Swooping into the clothing section

These mid-2010s builds and remodels (from the late Northwest era through the early Banner area) tended to have Fred Meyer's nicest clothing departments. They really looked like a modern mid-range department store (versus the older designs, which looked like a dated lower-mid-range department store -- still quite a bit nicer than what any other American hypermarket has ever done!). It really is sad how far downhill things have gone in recent years, especially in terms of merchandise quality with the increasing emphasis on Kroger's Dip brand.