco |
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.
Jewel-Osco Headquarters 150 E.Pierce Rd., Itasca, IL 60143