Meijer opened three new stores May 6, expanding its presence in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio with a mix of supercenter and grocery formats.
The openings include a new Meijer Grocery store in Rochester Hills, Michigan; and new supercenters in Brownsburg, Indiana, and Bainbridge Township, Ohio.
The Rochester Hills location is the retailer’s fourth Meijer Grocery format store in the Midwest and its third in Michigan.
“As a family company that’s been serving Midwest customers for more than 90 years, we are honored to be able to continue bringing value and convenience to more customers,” said Hank Meijer, executive chairman of the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based retailer.
“We understand that value is more important now than ever before, and we will continue working to ensure that Meijer customers are getting the best prices on quality items in one easy stop.”
Rochester Hills brings streamlined format
The new 47,000-square-foot Meijer Grocery store at 1495 N. Rochester Road in Rochester Hills features a condensed footprint for a food-focused shopping experience.
The store offers customers the essential categories needed for a quick trip or weekly restock, including produce, dry grocery, fresh meat cut daily, bakery with in-store cake decorators, full-service deli, pharmacy, health and beauty, baby, pets, consumables, cards, party and floral.
Rochester Hills Grocery Store Director Cynthia Griggs and her team welcomed customers when the store opened. A ribbon-cutting was held later.
The team presented $15,000 donations to Leader Dogs for the Blind and Rainbow Connection, an organization granting wishes and providing support to kids with life-threatening illnesses.
Brownsburg is Meijer’s 44th Indiana location
The new 159,000-square-foot supercenter at 9202 E. 56th St. in Brownsburg is the retailer’s 44th store in Indiana.
Meijer offers a farm-fresh produce section, as well as an extensive deli and meat department and a full array of specialty, national brand and Meijer-branded grocery items.
The new supercenter also features a full-service pharmacy, as well as general merchandise, including baby and pet departments, apparel, beauty care, a floral department and an outdoor garden center.
With a presence in Indiana since 1994, Meijer has more than 13,000 employees statewide at stores and distribution and manufacturing facilities.
To mark the occasion, Meijer made $10,000 donations to three local organizations: Brownsburg Education Foundation, Messiah Lutheran Church Food Pantry and Family Promise of Hendricks County.
Bainbridge Township marks a notable site
The new 159,000-square-foot supercenter in Northeast Ohio is located at 7300 Aurora Road in Aurora, on the site of the former Geauga Lake amusement park.
Meijer opened its first store in Ohio in 1981. The retailer employs more than 14,000 team members statewide at 59 stores, along with the retailer’s distribution and manufacturing facilities in Tipp City.
Bainbridge Township Store Director Drew Manning met with customers when the doors opened at 6 a.m., followed by a ribbon-cutting event. Meijer made $30,000 in donations to three local organizations, which each received checks for $10,000 during the store’s opening week: Kenston School District, Bainbridge Civic Club and the Aurora Schools Foundation.
Time-saving digital shopping solutions
Each of the new stores features digital shopping solutions, including Shop & Scan, which lets shoppers scan barcodes via the Meijer mobile app and bag items as they shop.
The stores also offer discounts on surplus food via the Flashfood app, feature an expanded area for Meijer Home Delivery and Pickup services and mPerks rewards.
The new stores will offer Meijer brands, including Frederik’s by Meijer and True Goodness.
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