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.
A current Jewel-Osco combo store in Chicago, Illinois, in May 2007 (Store #3349)
Albertsons Companies, Inc. is an American grocery company founded and headquartered in Boise, Idaho.
The cheese department of an Albertsons in Seattle (1955)
An Albertsons that converted from Buttrey Food and Drug in Missoula, Montana
A typical Albertsons in Boise, Idaho, in June 2007 (Store #162)
A typical Albertsons-Savon store in Dallas, Texas, in October 2005 (Store #4297). This store was later sold as part of FTC-ordered divestment, and later became Minyard Sun Fresh Market, but has since closed.
