Jewel-Osco Celebrates Re-Grand Opening Of Chicago Ohio & State Location, Over 25 Remodels Underway

Itasca, Ill. – Jewel-Osco celebrates the completion of the remodel and grand reopening of their Ohio & State location at 550 North State Street in Chicago, Illinois. The refreshed store will mark the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the store on Wednesday, 10/23.  Town officials and community members from the River North neighborhood as well as other Jewel-Osco executives and associates are invited to the event. 

The newly revamped store was designed to offer customers a new experience in fresh products, including an expanded variety of the freshest produce and top-quality meat and seafood.  The new format also provides a comfortable shopping experience with a focus on delivering premium customer service. The store’s entrance was also converted from a side door to a corner turnstile, allowing easier access to customers.  

“Jewel-Osco is committed to delivering a shopping experience that exceeds the expectations of our local customers,” said Jewel-Osco President William Emmons.  “The redesigned Ohio & State location brings a reinvigorated look to our customers, while offering a fresh, new feel to their shopping experience, and it also brought many new jobs to downtown Chicago.  We look forward to continuing to provide our neighbors with fresh, quality products and outstanding service they expect from Jewel-Osco.”

Virtually every department received a fresh update in this remodel. Equipped with a new self-service salad bar, the Produce department is a destination in and of itself, with a variety of changes including a new juice bar, expanded cut fruit section, freshly made guacamole, and new earth-tone flooring. The Bakery is now equipped with  a new case that offers several types of fruit tarts, truffles, Eli’s cheesecakes, fudge fantasy brownies and a wide variety of other confectionary treats. With an expanded prepared hot and cold food section, the Deli is equipped with a carving station and offers Dietz & Watson premium sandwiches and wraps made fresh every day. The refreshed Meat & Seafood department includes hand trimmed as well as natural and antibiotic-free chicken and fresh seafood that can be seasoned and steamed without an additional cost. During the Liquor department’s transformation, the craft beer selection was expanded.

To commemorate the occasion and its 11 years of being at Ohio & State, Jewel-Osco will make donations to two local organizations and a grammar school in the community. The company will recognize Catholic Charities by donating $5,000 to support its wide range of nutrition programs, which could include its 11 emergency assistance food pantries across Cook and Lake Counties, its summer Mobile food program that provides healthy meals for more than 8,000 children every day and its evening supper program which serves hundreds every day who would otherwise go hungry.

The Metropolitan Family Services also will receive $5,000 to support its community schools programs, which provide a variety of educational, cultural and life development skills for youth. Jewel-Osco also will donate $500 to the Franklin Fine Arts Center.

The Ohio & State location is just the first of many re-grand opening ceremonies that will occur in the upcoming months.  Jewel-Osco is underway in over 25 remodels in stores across the Chicagoland area and will participate in re-grand opening events in the near future to unveil their fresh improvements.

About Jewel-Osco

Established in 1899, Jewel-Osco, owned by New Albertsons, Inc., is becoming the favorite food and drug retailer in every market throughout the Chicagoland area. They operate 176 stores in Illinois, Indiana and Iowa, employing 30,000 associates while continuing to grow. Find more company information at JewelOsco.com and follow their social channels at Facebook.com/JewelOsco, Twitter.com/JewelOsco, and YouTube.com/JewelOsco.

About Catholic Charities

Helping people in need for more than 95 years, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago is one of  the largest private, not-for-profit social service agencies in the Midwest, annually assisting more than one million persons in Cook and Lake counties without regard to religious, ethnic or economic background.  Catholic Charities fulfills the Church’s role in the mission of charity by providing compassionate, competent, professional services that strengthen and support individuals, families and communities.

About Metropolitan Family Services

Metropolitan Family Services empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan Family Services has been the engine of change that empowers Chicago-area families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities.

Source: Jewel-Osco