5. Jewel-Osco
Reader Score: 71Location: IL, IA, IN
Year Founded: 1899
Jewel-Osco had mediocre ratings in all categories, except price, which fell into the “very dissatisfied” category. Reviews on Yelp are mixed, but the store’s parent company, Supervalu Inc., has struggled during the recession, seeing its stock plummet almost 90 percent from July 2007 to 2012, and laid off 800 workers in February. It recently slashed prices to help drive sales, but the changes don’t seem to be making much of a difference among customers.
