Fred Meyer Jewelers first began inside of Fred Meyer stores in 1973 and turned out to be an immediate success. Fred Meyer Jewelers quickly grew into a prominent fine jeweler in their own right. An expansion explosion began in 1995 when Fred Meyer Jewelers acquired 23 jewelry stores operating under a variety of names in California and Washington. Next followed another expansion, adding 49 more stores and acquiring a national presence with locations from California to Maryland and Washington to Wisconsin.