Fred Meyer

This article is about the Pacific Northwest store chain. For the founder of the company, see Fred G. Meyer. For the Jewelry Store chain owned by the store chain, see Fred Meyer Jewelers. For the former chairman of the Meijer hypermarket chain, see Fred Meijer. For other people, see Fred Meyer (disambiguation).
Fred Meyer Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
Founded1922; 102 years ago (1922), in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
FounderFred G. Meyer
HeadquartersPortland, Oregon
Number of locations
130 (2021)
Areas served
Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska
Key people
Dennis Gibson (president)
ProductsGrocery, drugstore, bank, clothing, jewelry, home decor, home improvement, garden, electronics, restaurant, shoes, sporting goods and toys
RevenueUS$ 4.897 billion
ParentKohlberg Kravis Roberts (1981–1998)
Kroger (1998–present)
Websitewww.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. The company was acquired by Kroger in 1998, though the stores are still branded Fred Meyer. The chain was one of the first in the United States to promote one-stop shopping,[1] eventually combining a complete grocery supermarket with a drugstore, bank, clothing, jewelry, home decor, home improvement, garden, electronics, restaurant, shoes, sporting goods, and toys. The Fred Meyer division is headquartered in Portland.

Fred Meyer is the parent company of Fred Meyer Jewelers.

  1. ^ "The Fred Meyer Story". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Oregon Historical Society. Archived from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.