Fred Meyer
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 Fred Meyer facts

• , is a chain of superstores founded in 1922 in Portland, Oregon, by Fred G
• Meyer (not to be confused with Frederik Gerhard Hendrik Meijer, former chairman of the Meijer superstore chain, which is based in Michigan, with stores in the Midwest)
• The company was one of the pioneers of one-stop shopping, eventually combining a complete grocery supermarket with a drugstore, clothing store, shoe store, fine jewelers, home decor store, home improvement center, garden center, electronics store, toy store, sporting goods store, and more under one roof
• Fred Meyer stores are located in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska
• Before the company's merger with Kroger in October 1998, it traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FMY
• Although the company is now an entity of Kroger, the stores are still branded Fred Meyer, and the western region of The Kroger Company is headquartered in Portland
• Fred Meyer is sometimes known as "Freddy's", a nickname the company was given by its customers and which is used in its advertising
• For a number of years, the company has used the marketing slogan What's on your list today? You'll find it at Fred Meyer! or, more simply, What's on your list today? in its advertising