r/KentWA • u/Small-Trick-4372 • 18d ago

240th Fred Meyer ❤️🥹

Just want to say the Kent Fred Meyer that used to be on 240th is truly missed.. It also is the only store I can depend on that actually kept on top of there expired products..

People could walk there or relied on the Dart Bus to drop them off there..

People needed there prescriptions and lived nearby it was convenient..

I know it seems I should mention more great things but it's truly truly missed..

Great employees too ❤️😎

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u/PoetryGoddess78 17d ago

A lot of it had to do with the high theft rate.

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u/JimboNovus 17d ago

That’s one excuse at least. Weird though that it and other “low performing” locations were all closed right after the Kroger/Safeway merger failed. When Safeway and Albertsons metered there were similar shenanigans. Albertsons sold off locations to Haggen that were overvalued, which then allowed for a merger. Then the struggling Haggen stores failed and were bought by Safeway.

It’s Safeway and Kroger playing a similar game.