Fred Meyer Jewelers

Fred Meyer Jewelers
	A former Fred Meyer Jewelers store in Hillsboro, Oregon
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Retail
Founded	1973; 51 years ago
Headquarters	Portland, Oregon
Number of locations	260+ (2018)
Products	Jewelry
Parent	Fred Meyer
Website	www.fredmeyerjewelers.com

Fred Meyer Jewelers is a national chain of jewelers. It is a owned by Fred Meyer. A subsidiary of Kroger. The company also formerly operated under the name Littman Jewelers.^[1]

History

Fred Meyer Jewelers started in 1973 as a catalog showroom concept by Fred G. Meyer. As the catalog showroom fad started to die down, Fred Meyer was experiencing excellent sales growth in the fine jewelry category. To capitalize on this sales growth, Fred Meyer placed fine jewelry stores in their large multi-department stores and eventually shopping malls throughout the Western United States.

In 1995, Fred Meyer Jewelers acquired 23 jewelers in California and the Midwestern United States, as well as Merksamer Jewelers. Eventually all of those acquisitions took the name Fred Meyer Jewelers.

In 1997, Fred Meyer Jewelers acquired the chain of Fox's Jewelers that operated in six Midwestern states. Fox's Jewelers were eventually renamed Fred Meyer Jewelers.^[2]

In October 1998, Fred Meyer Jewelers acquired the Littman Jewelers chain that operates in the eastern United States. Unlike other acquisitions, Littman stores continued to operate under this name instead of Fred Meyer Jewelers. In 1999 Fred Meyer, Inc., the parent company of Fred Meyer Jewelers, was acquired by The Kroger Company.^[3] Today, Fred Meyer Jewelers operates across the United States in stores, in malls, and online. The corporate main office is located in Portland, Oregon.

In 2020 and 2021, Fred Meyer Jewelers closed 71 stores, including all of their Littman Jewelers branded locations.^[4]

References

^ "New Fred Meyer Jewelers Partnership with Synchrony to Deliver Customers Savings, Special Offers Through Financing Program". Retrieved 2018-10-11.
^ fredmeyerjewelers.com
^ Canedy, Dana. "Kroger to Buy Fred Meyer, Creating Country's Biggest Grocer". Retrieved 2018-10-11.
^ "Fred Meyer Jewelers to Close 71 Stores - JCK". 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2024-05-21.

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[1] "New Fred Meyer Jewelers Partnership with Synchrony to Deliver Customers Savings, Special Offers Through Financing Program". Retrieved 2018-10-11.

[2] redmeyerjewelers.com

[3] Canedy, Dana. "Kroger to Buy Fred Meyer, Creating Country's Biggest Grocer". Retrieved 2018-10-11.

[4] "Fred Meyer Jewelers to Close 71 Stores - JCK". 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2024-05-21.

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