Southeast Portland Fred Meyer to close
(World News USA)

Updated 4:16 p.m. The Fred Meyer at Southeast 82nd Avenue and Foster Road will close by Jan. 20, the grocer`s corporate parent said Wednesday, citing underperformance. `The decision to close this location was based on long-term business performance and forecasts,` spokesman Jeffery Temple said in a written statement. The fuel center, however, will remain open, he said. Temple said each of the store`s employees will be offered a job at...