Osco Drug is a
chain[?] merged with
Jewel Tea and owned by
Albertson's. Osco was founded in
1915 by
S.M. Skaggs[?] in
American Falls, Idaho as a
cash and carry store. His son
L.L. Skaggs[?] founded the
Pay-Less[?] chain in
1937 in
Rochester, Minnesota. In 1942, these chains merged with others and formed the
Owners Service Company, shortened to Osco.