Fred Meyer to stop selling guns, ammunition
Fred Meyer, a division of Kroger Co., is getting out of the firearms business.
“Fred Meyer has made a business decision to exit the firearms category,” the company said. “We are currently working on plans to responsibly phase out sales of firearms and ammunition.”
The company said the firearms category represents about $7 million annually of its revenue, and that sales have been declining.
“We made the decision early last week after evaluating changing customer preferences and the fact that we’ve been steadily reducing this category in our Fred Meyer stores over the last several years due to softening consumer demand,” the company said. “More recently we have been transitioning away from gun departments as a result of our ongoing work to optimize space in our Fred Meyer stores.”
Following the high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Kroger said it would stop selling firearms and ammunition to buyers under 21. The company stopped selling assault-style guns several years ago, except in Alaska.
“Fred Meyer has made a business decision to exit the firearms category,” the company said. “We are currently working on plans to responsibly phase out sales of firearms and ammunition.”
The company said the firearms category represents about $7 million annually of its revenue, and that sales have been declining.
“We made the decision early last week after evaluating changing customer preferences and the fact that we’ve been steadily reducing this category in our Fred Meyer stores over the last several years due to softening consumer demand,” the company said. “More recently we have been transitioning away from gun departments as a result of our ongoing work to optimize space in our Fred Meyer stores.”
Following the high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Kroger said it would stop selling firearms and ammunition to buyers under 21. The company stopped selling assault-style guns several years ago, except in Alaska.