Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bruce Japsen writes about healthcare business and policy. Fred’s is evaluating options for its retail pharmacy portfolio and ...

Bryan and Veronica Dooley have owned the beloved ice cream stand since 2014. The Dooleys have largely kept the business the same, using original recipes and retaining the name. Fred's Ice Cream ...

(CBS News)–Fred’s Inc. announced on Monday that the ailing discount retailer has filed for bankruptcy and will shutter all of its remaining stores, the latest brick-and-mortar merchant to fold as ...

If a regional discounter falls in the retail forest and nobody hears it, did it really happen? Sadly for Fred’s, it did happen, and equally as sadly, the resulting noise was barely audible. On Monday, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Fred’s, the struggling ...

Struggling Memphis discount retailer Fred's is shutting down all its general-merchandising stores in Arkansas. The company said Friday that it plans to close the 16 remaining stores. The stores were ...

Discount retailer Fred's is closing another 104 stores across 13 states in a bid to cut costs. The Memphis-based chain says liquidation sales are under way at stores set to shut by the end of June.