Fred's
Hedge fund Alden Global Capital took a significant stake in the Memphis-based dollar-store and pharmacy chain in 2017, and Alden president Heath Freeman became chairman. Fred's filed Chapter 11 on September 9, 2019, and closed all stores by October 30, 2019.
- FOUNDED
- 1947
- PARENT
- Alden Global Capital
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