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New owner could be coming for Lake City Fred Meyer: The Fred Meyer store closed last year, setting off a flurry of concern about food access in North Seattle ...
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How WA politicians are trying to save a Seattle-area Fred Meyer: Local officials are lobbying Kroger to reverse plans to close a Fred Meyer in a Seattle ...
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Kroger lays off corporate employees across US, including about 100 at Portland Fred Meyer HQ
oregonlive.com/retail/2025/08/kroger-lays-off-corporate-employees-across-us-including-about-100-at-portland-fred-meyer-hq.html

Paid articlePaywallWashington’s Largest Private-Sector Labor Union Backs Katie Wilson: UFCW 3000, the biggest private-sector union in the state representing 56,000 grocery ...
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More Fred Meyer closures, including a Seattle location, announced Tuesday: Korger announced the closure of two more Seattle-area stores, bringing the total to ...
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Seattle-area Fred Meyer closures raise skepticism, worries: The announcements raised questions about Kroger’s claim that the closures are due in part to rising ...
oregonlive.com/retail/2025/08/seattle-area-fred-meyer-closures-raise-skepticism-worries.html

Stack Your Fred Meyer Senior Discount With Other Offers For Big Savings: Senior discounts offer valuable savings, but the deals are even more discounted at this ...
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Portland-area Fred Meyer workers end strike as planned but without new contract: Two days of bargaining sessions scheduled during the strike went late but ...
oregonlive.com/business/2024/09/portland-area-fred-meyer-workers-end-strike-as-planned-but-without-new-contract.html
Kroger and Albertsons hope to merge but must face a skeptical US government in court first
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4,500 Fred Meyer workers in Portland area set to strike: The strike comes as Fred Meyer’s parent company, Kroger, is defending its proposed $24 ...
oregonlive.com/business/2024/08/4500-fred-meyer-workers-in-portland-area-set-to-strike.html
Paid articlePaywallPortland Fred Meyer workers’ strike vote doesn’t affect Clark County stores; date for strike not set
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Fred Meyer workers may authorize a strike.: Portland-Vancouver area Fred Meyer union workers will vote on whether to strike
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Kroger says no Fred Meyer stores to be sold to win merger approval: The company said Fred Meyer’s retail network will remain intact, but Kroger would sell off ...
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Key FactsNo Sale of Fred Meyer Stores for Kroger Merger
Sep 13, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: oregonlive.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: oregonlive.com
- No Fred Meyer stores in Oregon will be sold as Kroger and Albertsons pursue a $24.6 billion merger.
- Kroger and Albertsons plan to sell over 400 stores, including at least 49 in Oregon, to C&S Wholesale Grocers to gain regulatory approval for their merger.
- Fred Meyer's retail network will remain intact, according to Tiffany Sanders, Corporate Affairs Manager for the Kroger subsidiary.
- The divestiture plan includes the sale of the QFC banner name and some QFC stores, but does not currently include the sale of any Fred Meyer stores.
Kroger, Albertsons have buyer for 49-plus Oregon stores if merger approved: The divestiture plan also includes 104 stores in Washington state and 13 from the ...
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Key FactsKroger, Albertsons to Sell 49+ Oregon Stores After Merger Approval
Sep 8, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: oregonlive.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: oregonlive.com
- Kroger and Albertsons will sell at least 49 stores in Oregon to complete their proposed $24.6 billion merger.
- The divestiture plan also includes 104 stores in Washington and 13 from the Albertsons portfolio in Idaho.
- Kroger plans to acquire Albertsons Cos. Inc., its next largest competitor, for $24.6 billion.
- There are approximately 33 Kroger and Albertsons-owned stores in Oregon within a mile of each other, including 20 in the Portland metro area.
Citing 'Aggressive Profiteering,' Sanders and Warren Urge FTC to Stop Kroger-Albertsons Merger
commondreams.org/news/2022/10/26/citing-aggressive-profiteering-sanders-and-warren-urge-ftc-stop-kroger-albertsons

Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders want to block a Kroger-Albertsons grocery empire
cnn.com/2022/10/19/business/kroger-albertsons-merger-warren-sanders/

Business Booms at Kroger-Owned Grocery Stores, but Workers Are Left Behind: A number of the stores’ nearly 500,000 employees have reported being homeless ...
nytimes.com/2022/02/12/business/kroger-grocery-stores-workers-pay.html

Fred Meyer, QFC parent Kroger ending some COVID-19 benefits for unvaccinated staff
oregonlive.com/business/2021/12/fred-meyer-qfc-parent-kroger-ending-some-covid-19-benefits-for-unvaccinated-staff.html

Paid articlePaywallFeds say Fred Meyer, QFC broke the law by banning BLM buttons at work: Western Washington Fred Meyer and QFC stores violated federal labor law last fall when ...
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Fred Meyer, QFC still require masks in Oregon, despite Kroger policy change: Parent company Kroger said Wednesday that fully vaccinated customers wouldn’t be ...
oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2021/05/despite-krogers-change-in-national-policy-oregon-fred-meyer-stores-still-require-face-masks.html

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