Fry's Food and Drug

Fry's Food & Drug is a chain of supermarkets, owned by Kroger. It operates in Arizona.

History
Fry's was founded in 1954 by Donald Fry. With the help of his brother Charles, in 1960, he opened Fry's stores in Arizona. In the 80s, Kroger purchased Fry's. Soon, Kroger merged with Fred Meyer, which owned competitor Smith's Food &amp; Drug. Soon, all the Arizona Smith's stores became Fry's. All Fred Meyer stores in Arizona were renamed Fry's Marketplace, a chain of hypermarkets. The Fred Meyer stores used to be Smitty's. In 1996, Smitty's merged with Smith's. Soon, all Smitty's were renamed Smitty's Marketplace. Later the stores were renamed Fred Meyer, before becoming Fry's Marketplace.

Fry's Electronics
Fry's Electronics is a chain of consumer electronics stores. It was founded in 1985 when Charles Fry's sons had little interest in the grocery business. Today, Fry's and Fry's Electronics are not related, but have share a similar logo, which both read Fry's in red.

Store Concepts

 * Fry's Food & Drug - supermarket chain
 * Fry's Signature - high-end supermarket store
 * Fry's Mercado - Hispanic-style supermarket chain
 * Fry's Marketplace - hypermarket chain