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/