Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In Oregon, stores in Bend and Medford both operate under the Food 4 Less name, but with separate local owners. [16] [17] However on July 11, 2023, the store in Bend was rebranded to Local Acres Marketplace to reflect its local ownership and to differentiate it from the chain owned by Kroger, which owns the Fred Meyer chain in the U.S. Northwest ...
In 1973, Fred Meyer acquired all five Oregon stores of the Valu-Mart discount chain (formerly known as Villa-Mart in Oregon) from its parent company, Seattle-based Weisfield's, Inc. [7] The following year, Weisfield's leased its remaining stores (renamed "Leslie's"), [8] in 1975. [9]
In October 1998, Fred Meyer, parent company of Smith's Food and Drug based in Salt Lake City, announced a strategic merger with Kroger, based in Cincinnati, Ohio. [5] Several months later, in May 1999, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved the merger of the two companies, named The Kroger Co. [ 6 ]
From January 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when William Y. Tauscher joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a -47.1 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.
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]
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in. Subscriptions ...
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 Fred Meyer company from 1955 to 1968. He also founded the Chiles Foundation in 1949. [1] [2] [3] [4]
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in. Subscriptions ...