Groceries, clothing and Household Supplies
Information for Living in Portland
Once you arrive, you will want to know where to shop for food and supplies. We hope this will be helpful:
Chain Stores, Shopping Malls and Supermarkets Less Than 1-Kilometer from Capstone:
 Fred Meyer | (5 blocks West) | 100 NW 20th Pl, Portland, OR 97209 (503) 273-2004 |
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Target | (5 blocks East) | 939 SW Morrison St, Portland, OR 97205 (503) 290-5361 |
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Dollar Tree | (5 blocks West) | 1938 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209 (503) 227-1276 |
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Safeway | (9 blocks Southeast) | 1010 SW Jefferson St, Portland, OR 97201 (503) 205-1849 |
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Safeway | (14 blocks North) | 1303 NW Lovejoy St, Portland, OR 97209 (503) 205-6746 |
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Whole Foods | (4 blocks North) | 1210 NW Couch St, Portland, OR 97209 (503) 525-4343 |
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Zupan's | (15 blocks West) | 2340 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97210 (503) 497-1088 |
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Trader Joe | (12 blocks Northwest) | 2122 NW Glisan St, Portland, OR 97210 (971) 544-0788 |
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Pioneer Place Fashion Mall | (10 blocks East) | 700 SW Fifth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204 503-228-5800 |
Food-Store Chains, Supermarkets and Superstores in the Portland area.
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National and international "Chain Stores" will have hundreds to thousands of stores. This list includes some local Food-Store groups with as few as 4 stores.
These stores sell fresh foods, packaged foods, and ready-to-eat cooked foods. They also sell beer, wine, home electronics, health and beauty products, shoes, clothing, hardware, and cleaning supplies. Many have a bank branch inside. Each maintains a slightly different mix of products. It is a healthy competition, that keeps quality and service high and prices are kept low. More-or-less.
Listed in order of significance to people in Portland (in our opinion).
Fred Meyer
- Regional Superstores. Part of 2,700 store Kroger chain.
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Freddy's first retail store was in Downtown Portland. A model of their first (1931) 1-stop shopping center, that filled one city block and had parking on the roof, is featured in the Smithsonian Museum.
Today, the 130+ Fred Meyer Superstores, average over 165,000 sq. ft. (18,000 sq. meters) with more than 225,000 total items. Product categories include:
Groceries, Jewelry, Home Electronics, Furniture, Lawn & Garden, Health Foods, Hardware, Automotive, Paint, Housewares; plus Men, Women and Children's Shoes & Clothing . Midrange pricing, with aggressive promotions.
Albertson's's 2,200 stores. 250,000 employees. Includes Safeway Stores. - Second largest supermarket chain in North America after Kroger (Fred Meyer). Midrange pricing, with aggressive promotional pricing.
Safeway - National Chain, mostly groceries. - Part of the Albertson's family of companies. Midrange, trending towards upscale products and pricing. Midrange pricing, with aggressive promotional pricing.
Target - National Chain of 1,800+ Superstores. - Groceries, Electronics, Housewares, Hardware, health & Beauty and dry goods. Midrange Pricing. Midrange pricing, with aggressive promotional pricing.
Trader Joe - National Chain of 450+ stores, mostly food and wine. - Low to midrange pricing. Unusual varities of fresh/frozen/packaged food. Most food items are Trader Joe private labeled. Low to Midrange pricing Mid-to-upper quality.
Dollar Tree - National Chain of 13,600 stores. - Frozen, refrigerated and packaged foods. Candy. Cleaning supplies, giftwrap, dry goods, school supplies, toys. Everything is US$1,
Costco - International Chain of 600+ Warehouse stores. - Membership is $60-$120/year. Bulk products, limited selection, warehouse pricing.
WinCo Foods - Regional Chain of 100+ stores, mostly groceries. - Very large variety. Deep Discount Pricing, often beating aggressive promotional pricing.
BiMart - Regional Membership Chain of 70+ stores- Membership is ~$5 good forever. Disount Pricing.
Zupans - Local Chain of 4 stores, mostly groceries and ready-to-eat foods. - Big cut flower sections. Expensive but mostly worth it.
Whole Foods - National Chain of 400+ stores. Groceries and hot ready-to-eat foods.- Expensive but mostly worth it.
Cash and Carry - Local Chain, focused on Restaurants. - Bulk products, limited selection, warehouse pricing. No membership.
New Seasons - Regional Chain with 15 stores, mostly groceries.- Expensive but mostly worth it.
Walmart - International chain of 11,00 Stores. - Superstores called Supercenters, plus Neighborhood Markets. Low-to-Midrange pricing. Generally located in small towns and at the edges of cities. Neighborhood Markets are comparable in size to Albertsons, Safeway, or Whole Foods. There are at least five Neighborhood Markets and six Supercenter stores in the Portland Metro area.
IKEA 373 stores in 47 countries - Listed here because they sell do packaged and ready to eat food. Ikea is more of a Furniture, Rugs, Hosewares, and Art seller. Not everyone has access to an Ikea store, so it is worth mentioning there is one in Portland near the Airport. This store is huge, pricing is aggressive. Worth a few hours of wandering just to take it all in. Access via: MAX Blue Line
Thriftway Independent grocery stores - Neighborhood Supermarkets, some quite nice, using a common brand for marketing and promotion. Some groups have up to 12 stores..
Haggen 18 Stores, 16 Pharmacies. - Neighborhood Supermarkets, some quite nice. Midrange pricing, with promotional pricing.
7-11 57,000 Small Convenience Stores worldwide. - International chain of convenience stores. Some owned and operated, some franchises and licenses in 17 countries. Small packages of general merchandise high with relatively prices.
Plaid Pantry 107 Small Convenience Stores in Oregon and Washington. - Local chain of convenience stores. Small packages of general merchandise with relatively high prices.
Specialty Groceries (sometimes departments within a chain grocery store)
| Indian: | Bazaar Market | 10255 SW Canyon Rd, Beaverton, #52 Bus) |
| Japanese/Asian: | Uwajiwaya | 10500 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale HWY (#54 Bus) |
| Korean/Asian: | Fubon Supermarket | 2850 SE 82nd Ave (#72 Bus) |
| Korean/Asian: | H Mart Supermarket | 13600 SW Pacific Hwy, Tigard (#94, #93 Bus) |
| Korean/Asian: | G Mart | 3975 SW 114th Ave, Beaverton (#52 Bus) |
| Kosher Dept: One Store Only | Safeway | 8145 SW Barbur Blvd, Portland, (#12 Bus) |
| Kosher Dept: One Store Only | Albertsons | 5415 SW Beaverton Hwy (#54 Bus) |
| Mediterranian: | Barbur World Foods | 9845 SW Barbur Blvd Portland, (#12 Bus) |
| Mexican/South American: | La Tapitia Market | 8330 SE Stark St Portland, (#20 Bus) |
| Mexican/South American: | Supermercados | 17420 SE Division St Portland, (#4 Bus) |
| Mexican/South American: | Portland Mercado | 7238 SE Foster Road Portland, (#10 Bus) |
Shopping Malls
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The American Shopping Mall has evolved from open-air to enclosed-and-air-conditioned, and back again. Many early malls have evolved into part-enclosed, part-open. Some malls struggle to draw enough shoppers to keep tennants, and regularly evolve. Successful malls attract nearby stores on land not owned by the same entitiy. The most successful malls (Washington Square, Clackamas, Bridgeport) grow satellite malls.
Malls compete with Superstores with overlapping products lines as well as unique, products, services and demographics.
A sub-trend is the Outlet Mall where department store brands have storefronts. The suggestion is that you can get bargains on last year's merchandise, or a greater variety or both. Merchandise includes clothing, shoes, and housewares. There are two of these about 30 minutes from Downtown Portland to the East and South. More are found at the Coast and along Interstate Highway 5 (I-5) in Washington.
It is difficult to define what should be listed here. We didn't list "Strip Malls" - generally a flat parking lot with an anchor tennant or two, plus a handful of smaller stores and restaurants. Usually everything is visible from at least one point in the parking lot. There are just too many. We do list some here if they have something unique or exceptional.
Many of the 130 Fred Meyer Superstores were built as anchors of strip malls (Beaverton Town Center) or have small store fronts inside the main store or opening onto the parking lot, or all three. Nice but not exceptional.
Where a mall has a parking structure, movie theater, relaxed restaurants, enclosed common space or some other interesting attribute, we'll list it here, sometimes just for the memory of what they once were.
Each is different and must be experienced on its own terms. You may think of it as an adventure, bringing out the urban Hunter / Gatherer in all of us.
Lloyd Center
is a good example of mall evolution. It was Oregon's first modern shopping mall and at various times it was advertised as biggest in the country: When it first opened and later after an expansion. Today it's medium-large. Originally open-air, it was later enclosed and centrally-air-conditioned to keep up with changing markets. It is today the anchor of several other developments collectively called The Lloyd District, which includes hotels, motels, condiminiums, office towers, retirement homes, grocery stores, movie theaters, The Moda Center sports and entertainment venue, and the Oregon Convention Center. The enclosed mall is surrounded by open-air satellite stores including Dollar Tree and Safeway. The Ice Skating Rink has been there since the mall first opened.
Interesting Shopping Malls in the Portland Area:
Lloyd Center Mall Enclosed Fashion Mall, with open-air stores. Ice Rink, Movie Theater and Food Court. - Anchors Include: Ice Rink, Macy's, Sears, Barnes & Noble, Safeway, Dollar Tree.
Access via: MAX Red and Blue and Green lines (Eastbound).
Washington Square Mall A very big and successful enclosed Fashion Mall. Several satellite malls. Food Court - Anchors Include: Tesla Motors, Macy's, Sears, JC Penney, Nordstom, Dick's Sporting Goods. Neighboring properties include Best Buy, Office Depot, Staples, Guitar Center, Burlington Coat Factory Outlet, Malibu Grand Prix, Marshals, Benihana, Office Towers.
Access via: TriMet 43, 45 Bus from Downtown or Barbur Transit Center, TriMet 76, 78 Bus from Beaverton Transit Center, WES Trains.
Pioneer Place Fashion Mall Enclosed Fashion Mall, Movie Theater and Food Court. (10 blocks East of Capstone, Downtown) - Anchors Include: A Movie Theater, Food Court, Apple (A BIG Store) Microsoft (A BIG Store), Big Gap, Forever 21, bebe, Victoria's Secret, H&M, BCBGMAXAZRIA, Bose, Coach, Eddie Bauer, J. Crew, L'Occitane, Louis Vuitton, Tumi
Clackamas Town Square Enclosed Fashion Mall, Movie Theater and Food Court. Anchor of a large number of Satellite Malls. Close to Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center - Anchors Include: JC Penney, Macy's, Nordstrom, REI, Sears, Hallmark, Aeropostale, Barnes & Noble, Ben Bridge, Best Buy, Build-a-Bear, CineMark Movie Theater, claire's Clark's, Coach, Disney Store, Eddie Bauer, Forever 21, Game Stop, GNC, Gap,
Access via: MAX Green Line
Bridgeport Mall Open-air Fashion Mall with an 18-screen Movie Theater. Many other shopping mall and stores have grown around it. - Anchors Include: Saks Fifth Avenue, Apple Store, AT&T, Sur La Table, Tommy Bahama, Urban Outfitters, REK, Whole Foods, The Container Store, Banana Republic, Barnes & Noble, California Pizza, Crate & Barrel, J. Crew, LOFT,
Access via: TriMet 76 Bus Line
Cedar Hills Crossing / Beaverton Mall An older mall, once all enclosed, now doing very well as a combination of enclosed and open air. - Anchors Include: Powells Books, Winco, Sports Authority, Century Theater, Best Buy, Office Depot, Old Navy,
Access via: TriMet Bus 20 from Downtown or Susnset Transit Center
Jantzen Beach Mall Built as an enclosed mall, this property has evolved into a hybrid of open-air and enclosed. This Oregon shopping center is close to the State of Washington and Interstate Highway 5 (I-5). People from Washington like to shop here to avoid Sales Tax. - Anchors and nearby retailers include: Safeway, several hotels and motels, The Home Depot, Target, Stapels, Old Navy, Best Buy, Bedmart, Video Only, Michaels Craft Supplies, Burllington Coat Factory, TJ Maxx, Toys 'R' Us.
Access via: TriMet Bus 4 and 6
Mall 205 Now a combined enclosed and open air mall. - Anchors Include: Home Depot, Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, 24 Hour Fitness, Famous footware.
Access via:
Vancouver Mall Enclosed Fashion Mall. Once had an Ice Rink. Anchor to several satellite businesses and sub-malls. - Anchors Include: JC Penney, Macy's, Sears, Old Navy, Famous Footwear, Forever-21, Fred Meyer Jewelers, GNC, GameStop
Access via: C-TRAN Bus Lines: 4, 7, 32, 72, 76, 80
Fubon Shopping Center Asian mall, anchored by an Asian Grocery Store - Anchor tennant: Fubon Grocery Store featuring Asian Groceries and ready-to-eat items, plus many small entrepreneurial businesses.
Access via: Trimet 4, 9 and 72 Bus
Progress Ridge Townsquare Mostly a strip mall but it has a Cinetopia where you can be served a meal and beverage while watching a first-run movie. - Anchors Include: Cinetopia, New Seasons Market, Nikki Sushi
Access via: Automobile only.
Eastport Plaza Once an enclosed mall, it has evolved to survive. - Anchors Include: Walmart, Century Cinema, JoAnn Fabrics Supperstore, Dollar Tree
Access via: Trimet 9, 17 and 72 Bus
Gateway Shopping Center Once an enclosed mall, it has evolved to an open air strip mall. Noteworthy for being attached to the Gateway Light Rail Transit Center. - Anchors Include: Fred Meyer, Kohl's, Office Depot, Ross Dress for Less,
Access via: MAX Red, Green, Blue, Interstate-84 and 205
Woodburn Outlet Mall A very large outlet mall with some aspects of Strip Mall and some aspects of open air Fashion Mall - Anchors Include: Addidas, Calvin Klein, Columbia Sportswear, Eddie Bauer, Corning, Gap, Guess, Samsonite, Splendid Table, Levi's, Nike, Polo, Tommy Hilfiger
Access via: Automobile. 29.8 miles South of Downtown, about 32 minutes in light traffic. The mall is visible to the west of Interstate Highway 5 (I-5) at the Woodburn Exit.
Columbia Gorge Premium Outlet Mall - Anchors Include: Addidas, Calvin Klein, Columbia Sportswear, Eddie Bauer Gap, Guess, Levi's, Nike, Polo, Tommy Hilfiger
Access via: Automobile, TriMet 77 Bus
Newly Remodeled Stadium Fred Meyer Store - 6.5 blocks West of Capstone
Safeway Ready to Eat Deli Department - 7 blocks Southeast of Capstone
Elephant's Ready to Eat Deli Case - 9 blocks West of Capstone