Fred G. Meyer

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Fred G. Meyer
Born	Frederick Grubmeyer (1886-02-21)February 21, 1886 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	September 2, 1978(1978-09-02) (aged 92) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Entrepreneur

Fred G. Meyer (February 21, 1886 – September 2, 1978) was an American businessman.

Born Frederick Grubmeyer in Brooklyn,^[1] he traveled through the American West before settling in Portland, Oregon in 1909, where he founded a horse-drawn coffee service for lumber camps around Portland. After a few years of new ventures in Alaska, he returned to Oregon and founded a coffee shop (the Java Coffee Company, later changed to Mission Coffee Company in 1915) and then in 1922, a grocery store bearing his name in downtown Portland. He expanded this store into the Fred Meyer chain of supermarkets and department stores.

Biography

Meyer introduced innovative marketing concepts; he is often credited as one of the originators of the "one-stop shopping" concept, when in 1933, he built the Hollywood Fred Meyer, his first full-block megastore on Northeast Sandy Boulevard at 42nd Avenue in Portland (now a Rite Aid since the store's relocation to Hollywood West in 1988).

Fred G. Meyer's wife, Eva Marie, died in 1960.^[2]

Meyer was opposed to zoning, specifically naming the model of Houston, Texas as a successful example.^[2]

Upon his death his stock, in Fred Meyer established the Meyer Memorial Trust,^[3] leaving behind $60 million to be used for "religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes."^[2] The Meyer Memorial Trust is distinct from the Fred Meyer Foundation. The latter is sponsored by now Kroger-owned subsidiaries of Fred Meyer Stores and Quality Food Centers.^[4]

References

↑ Jordan Wankoff, David Salamie, Christina Stansell (1993). "International Directory of Company Histories, Volume 64". International Directory of Company Histories. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 MacColl, E. Kimbark (1979). The Growth of a City: Power and Politics in Portland, Oregon 1915-1950. Portland, Oregon: The Georgian Press. ISBN 0-9603408-1-5.
↑ "Meyer Memorial Trust — About Us". Retrieved 2008-04-10.
↑ "The Kroger Co. - Corporate News & Info: Charitable Giving". Retrieved 2008-04-10.

External links

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Convenience	Kwik Shop Loaf 'N Jug Quik Stop Smith's Express Tom Thumb Turkey Hill

Jewelry	Fred Meyer Jewelers Littman Jewelers

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People	Michael J. Cullen Jacob E. Davis David Dillon Bernard Kroger Fred G. Meyer

Persondata
Name	Meyer, Fred G.
Alternative names
Short description	American businesspeople
Date of birth	February 21, 1886
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of death	September 2, 1978
Place of death	Portland, Oregon, U.S.

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