Fred Meyer

Fred Meyer, Inc.
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Retail
Founded	1922, in Portland, Oregon, United States
Founder	Fred G. Meyer
Headquarters	Portland, Oregon
Number of locations	132 (2024)
Areas served	Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska
Key people	Dennis Gibson (president)
Products	Grocery, drugstore, bank, clothing, jewelry, home decor, home improvement, garden, electronics, restaurant, shoes, sporting goods and toys
Revenue	US$ 4.897 billion
Parent	Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (1981–1998); Kroger (1998–present)
Website	www.fredmeyer.com

Fred Meyer, Inc. is an American chain of hypermarket superstores and subsidiary of Kroger based in Portland, Oregon.^[1] The stores operate in the northwestern United States, with locations in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska. The company was founded in 1922 by Fred G. Meyer in Portland. The chain was one of the first in the country to promote one-stop shopping,^[2] eventually combining a complete grocery supermarket with a drugstore, bank, clothing, jewelry, home decor, home improvement, garden, electronics, restaurant, shoes, sporting goods, and toys. Fred Meyer was acquired by Kroger in 1998, but the stores retained the Fred Meyer name.

Fred Meyer is the parent company of Fred Meyer Jewelers.

^ Silverman, Julia (October 17, 2023). "Portland Public Schools eyes a new site for hemmed-in Cleveland High School". The Oregonian. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
^ "The Fred Meyer Story". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Oregon Historical Society. Archived from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

[1] Silverman, Julia (October 17, 2023). "Portland Public Schools eyes a new site for hemmed-in Cleveland High School". The Oregonian. Retrieved December 22, 2024.

[oenc-2] "The Fred Meyer Story". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Oregon Historical Society. Archived from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

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