Article: Fred Meyer Expanding "Food In The Middle" Concept.

"Putting food in the middle, positions the department better for customers. And, it's easier to operate with food in the middle, rather than having a store with three separate entrances and food on one side or the other." With that philosophy in mind, Mary Sammons, president and ceo of Fred Meyer Stores, division of Fred Meyer Inc., told Supermarket News (Dec. 21), the company will open another nine or 10 more stores with food in the middle - up from the four units currently in operation.

Food in the middle, noted Ms. Sammons, is not only convenient from the customers' point of view, "but it also allows us to differentiate departments better and section off the ...

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