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Fred G. Meyer (February 21, 1886 – September 2, 1978) [3] 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. [3][4] He was known for successfully introducing several innovative marketing concepts. [5]
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.
Chiles was born in Portland, Oregon on February 4, 1933, the son of Earle A. Chiles and Virginia (Hughes) Chiles. His family was one of the wealthiest and most influential families in Oregon. His father was the stepson of Fred G. Meyer, founder of the Fred Meyer chain of grocery and retail stores. The senior Chiles served as president of the ...
Earlier, Fred Meyer had closed a full-service store located in Orem that failed to meet expectations. On November 12, 2008, a new Smith's Marketplace store was opened in Lehi, Utah. The store is 170,000 square feet (16,000 m 2). In 2008, Smith's also remodeled the former Fred Meyer store located at 500 East and 500 South in Salt Lake City.
John Zupan. John Zupan ( c. 1945 –August 29, 2011) was the founder of an American independent grocery store chain called Zupan's Markets in Oregon. [1] [2] Established in 1975, the store continues to operate in Portland nearly 50 years later, operated by his son, Mike Zupan. [3]
In 1999 Fred Meyer, Inc., the parent company of Fred Meyer Jewelers, was acquired by The Kroger Company. [3] Today, Fred Meyer Jewelers operates across the United States in stores, in malls, and online. The corporate main office is located in Portland, Oregon. In 2020 and 2021, Fred Meyer Jewelers closed 71 stores, including all of their ...
Number of employees. 5,900 (2021) Parent. Kroger. Website. www.qfc.com. Quality Food Centers, Inc., better known as QFC, is an American supermarket chain based in Bellevue, Washington, east of Seattle. It is a subsidiary of Kroger and has 62 stores in western Washington and northwestern Oregon, primarily located in the Puget Sound region and ...
Better yet, journalist Fred Leeson wrote a biography of Meyer, published this year. Here's the WorldCat link. Leeson was interviewed about the book by XXL Radio, and the interview is here. At about the 5:45 point in the interview Leeson says that Meyer was born in Germany. Details no doubt appear in the book.