Editing Jewel-Osco (section)

===Albertsons and SuperValu===
[[Albertsons]] acquired American Stores' holdings, including Jewel and Jewel-Osco stores, in 1999.<ref name=cnn-1998aug03>{{cite news |url=https://money.cnn.com/1998/08/03/deals/albertsons/ |title=Food and drug chains unite: Albertson's to merge with American Stores in $11.7B stock and debt deal |website=[[CNN]] |date=August 3, 1998 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->}}</ref><ref name="Hoover-Jewel">{{cite web |url=http://www.hoovers.com/jewel-osco/--ID__109103--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml |title=Jewel-Osco information |website=[[Hoover's]] |access-date=January 17, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607073009/http://www.hoovers.com/company/Jewel-Osco/rfsrfyi-1.html |archive-date=2011-06-07 |url-status=dead |date=<!--undated--> |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->}}</ref>

Seven years later, parent company Albertsons and its stores would be taken over by two separate groups. On May 30, 2006, shareholders approved the break-up of Albertsons. All Jewel-Osco and Jewel Food Stores outside of [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]], Illinois were now wholly owned by [[SuperValu (United States)|SuperValu]]. The Springfield stores were acquired by an investment group led by [[Cerberus Capital Management]]. Both of those have since been sold to [[Niemann Foods]], an independent operator of grocery stores, supermarkets and convenience stores in Central Illinois which now operates them under the [[County Market]] brand. All free-standing Osco drugstores are now owned by [[CVS Pharmacy]]. The Osco name is still used for pharmacies within Albertsons, Jewel, [[Shaw's and Star Market]].

SuperValu announced on January 5, 2007, that it would offer for sale its Jewel-Osco stores in the Milwaukee area.<ref>{{cite news |first=Doris |last=Hajewski |newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |title=Jewel-Osco stores for sale |date=January 5, 2007 |access-date=25 November 2008 |url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=549824 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929130734/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=549824 |archive-date=29 September 2007 }}</ref><ref name=ct-2007jan09>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2007/01/09/supervalu-in-talks-to-sell-15-jewel-grocery-stores-in-milwaukee-area/ |title=SuperValu in talks to sell 15 Jewel grocery stores in Milwaukee area |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=January 9, 2007 |page=3.1 |first=John |last=Schmeltzer |quote=The parent company of Jewel-Osco is selling its 15 Milwaukee- area Jewel stores in its first review of the 1,100 grocery stores it acquired last year. |id={{ProQuest|420533951}}}}</ref> Pick 'n Save agreed to take 5 of the 15 stores.<ref>{{cite news |first=Doris |last=Hajewski |newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |title=5 Jewel-Osco stores to reopen Friday as Pick 'n Saves |date=January 30, 2007 |access-date=25 November 2008 |url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=558599 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926213700/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=558599 |archive-date=26 September 2007 }}</ref> Two other stores were purchased by Lena's Food Market.<ref>{{cite news |first=Doris |last=Hajewski |newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |title=Lena's buying 2 Jewel stores |date=February 2, 2007 |url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=560987 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929133442/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=560987 |archive-date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref> SuperValu announced to its workers that the remaining stores, if unsold, would close at the end of March.<ref>{{cite news |first=Doris |last=Hajewski |newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |title=Jewel workers receive notice |date=January 24, 2007 |access-date=25 November 2008 |url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=556995 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929120839/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=556995 |archive-date=29 September 2007 }}</ref>

In 2008, the headquarters for the Illinois-based Jewel-Osco division was moved from Melrose Park to Itasca.<ref name=ccb-2008jan28>{{cite news |url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20080128/CRED03/200027932/jewel-osco-moving-hq-to-itasca |title=Jewel-Osco moving HQ to Itasca |newspaper=[[Crain's Chicago Business]] |date=January 28, 2008 |first=Thomas A. |last=Corfman}}</ref>