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Fred G. Meyer (February 21, 1886 – September 2, 1978) was an American businessman who founded the Oregon-based Fred Meyer store chain, which had 63 stores in four western states at the time of his death. He was known for successfully introducing several innovative marketing concepts.
- American
- Earle A. Chiles (stepson)
- Eva Chatfield Chiles
- Entrepreneur
A biography of Fred G. Meyer, a Portland businessman who rose from selling coffee door-to-door to becoming a national leader of a self-service, one-stop-shopping retail empire. Learn about his entrepreneurial skills, his impact on Sam Walton, his family, and his legacy.
Learn about the life and legacy of Fred G. Meyer, the founder of Fred Meyer, Inc., a successful chain of grocery stores that expanded across the West. Follow his story from his early years in New York City to his postwar boom in Portland, and see how he adapted to the changing needs of his customers and community.
First and foremost, Fred G. Meyer was a retailer with a great idea: One-Stop Shopping. But he was more than that. He was also a philosopher, semanticist and teacher the Wall Street Journal once described as "the last of the great American entrepreneurs."
Website. www .fredmeyer .com. Fred Meyer is an American chain of hypermarket superstores founded in 1922 in Portland, Oregon, United States, by Fred G. Meyer. The stores operate in the northwest U.S., with locations in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska.
- 1922; 101 years ago, Portland, Oregon, U.S.
- Retail
- Portland, Oregon
- US$ 4.897 billion
This oral history interview with Fred G. Meyer was conducted by Gerry Pratt on August 25, 1970. In this interview, Meyer discusses the reasons he settled in Portland, Oregon, in 1910. He talks about the history of Fred Meyer, Inc., including the growth of the company.
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Fred Meyer's self-service drugstore, Third and Morrison in Portland, c.1933 (Courtesy Oregon Hist. Society Research Lib., Oregon Journal, 371N5407) A Fred Meyer booth promoting juice and juicers, 1936
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