Fred Meyer and Ticketmaster Announce Addition of 15 New Retail Ticket Centers To Fred Meyer Stores in Oregon and Southwest Washington

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Fred Meyer and Ticketmaster Announce Addition of 15 New Retail Ticket Centers To Fred Meyer Stores in Oregon and Southwest Washington
    PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Fred Meyer and
Ticketmaster (Nasdaq: TMCS), the world's leading ticketing and access company,
today announced the addition of 15 new Ticketmaster retail ticket center
outlets within Fred Meyer one-stop-shopping stores in Oregon and
Southwest Washington.
    Jeanne Kennedy, group vice president of the Home Electronic Division for
Fred Meyer Stores, said, "Ticketmaster is another great reason for people to
shop at Fred Meyer.  Not only does it add to the convenience offered by our
one-stop-shopping stores, Ticketmaster has all the major league teams and the
biggest concerts at the largest facilities.  From the Rose Quarter to
Safeco Field, from Key Arena to the Delta Center, you can now find tickets for
all them at Fred Meyer, and more locations will be coming in Oregon and
Washington in 2002."
    "We are extremely pleased to be adding these Fred Meyer stores to our
network of retail ticket centers," said Tom Lasley, general manager of
Ticketmaster Oregon.  "Consumers will now have the added ability to purchase
event tickets and obtain event information from these Fred Meyer locations."
    These Ticketmaster retail ticket centers will provide entertainment fans
with convenient access for purchasing tickets as well as up-to-the-minute
event information, including seating charts, venue information, and more.
    In 1999, the first Ticketmaster retail ticket centers were opened within
nine Fred Meyer stores in Utah.  The addition of the following 15 Ticketmaster
retail ticket centers in Oregon and Washington is as extension of this
partnership, with additional outlets scheduled to open in 2002:

    -- 11425 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy, Beaverton, OR 97005 -- Washington
       County
    -- 100 NW 20th Place, Portland, OR 97209 -- Multnomah County
    -- Pacific Highway, Tigard, OR 97223 -- Washington County
    -- 22075 NW Imbrie Drive, Hillsboro, OR 97124 -- Washington County
    -- 7700 Highway 99, Vancouver, WA 98665 -- Clark County
    -- 16600 SE McGillivray Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98683 -- Clark County
    -- 51501 S Columbia River Hwy, Scappoose, WA 97056 -- Columbia County
    -- 2500 North Main Street, Tillamook, OR 97141 -- Tillamook County
    -- 3805 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214 -- Multnomah County
    -- 16301 SE 82nd Drive, Clackamas, OR 97015 -- Clackamas County
    -- 14700 SE Division Street, Portland, OR 97236 -- Multnomah County
    -- 650 Q Street, Springfield, OR 97477 -- Lane County
    -- 3300 Portland Road, Newberg, OR 97132 -- Yamhill County
    -- 150 NE 20th Street, Newport, OR 97365 -- Lincoln County
    -- 3030 NE Weidler Street, Portland, OR 97232 -- Multnomah County

    About Fred Meyer:
    Fred Meyer Stores is based in Portland, Oregon and features
131 multidepartment stores in Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Idaho, and Utah that
offer one-stop shopping for a wide range of food, apparel, and general
merchandise products.  Fred Meyer is a division of The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR),
which is one of the largest grocery retail chains in the United States.

    About Ticketmaster:
    Ticketmaster, the world's leading ticketing and access company, sold
83 million tickets annually valued at more than $3.2 billion through
approximately 3,800 retail Ticket Center outlets, 20 worldwide telephone call
centers, and ticketmaster.com.  Ticketmaster serves more than 6,200 clients
worldwide and acts as the exclusive ticketing service for hundreds of leading
arenas, stadiums, performing arts venues, and theaters.  The company also
operates Citysearch, a leading online local network enabling people to get the
most out of their city, and Match.com, the premier online matchmaking service.
Located in Los Angeles, California, Ticketmaster is majority owned by
USA Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: USAI) and is a part of its Interactive Group.
Ticketmaster was formed through the combination of the operations of
Ticketmaster Online-Citysearch and Ticketmaster Corporation in January 2001
and renamed Ticketmaster.
SOURCE Fred Meyer Stores
http://www.fredmeyerstores.com
CONTACT:
Rob Boley of Fred Meyer Stores,
+1-503-797-7176; or Hannah Kampf of Ticketmaster, +1-213-639-6159