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Fred Meyer and QFC workers are primarily represented by
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Matassa Flores, Michele; Heim, Joe (October 20, 1998).
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QFC's flagship store located in
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728:Virgin, Bill (November 21, 1996).
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1911:Festival Foods (Minnesota)
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1705:El Ahorro Supermarket
1632:Hong Kong Supermarket
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2085:Kuhn's Quality Foods
2003:Highland Park Market
1511:D&W Fresh Market
1369:United Natural Foods
908:Baker's Supermarkets
247:Bellevue, Washington
114:Bellevue, Washington
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2854:Minyard Food Stores
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2505:Yoke's Fresh Market
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2048:Karns Quality Foods
1953:Gerland Corporation
1886:Dorothy Lane Market
1824:Brookshire Brothers
1776:BJ's Wholesale Club
1652:Mitsuwa Marketplace
1354:United Supermarkets
1314:Kings Super Markets
1051:Kessel Food Markets
1014:Fred Meyer Jewelers
933:Fry's Food and Drug
406:judge in May 2023.
369:Southern California
196:Number of employees
122:Number of locations
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2809:Kohl's Food Stores
2784:Hills Supermarkets
2704:Eisner Food Stores
2684:Eagle Food Centers
2674:Dick's Supermarket
2609:Bottom Dollar Food
2418:Super King Markets
2175:New Seasons Market
2080:Kowalski's Markets
1879:Times Supermarkets
400:Black Lives Matter
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190:$ 1 billion (2021)
97:, Washington, U.S.
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2185:Northeast Grocery
2063:The Food Emporium
1988:Harps Food Stores
1859:Dean & DeLuca
1799:Acme Fresh Market
1415:Giant Food Stores
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830:The Seattle Times
760:Kirkland Reporter
634:The Seattle Times
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3250:Eddie Bauer
3229:Puget Sound
3181:Puget Sound
2999:Super Duper
2969:Simon David
2789:Hinky Dinky
2744:Food-a-rama
2709:Farmer Jack
2589:Best Market
2584:Belle Foods
2550:Food Basics
2495:WinCo Foods
2289:Roche Bros.
2105:Lowes Foods
2075:King Kullen
2070:KJ's Market
2058:Super Fresh
1968:Grand Union
1963:Giant Eagle
1874:Don Quijote
1753:Fresh Thyme
1710:Fiesta Mart
1682:Zion Market
1516:Family Fare
1503:SpartanNash
1493:Whole Foods
1344:Super Saver
1284:Andronico's
1256:Ruler Foods
1217:City Market
1192:Food 4 Less
1066:Turkey Hill
988:Ruler Foods
923:Food 4 Less
913:City Market
767:December 2,
243:supermarket
135:Area served
3300:Categories
3255:Jones Soda
3140:Amazon.com
2879:Penn Fruit
2829:Marketside
2759:Genuardi's
2739:Food World
2699:Econofoods
2694:Eberhard's
2679:Dominick's
2572:Alpha Beta
2567:ABCO Foods
2560:Waldbaum's
2458:Price Rite
2443:URM Stores
2364:Winn-Dixie
2120:Magruder's
1916:Food Giant
1901:Farm Fresh
1849:D'Agostino
1781:Chef'Store
1748:Earth Fare
1590:Sam's Club
1570:Save-A-Lot
1561:(military)
1410:Giant Food
1309:Jewel-Osco
1294:Balducci's
1289:Albertsons
1271:Albertsons
1197:Fred Meyer
928:Fred Meyer
579:Roosiehood
410:References
322:Fred Meyer
287:Albertsons
259:Washington
249:, east of
151:Key people
140:Washington
105:Jack Croco
89:1955-11-26
66:Subsidiary
44:Trade name
21:Quorn F.C.
3201:Microsoft
3164:Starbucks
3158:Nordstrom
3024:Valu King
3014:Twin Valu
3009:Tidyman's
2959:Seessel's
2734:Food Fair
2719:Felpausch
2669:Delchamps
2217:Petrini's
2200:Market 32
2150:Met Foods
1973:Gristedes
1958:Gerrity's
1926:Foodarama
1921:Food City
1869:Dierbergs
1834:Buehler's
1768:Wholesale
1677:Uwajimaya
1488:Amazon Go
1460:Food Maxx
1435:Save Mart
1420:Hannaford
1405:Food Lion
1349:Tom Thumb
1324:Pavilions
958:Mariano's
943:Home Chef
339:Expansion
313:in 1987.
298:Roosevelt
3245:Darigold
2934:SaveRite
2924:Red Food
2844:Más Club
2555:Pathmark
2463:ShopRite
2448:Wakefern
2309:Schnucks
2264:Reasor's
2227:Pink Dot
2053:Key Food
2018:Houchens
2008:Homeland
1998:Heinen's
1948:Gelson's
1941:Pathmark
1936:Foodtown
1931:FoodLand
1792:regional
1720:Sedano's
1692:Hispanic
1601:Regional
1387:Shoppers
1329:Randalls
1251:Roundy's
1234:Pay Less
1028:Services
998:Vitacost
983:Roundy's
536:Archived
442:Archived
377:Kirkland
358:Lynnwood
174:Products
160:chairman
72:Industry
54:Formerly
3225:Seattle
3183:-based
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2949:Scott's
2794:Jewel T
2634:Chatham
2614:Bruno's
2545:A&P
2528:Defunct
2510:Zabar's
2475:Wegmans
2257:Bashas'
1983:Harmons
1896:Fareway
1814:Boyer's
1740:Organic
1647:Marukai
1585:Walmart
1575:Sprouts
1334:Safeway
1261:Smith's
1180:Baker's
1175:Dillons
1007:Jewelry
918:Dillons
901:Grocery
835:May 20,
794:May 21,
739:May 21,
713:May 21,
686:May 21,
659:May 21,
542:May 21,
492:May 21,
448:May 21,
353:A&P
302:Seattle
291:Seattle
277:History
251:Seattle
217:Website
182:Revenue
102:Founder
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3306:Kroger
3280:Safeco
3227:- and
3223:Major
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3209:(#118)
3207:Paccar
3172:(#457)
3166:(#114)
3160:(#205)
3154:(#389)
3148:(#263)
3136:(#360)
3121:SeaTac
2939:Sage's
2929:Reid's
2874:Owen's
2819:Laneco
2774:Hamady
2754:Furr's
2724:Finast
2624:Byrd's
2540:A-Mart
2299:Rouses
2242:Pueblo
2237:Publix
2145:Meijer
2125:Marc's
2033:Ingles
2028:Hy-Vee
2023:Hugo's
1839:C-Town
1627:H Mart
1580:Target
1554:Costco
1475:Amazon
1304:Haggen
1246:Ralphs
1224:Kroger
1185:Gerbes
1167:Kroger
1080:People
978:Ralphs
894:Kroger
373:Ralphs
263:Oregon
255:Kroger
211:Kroger
206:Parent
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128:(2021)
116:, U.S.
3203:(#21)
3197:(#14)
2604:Bloom
1993:H-E-B
1809:Big Y
1804:Amigo
1790:Other
1700:Bravo
1609:Asian
1319:Lucky
1299:Carrs
1229:Jay C
1202:Fry's
3142:(#2)
3119:and
2899:Plus
2834:Mars
2095:Lidl
1542:Aldi
1359:Vons
1279:Acme
837:2023
796:2009
769:2019
741:2009
715:2009
688:2009
661:2009
604:2023
544:2009
494:2009
450:2009
396:UFCW
269:and
226:.com
224:.qfc
142:and
3275:REI
3270:QFC
2914:QFI
1565:IGA
1382:Cub
1241:QFC
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