May 13, 2021 by MMR
Meijer, Meijer president and CEO Rick Keyes, supercenter
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.— Meijer has opened three new 155,000-square-foot supercenters, Meijer president and CEO Rick Keyes said Thursday. Located in Seven Hills and Boardman, Ohio, and Westfield, Indiana, the new stores promise “a state-of-the-art shopping experience,” providing customers multiple ways to shop in a specialty store environment. “These new stores reinforce our ongoing commitment to
April 26, 2021 by MMR
Meijer, vaccines
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer pharmacies have crossed the threshold of one million vaccine doses administered through the retailer’s in-store clinics, and they are now launching a “walk-up” vaccine program at all Meijer locations. “The one million vaccine milestone is a tremendous achievement by our incredibly hard-working pharmacy teams,” Meijer President & CEO Rick Keyes said. “When
April 8, 2021 by MMR
Meijer, pandemic, shopping trends
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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
April 5, 2021 by MMR
diversity, inclusion, Meijer, Urban League
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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
March 22, 2021 by MMR
COVID-19 vaccination, COVID-19 vaccinations, Meijer
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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
March 16, 2021 by MMR
COVID-19 vaccinations, Meijer, Meijer president and CEO Rick Keyes
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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
February 26, 2021 by MMR
ECRM, Meijer, RangeMe, supplier diversity
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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
February 16, 2021 by MMR
Ahold Delhaize USA Brands, Albertsons Companies, Beyond the Bag, ChicoBag, Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag, CVS Health, Dollar General, Domtar, Eon, Fill it Forward, GOATOTE, Hy-Vee, Meijer, PlasticFri, Returnity, SmartC, Sway, Target and Walmart, The Kroger Co., The TJX Companies, Wakefern Food Corp., Walgreens
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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
February 8, 2021 by MMR
COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, Meijer, vaccination
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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
January 28, 2021 by MMR
Albertsons Cos., Amazon, Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality, BJ's Wholesale Club, Corporate Equality Index, Costco, Dollar General, Food Lion, GIANT, Giant Eagle, Giant Food, Kroger, Meijer, Peapod Digital Labs, Retail Business Services, Rite Aid, Target, Walgreens, Walmart
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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
January 26, 2021 by MMR
home fitness, Meijer
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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
January 25, 2021 by MMR
fight hunger, food pantries, Meijer, Meijer Simply Give
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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