Fred Leeson

Fred Meyer is a household name in the Pacific Northwest because the grocery store chain he started in 1922 is still going strong. Meyer pioneered the “superstore” concept of selling food, drugs, clothing, toys, sporting goods, home furnishings, garden supplies, fine jewelry, and more under one roof. He left his wealth to the Meyer Memorial Trust.

Fred Leeson was a longtime newspaper journalist, so he knows how to pack a lot into a readable story. His book is the first full-length biography of Fred Meyer and a fascinating study of a man who shaped the way millions of people shop.… (altro)