GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Local dignitaries last month joined in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of Meijer Inc.’s first small-format store in metropolitan Detroit. Woodward Corner Market anchors a mixed-use development in Royal Oak, Mich. The 41,000-square-foot store features open-air elements, with 25-foot ceilings, a pedestrian-friendly design and six garage-style doors that open
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Woodward Corner Market, a new neighborhood grocery store by operated by Meijer Inc., is scheduled to open on January 29 at Thirteen Mile Road and Woodward Ave. in Royal Oak, a suburb of Detroit. The market is focused on bringing a mix of fresh, convenient food and value to customers in
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer Inc. has expanded its Shop & Scan self-checkout option to all of its stores in Ohio. The mobile shopping app allows customers to scan and bag their purchases as they shop, enabling them to avoid checkout lines and personalize their shopping trip. Customers can download the free Meijer Mobile App
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — One week after an historic day for Meijer, on which it opened three stores in a single day for the first time in its 85-year history, the Midwest family-owned retailer has now launched its popular Meijer Home Delivery service in suburban Cleveland. Starting Tuesday, more than 90,000 households in Avon, Mentor and Stow
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer Inc. is opening three new supercenters next month in the northeast Ohio cities of Mentor, Stow and Avon. Meijer officials and local dignitaries are scheduled to participate in ribbon-cutting ceremonies at the stores on May 14. Promotions and special events are set to begin May 19 at each of the
NEW YORK — Although most preseason forecasters anticipate robust consumer spending during the year-end holidays, retailers are leaving little to chance. Walmart launched a mobile technology called Check Out With Me designed to allow employees to check out customers in the busiest areas of the store, such as the consumer electronics and toy departments. Walmart
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer Inc. is continuing its steady expansion drive, opening its newest supercenter last month in Hudsonville, Mich. It is slated to open a new, smaller-format store under a different banner in Grand Rapids late this month. The Hudsonville supercenter measures 155,000 square feet and combines traditional design elements with innovative features.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Meijer has expanded its presence in Indianapolis with the opening Tuesday of a 192,000-square-foot supercenter in the city’s North Kessler neighborhood. “We always work hard to find locations that will benefit from our offerings, so we are proud to provide our new neighbors in Indianapolis with our great combination of selection
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer Inc.’s expansion plans for the year include an investment of more than $400 million in projects that will include the construction of nine new Meijer supercenters and the remodeling of 32 other outlets. “We are pleased to continue to grow and invest in the Midwest communities that have supported us
Walmart has begun closing stores, as the retailer had previously announced. Most of the closings involve the Express stores the company began opening over the past two years in the belief that it could more successfully compete with the likes of such small-store retailers as drug and dollar stores with convenience-oriented stores than the big
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer Inc. says its pharmacies reached a major milestone late last month when the retailer’s free prescription program hit 30 million prescriptions dispensed since the program launched in October 2006. The program has saved customers more than $422 million, said Nat Love, vice president of pharmacy for the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based