1 EXHIBIT 8.2 [LATHAM & WATKINS LETTERHEAD] January 23, 1998 Food 4 Less Holdings, Inc. c/o Ralphs Grocery Company 1100 West Artesia Boulevard Compton, California 90220 Re: Agreement and Plan of Merger Dated as of November 6, 1997, By and Among Fred...Fred Meyer Inc • January 26th, 1998 • Retail-department stores
January 23, 1998 Re: Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of November 6, 1997 by and between Fred Meyer, Inc., Q-Acquisition Corp. and Quality Food Centers, Inc. Fred Meyer, Inc. 3800 S.E. 22nd Avenue Portland, Oregon 97202 Ladies and Gentlemen: You...Fred Meyer Inc • January 26th, 1998 • Retail-department stores
1 EXHIBIT 8.3 [S&A LETTERHEAD] January 26, 1998 Quality Food Centers, Inc. 10112 N.E. 10th Street, Suite 201 Bellevue, Washington 98004 Ladies and Gentlemen: We refer to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of November 6, 1997, as amended on...Fred Meyer Inc • January 26th, 1998 • Retail-department stores
