GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — As the one-year mark into pandemic living has officially passed, Meijer has revealed some of the most surprising shopping trends from the height of the shutdown to the ongoing changes in home and work lifestyles across the Midwest. While home delivery and pickup services doubled at Meijer stores over the last
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer on Monday announced an investment of $1 million in 19 Urban League chapters across the Midwest that align with its focus areas of economic impact, health, workforce development and education. The retailer said the move is part of an ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion. “Meijer cares about the communities it
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer is working is supporting a mass vaccination effort in its home state of Michigan. The retailer’s online registration site has been used by 110,000 people who have signed up for a mass vaccination clinic that will be held beginning this week at Detroit’s Ford Field football stadium. Ford Field will
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer registered more than 35,000 people in less than 24 hours after opening registration for the upcoming COVID-19 vaccination clinics that begin next week at Ford Field. The retailer opened its online registration process just after 4 p.m. on March 15, and immediately saw an extremely high volume of people register to participate in
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer will host a supplier diversity event in May, allowing diverse-owned businesses nationwide the opportunity to get their products in front of the retailer’s merchants. After meeting with nearly 250 diverse suppliers at its first Supplier Diversity Summit in November, the retailer plans to meet with even more at the upcoming
NEW YORK — The Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag has picked the nine winners of its Beyond the Bag Challenge, which is designed to find more sustainable alternatives to the traditional plastic retail bag. The winners are: ChicoBag, Domtar, Eon, Fill it Forward, GOATOTE, PlasticFri, Returnity, SmartC and Sway. The winning solutions fall into
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.— Meijer is preparing to launch a series of vaccine clinics this week at stores throughout the State of Michigan, the retailer said Monday, with plans to administer up to 25,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses by week’s end. The vaccines will be administered to Michiganders 65 years and older who have pre-registered through the
NEW YORK — Ahold Delhaize’s GIANT Co. and Food Lion, along with such retailers as Kroger, Walgreens and Walmart, were among the retailers recognized as being among the best places to work for LGBTQ equality. They received perfect marks on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index. A record-breaking 767 major U.S. businesses
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — When fitness equipment like kettlebells, hand weights and dumbbells became hot sellers at the start of the pandemic, Midwestern retailer Meijer created a Michigan-made solution to bolster supply and address the more than 300% increase of demand its stores were seeing as shoppers enhanced their home gyms. That solution is making
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer Inc.’s Simply Give program raised more than $7.6 million in 2020 to help food pantries feed hungry families in their communities. “Despite the difficult circumstances many families faced last year, we were proud to join forces with our customers to help those who needed it most,” said Cathy Cooper, Senior Director
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer plans to host its first virtual “localization summit” on April 1. The event is designed to give local businesses across the retailer’s six-state footprint a chance to get their products in front of Meijer’s merchants. “We are proud to be a Midwestern retailer and want to carry products that highlight
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Midwest retailer Meijer has been chosen by Michigan as an initial pharmacy partner to help administer COVID-19 vaccines. Meijer has 120 pharmacies throughout the state and more than 250 pharmacies throughout its six-state footprint. The retailer also announced a text-based registration process for those who want to register to receive the