New Jewel Osco Features Pay By Touch

Jewel-Osco Cuts Ribbon on New Store

Jewel-Osco based here opened the doors of its newest store in Bourbonnais, Ill., a 62,000 square-footer that features its parent company, Supervalu's, "Premium Fresh and Healthy" decor package, as well as expanded frozen aisles and a variety of diverse foods, including a "Wild Harvest" shop that contains a large selection of natural and organic foods.

Other amenities at the latest Jewel-Osco include an in-store bakery, a full- and self-service meat department, fresh produce department, a floral department; and a Chef Kitchen Deli, which serves ready-to-eat and heat-and-eat foods such as Jewel-Osco's signature fried chicken and a soup bar.

A full-service TCF Bank and ATM are also featured in the new store.

Building on its successful adoption by Chicagoland shoppers, the new store will also feature the Pay-By-Touch biometric payment service, which lets shoppers pay for purchases with the touch of a finger.

Pay-By-Touch, which is available at more than 200 Jewel-Osco stores in the greater Chicagoland area, will be available at each of the seven checkouts and five self-checkouts located in the store.

The new Osco Drug store offers a drive-through pharmacy, a camera department with a digital kiosk, and a liquor department carrying domestic and imported beers and fine wines. With 185 stores in Illinois, Iowa and Indiana, Jewel-Osco is the leading chain in the Chicago market.