Fred Meyer, Inc. is an American chain of hypermarket superstores and subsidiary of Kroger based in Portland, Oregon. The stores operate in the northwestern United States, with locations in Oregon, Was
A Fred Meyer store in the 2000s.
Packaged food aisles at the Fred Meyer location at Interstate Avenue and Lombard Street in Portland (Store #701-00150).
A Fred Meyer fuel station in Eugene, Oregon
KKR & Co. Inc., also known as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., is an American investment firm that serves institutional investors, wealth investors, family offices, and companies across a variety of ind
Fred Meyer
…placed Fred Meyer as the 45th largest retail company by sales. The chain had over $1 billion in sales in 1979. In 1981, the company was purchased by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts in what was one of KKR's first major leveraged buyouts. As of May 1988, the chain had 99 stores in six states. In 1984, Fred Meyer acquired Grand Central…
Headquarters at 30 Hudson Yards
KKR acquired Regal Cinemas in 1998, only to see the company in bankruptcy by 2000.
Shoppers Drug Mart was one of several successful buyouts in the early 2000s.
KKR led a consortium in the buyout of Toys "R" Us in 2004.