Fred Meyer Stores went out for groceries and wound up in Kroger's cart. Freddy's -- as the chain is known -- is a supercenter pioneer providing food and general merchandise to cost-conscious consumers in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. The third-largest supercenter operator in the US (behind Wal-Mart and Costco Wholesale), Fred Meyer's 125-plus multidepartment stores (averaging 155,000 sq. ft.) offer everything from apparel and home goods to groceries, consumer electronics, fuel, and jewelry. Its Web store delivers to the Alaska Bush. Kroger has leveraged Fred Meyer's general merchandising expertise as defense against Wal-Mart, which has overtaken Kroger as the largest seller of groceries in the US.

Key financials for Fred Meyer Stores, Inc.

Key people and executives for Fred Meyer Stores, Inc.

Top competitors of Fred Meyer Stores, Inc.

• Safeway
• Wal-Mart
• WinCo Foods

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• Warehouse Clubs and Superstores

Hoover's Industries

• Retail
  • Discount & Variety Retail
    • Warehouse Clubs & Superstores(primary)
  • Apparel & Accessories Retail
  • Consumer Electronics & Appliances Retail
  • Drug Stores & Pharmacies

Subsidiaries/affiliates of Fred Meyer Stores, Inc.

• Fred Meyer Jewelers Inc.
• Quality Food Centers, Inc.
• Smith's Food & Drug Centers, Inc.