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...“In fact, we had our best ever Black Friday results for general merchandise, led by record sales at Fred Meyer....
...The company, which operates Fred Meyer, Ralph’s, and Fry’s alongside its flagship grocery chain, grew net sales by 3.9 per cent in the three months to August 12 to $27.6bn, helped by a better-than-expected...
...The deal is the biggest for Cincinnati-based Kroger since it acquired Fred Meyer for $13bn in 1999....
...on the arrogant Fred Goodwin’s obsessive leadership....
...“People have a perception that e-commerce has been done but it’s just starting,” says Fred Destin, partner at venture capitalist Atlas Venture....
...Yet Mr Burkle sees little change from his earlier career, when he made a $1.8bn profit by building up the Fred Meyer department store chain, which had a big jewellery arm, through acquisitions and selling...
...Kroger is now trying to introduce elements of Fred Meyer’s lines – such as bargain furniture and even its jewellery – into specific Kroger stores where the research indicates likely demand....
...In the 1990s, Yucaipa was one of the main players in the reshaping of the industry when it sold Fred Meyer to Kroger....
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