Renovations to Fred’s give nod to building’s past
Nearly two years after Fred’s closed on Fifth Street in downtown Columbus, a construction project is underway to transform it into a storage facility with a building design that pays homage to downtown’s history.
Fred’s Inc. files for bankruptcy, closing retail stores
Discount retail and pharmacy chain Fred’s Inc. is filing for bankruptcy and closing its stores over the next two months.
Fred’s Starkville location closing
Fred’s in Starkville will close its doors this summer amid a second round of more than 100 store closures across the Southeast.
Our View: Fred’s closing may present an opportunity
The news that Fred’s will close two stores in Columbus by the end of May has alarmed long-time patrons of the stores and moved Mayor Robert Smith to pen a letter to the chain’s corporate office in Memphis pleading for the company to change its mind.
Citizens, mayor plead to keep Fred’s open
Delakes Lang, 50, spent her childhood Saturdays walking downtown to shop at Fred’s.