American Stores

American Stores was a company that existed from 1917 to 1999. It was founded by the merging of Acme and four other Philadelphia grocers. It purchased Alpha Beta in 1961. It also purchased the Jewel Companies in 1984, which included Jewel, Buttrey Food & Drug, Star Market, and Osco Drug. Then, it purchased Lucky, which caused problems in California. American Stores was purchased by Albertsons in 1998