Jewel is a grocery store
chain owned by
Albertson's. It was founded by
Frank Vernon Skiff in 1899 as a door-to-door delivery service for coffee. In 1902 it took the name
Jewel Tea when Skiff partnered with Frank P. Ross. In
1932 Jewel acquired
Chicago's
Loblaw stores and converted them to the Jewel name. Jewel sold the home shopping service in
1981.
Source: http://www.inter-services.com/HallChina/jthistory/
