Albertsons is an American supermarket chain founded in 1939. It is headquartered in Boise, Idaho. As of 2015, Albertsons operated 2,212 stores across the United States. In November 2015, Albertsons acquired Safeway Inc., a rival supermarket chain.
The acquisition added Safeway’s 1,600 stores to Albertsons’ store count, making it the second-largest supermarket chain in the United States behind Kroger.
Jewel-Osco is an American supermarket chain headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. Jewel-Osco has 185 stores across northern, central, and western Illinois; eastern Iowa; northwest Indiana; southern Wisconsin; and northeast Nebraska. It is a subsidiary of Albertsons.
Yes, Jewel is part of Albertsons.