list of references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . september 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message fred meyer jewelers type division of fred meyer inc. industry retail founded 1973 headquarters portland oregon products jewelry owner kroger parent fred meyer website www.fredmeyerjewelers.com fred meyer jewelers is a national chain of jewelers . it is a wholly owned subsidiary of fred meyer . history edit a mall location store in hillsboro oregon fred meyer jewelers started in 1973 as a catalog showroom concept by fred 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 . 1 in october 1998 fred meyer jewelers acquired the littman jewelers chain that operates in the eastern united states . in 1999 fred meyer inc. the parent company of fred meyer jewelers was acquired by the kroger company . references edit fredmeyerjewelers.com external links edit official website kroger.com littmanjewelers.com v t e kroger grocery baker s supermarkets city market dillons food 4 less foods co. fred meyer fry s food and drug gerbes super markets harris teeter jayc food stores king soopers owen s market pay less super markets qfc ralphs roundy s pick n save mariano s copps metro market ruler foods scott s food & pharmacy smith s food and drug convenience kwik shop loaf n jug quik stop smith s express tom thumb turkey hill jewelry fred meyer jewelers littman jewelers services i wireless people michael j. cullen jacob e. davis david dillon bernard kroger fred g. meyer this retail business article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title fred meyer jewelers & oldid 655226394 categories krogerjewelry retailers of the united statesretail companies established in 19731973 establishments in oregonretail company stubshidden categories articles lacking in text citations from september 2008all articles lacking in text citationsall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 6 april 2015 at 18 56 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view