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- In 1928 he opened one of the first self-service drugstores in the world at a time when people usually had to buy toiletries and pharmaceutical products directly from a pharmacist.
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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. The company was acquired by Kroger in 1998, though the stores are still branded Fred Meyer.
- 1922; 101 years ago, Portland, Oregon, U.S.
- Retail
- Portland, Oregon
- US$ 4.897 billion
Key Dates: 1923: Fred Meyer Inc. is incorporated in Oregon. 1928: Meyer opens what many regard as the world's first self-service drug store. 1959: The company acquires four Marketime drug stores. 1960: Fred Meyer goes public. 1964: Roundup Wholesale Grocery Co. is purchased. 1981: Fred Meyer is acquired by KKR in a leveraged buyout.
Feb 26, 2024 · Fred Meyer multi-department store: Fred Meyer is the nation’s third-largest supercenter operator. Stores carry more than 225,000 food, apparel, and general merchandise products, including...
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Jan 16, 2021 · This proposed site plan, part of a presentation that Powell Development gave to the city of Bend in August, shows the possible location for a new Costco and Fred Myer stores as well as Oregon...
Apr 9, 2020 · Developers say the two companies feel they would benefit each other, with day-to-day shopping at Fred Meyer and "deep shopping" at Costco. The retail development wouldn't begin until 2022,...
Fred G. Meyer (1886–1978) During a Portland business career that spanned nearly seventy years, Fred Meyer used self-taught entrepreneurial skills to rise from selling coffee door-to-door in 1909 to being a national leader of a self-service, one-stop-shopping retail empire.
Apr 10, 2020 · Friday, April 10th 2020. After years of speculation, City of Bend officials and a developer have confirmed a new Fred Meyer and Costco are planned for the north side of town. Powell Development is still evaluating their budget and improvements on the project, but they are moving forward with the construction process.
