Palmer residents excited about new, larger Fred Meyer store

A new Fred Meyer store that opened Friday in Palmer drew big crowds. People waited in line hours before the store opened for a chance to get a $500 gift card. By 12 p.m., there wasn’t an empty parking space in sight.
The new store is 137,000 square feet, almost twice as big as the old store, which now sits empty across the street. Fred Meyer Community Affairs specialist Judi Swift said the company made the $35 million investment because they needed more space.
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