Editing Jewel-Osco (section)

===1960s–1970s expansion===
During the 1960s, Jewel expanded by acquiring several chains.

Jewel expanded their food store holdings by acquiring [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]]-based '''[[Star Market]]''' in 1964<ref name="ct-1964jan31">{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1964/01/31/page/53/article/star-market-merger-voted-by-jewel-tea |title=Star Market Merger Voted By Jewel Tea |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=January 31, 1964 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |page=C7 |id={{ProQuest|179343705}}}}</ref> and the [[Great Falls, Montana|Great Falls]]-based '''[[Buttrey Food & Drug|Buttrey Food Stores]]''' in 1966<ref name="ct-1966jun16" /> to add to their existing Jewel and Eisner food store chains.

The acquisition of Star Market also gave Jewel control of [[Brigham's Ice Cream]], which had been a part of Star since 1961.<ref name="bg-1961nov08">{{cite news |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/275786063 |title=Star Market Co. To Make Exchange Offer to Brigham's |newspaper=[[Boston Globe]] |date=November 8, 1961 |page=12 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |url-access=subscription |id={{ProQuest|275786063}}}}</ref> Jewel later sold off Brigham's in 1982.<ref name="bg-1982mar11">{{cite news |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1466640122 |title=Brigham's is sold by Jewel Cos. |newspaper=[[Boston Globe]] |date=March 11, 1982 |page=30 |first=Bruce A. |last=Mohl |url-access=subscription |id={{ProQuest|1466640122}}}}</ref><ref name="ct-1982mar11">{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1982/03/11/page/69/article/business-ticker/index.html |title=Jewel selling Brigham's unit |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=March 11, 1982 |page=f1 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |id={{ProQuest|172622530}}}}</ref>

In 1965, Jewel expanded into the [[convenience store]] business by opening '''Kwik Shoppe''', a chain that was quickly renamed '''[[White Hen Pantry]]''' within a few months.<ref name="ct-1986oct10">{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/10/10/white-hen-falls-into-loving-hands/ |title=White Hen falls into loving hands.: Spotlight White Hen |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=October 10, 1986 |page=B1 |last=Gorman |first=John |id={{ProQuest|170814915}}}}</ref>

Before 1970 Jewel stores were typically located on arterial city streets. Between 1970 and 1990, Jewel moved or expanded most of its stores to be freestanding buildings with ample parking. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Jewel built and operated many Jewel-Osco side-by-side stores, but most construction after 1983 consolidated Jewel and Osco stores together as one large store under one roof.  Today, the two stores present to the customer as one unit. For instance, a customer can check out any items at Jewel or Osco registers, find Jewel and Osco merchandise commingled throughout the store, and can call one telephone number to reach their Jewel-Osco.  Each operating unit retains its own public identity as a "food store" or a "drug store".

The first Jewel-Osco food-drug combination stores were built in 1962.<ref name="cdt-1962jun29">{{cite news |title=New Store Sites and Openings |newspaper=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]] |date=June 29, 1962 |page=b8 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1962/06/29/page/38/article/new-store-sites-and-openings |quote=Four new Chicago sites have been announced by the Jewel Tea company for two Jewel-Osco combination stores and for two single Jewel Food stores. A 23,000 square foot Jewel-Osco combination with a 12,000 square foot basement |id={{ProQuest|183175161}}}}</ref> The first Jewel-Osco Family Center was opened in Chicago's Appleton Plaza Shopping center in January 1962.<ref name="ct-1962jan12">{{cite news |url=https://chicagotribune.newspapers.com/newspage/374734875/ |title=New Jewel and Drug Stores Open Jointly |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=January 12, 1962 |url-access=subscription |id={{ProQuest|183100562}}}}</ref>

Jewel opened five stores in [[Michigan]] in the 1970s, but closed all five in 1996.<ref name="herald-palladium-1999jul29">{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldpalladium.com/localnews/felpausch-closing-napier-avenue-store/article_0486dc03-e38c-5d2f-a64d-eb118b993fea.html |title=Felpausch closing Napier Avenue store |newspaper=[[Herald-Palladium]] |date=July 29, 1999 |first=Michael |last=Eliasohn}}</ref>

In 1971, Jewel expanded their brand into Wisconsin by acquiring eight failing stores from Kroger and rebranded the stores Jewel.<ref name="ct-1971may20">{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1971/05/20/page/101/article/business-ticker |title=Business Ticker |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=May 20, 1971 |page=E9 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |id={{ProQuest|169102242}}}}</ref> After a decade of operations, Jewel closed all their stores in Wisconsin in 1980.<ref name="ct-1980oct15">{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1980/10/15/page/47/article/jewel-to-close-9-stores |title=Jewel to close 9 stores |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=October 15, 1980 |page=c7 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |id={{ProQuest|172130831}}}}</ref> Those locations were sold to [[Sentry Foods]]. Jewel did not return to Wisconsin until 1995.

Until 2010, Jewel and Osco stores under the same roof have had separate operations, managers, ordering and receiving procedures, budgets and employees.  A 2010 cost-saving measure brought both Jewel and Osco oversight under one store director for each site.<ref name="Crain's">{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=37169 |title=Jewel-Osco slicing 110 managers from groceries |last=Sterrett |first=David |newspaper=[[Crain's Chicago Business]] |date=February 20, 2010 |access-date=January 11, 2013}}</ref>

In 1978, Jewel Companies, Inc. attempted to acquire Skaggs Companies, Inc. through an exchange in stock in which Jewel would have been the surviving company and still based in [[Melrose Park, Illinois|Melrose Park]] instead of [[Salt Lake City]].<ref name="ct-1978apr04">{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1978/04/04/page/48/article/jewel-skaggs-to-merge-drug-food-operations |title=Jewel, Skaggs to merge drug, food operations |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=April 4, 1978 |page=C6 |last=Winski |first=Joseph |id={{ProQuest|169673556}}}}</ref><ref name="ct-1978apr05">{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1978/04/05/page/62/article/jewel-expects-trust-probe-in-skaggs-merger |title=Jewel expects trust probe in Skaggs merger |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=April 5, 1978 |page=C10 |last=Gruber |first=William |id={{ProQuest|171629047}}}}</ref> A few months later, Skaggs turned down the merger offer.<ref name="ct-1978jun15">{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1978/06/15/page/59/article/jewel-skaggs-merger-talks-called-off |title=Jewel, Skaggs merger talks called off |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=June 15, 1978 |page=C7 |last=Elsner |first=David M. |id={{ProQuest|171664211}}}}</ref><ref name="ct-1978jun22">{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1978/06/22/page/51/article/jewel-wont-seek-any-mergers-now |title=Jewel won't seek any mergers--now |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=June 22, 1978 |page=C7 |last=Winski |first=Joseph |id={{ProQuest|171670580}}}}</ref> At that time, Skaggs had 229 stores.

After six years, Jewel suffered many losses due to failed marketing concepts and general mismanagement while Skaggs became larger and strong enough to perform a hostile take over of Jewel under its new name: American Stores.