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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:company
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gptkbp:acquiredBy
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gptkb:Osco_Drug
gptkb:American_Stores
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gptkbp:ceased_operations
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1981
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:founded
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1899
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Frank_Ross
gptkb:Frank_Vernon_Skiff
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation
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gptkb:Barrington,_Illinois
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Jewel Tea Company
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gptkbp:industry
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retail
grocery
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gptkbp:logo
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Jewel Tea Company logo
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gptkbp:mergedInto
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gptkb:Jewel_Food_Stores
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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expanded into supermarkets
introduced self-service grocery stores
listed on New York Stock Exchange
merged with Osco Drug in 1961
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gptkbp:notableFor
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collectible Autumn Leaf dinnerware
door-to-door grocery delivery
premium catalog program
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gptkbp:notableProduct
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gptkb:Jewel_Baking_Powder
gptkb:Jewel_Coffee
gptkb:Jewel_Home_Shopping_Service
gptkb:Jewel_Tea
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gptkbp:numberOfEmployees
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over 10,000 (at peak)
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gptkbp:servesArea
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gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Jewel-Osco
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gptkbp:type
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private
public (later years)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Jewel-Osco
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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