GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Midwestern grocery retailer Meijer Inc. on Monday announced its involvement in a wind energy center that contributes to its renewable energy portfolio and marks a significant move toward meeting its carbon reduction goal. The announcement came just six months after Meijer announced its goal of reducing 50% of its absolute carbon
MMR‘s sister publication, Chain Drug Review, has named the National Association of Chain Drug Stores its Retailer of the Year. The designation might seem odd for an association, but NACDS is an organization comprised of retailers, with C-suite executives from member companies comprising the board of directors. This edition of Video Forum features three of
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer Inc. is expanding the pet departments in its stores, offering a wider assortment of everything from food and treats to Halloween costumes for pets. Meijer notes that an estimated 29 million people plan to dress their pets up for Halloween, according to the National Retail Federation. To meet that need,
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer Inc. said Wednesday that it is expanding its Meijer Home Delivery program to include a pick-up option at stores across the Midwest. “Customers are always looking for ways to manage busy schedules and maximize their time, so we believe offering pick up enhances our Meijer Home Delivery program, especially around the
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer Inc. has introduced two store concepts that the retailer is testing as it seeks new ways to reach shoppers. The smaller-format outlets are part of an expansion drive that also produced two traditional supercenters that opened in its home state earlier this summer. Company officials said results of the experiment
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — With the holidays approaching, Meijer Inc. announced it was adding toys, artificial trees and other seasonal items to its home delivery service. Meijer earlier this year introduced online shopping with delivery of more than 70,000 grocery items and general merchandise to more than 10 million households across the Midwest via third-party
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer Inc. announced that it is making home delivery available across its six-state footprint. The retailer said it is teaming with smartphone app Shipt to bring home delivery to shoppers here in Grand Rapids, beginning March 29. The service will also be made available to shoppers in the Indianapolis and Fort
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer Inc. said it intends to invest more than $375 million this year in new and remodeled stores. The investment includes construction of seven new Meijer supercenters and 22 remodel projects. “These projects represent an investment in our customers, team members and the local communities that have supported us for so
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Meijer president Rick Keyes will take on the additional title of chief executive officer, effective January 1. In that post he will succeed current CEO Hank Meijer, who will serve as executive chairman of the Meijer board. “We have witnessed Rick’s deep understanding and appreciation of our culture and his passion
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer Inc. announced that shoppers of all sizes will soon be able to browse the same clothing racks at all 230 of its stores across the Midwest. The integration is expected to be complete by early next year, bringing together everything from missy size small to plus 3X. Meijer pointed out
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer Inc. recently unveiled its Heritage Center with the company’s history from its founder Hendrik Meijer’s arrival in the United States through the retailer’s most recent innovations and expansions. “Our grandfather and dad took a risk when they started this company in the midst of the Great Depression,” cochairman Doug Meijer
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer Inc. continues to expand in the Midwest, with store openings earlier this month in Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. The new supercenters include Meijer’s 12th in Indianapolis — a 192,000-square-foot outlet that the company opened on June 7 in the city’s North Kessler neighborhood. “We always work hard to find locations