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Meijer Surprises Customers With Holiday Shopping Sprees

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Meijer held its 10th annual Very Merry Meijer event, surprising customers with holiday shopping sprees.  In each of the retailer’s 262 stores across the Midwest, directors and executives gave one in-store customer a $1,000 shopping spree and presented two Meijer employees with $200 gift cards. “Celebrating the 10th anniversary of this special […]

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Meijer Opening Fairfax Market Jan. 16 In Cleveland

Meijer plans to open Fairfax Market, its first small-format neighborhood concept store outside of Michigan, on Jan. 16 at 2190 E. 105th St. in Cleveland. Located in the Cleveland Innovation District, the 40,000-square-foot market will address food insecurity, support economic development and provide a grocery destination for residents of Fairfax and other neighborhoods, as well […]

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Meijer, EVgo Expand Partnership With New EV Stations

Meijer has expanded its partnership with EVgo Inc. to install fast-charging stations with up to six stalls equipped with high-power 350kW chargers at select locations across Ohio. To date, EVgo has deployed 24 stalls at six Meijer locations in Michigan and Ohio, including key metropolitan markets such as Cincinnati, Columbus and Detroit. “EVgo has always […]

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Study: Amazon Leads Grocery Retailers In Personalization

A special edition of dunnhumby’s Retailer Preference Index, designed to determine which retailers in the $1 trillion U.S. grocery market best personalize the customer shopping experience, finds that Amazon leads the way, followed by H-E-B in second and then Kroger. According to the inaugural report for “Leadership in Personalization,” these three retailers are at the […]

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Walmart Claims Top Spot On 2023 Kantar Benchmarking Report

Kantar has released its annual industry benchmarking report 2023 PoweRanking, which identifies retailers and manufacturers/suppliers that set the standard of performance, ranked by their trading partners. Walmart claimed the top spot for retailers for its 27th consecutive year, while PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, P&G, Nestle and General Mills round out the top five suppliers for 2023. “It is a […]

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Meijer Team Gives Program Helps 1.7K Nonprofits In Three Years

The third annual Meijer Team Gives fall program empowers team members to grant $3 million in surprise donations to nearly 500 nonprofits within their communities. This announcement follows the retailer’s Meijer Team Gives spring program earlier this year, which resulted in $1.5 million to nearly 300 nonprofits. “Meijer Team Gives empowers our team members to choose nonprofits and […]

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Six Meijer Employees Garner Highest Company Honors

Meijer has announced the six recipients of its 2023 Legacy Awards, the highest recognition an employee can receive from the grocer. They were recognized in two categories – the Fred Meijer Award and the President’s Award. Named for the retailer’s co-founder, the former goes to an employee who demonstrates humility, generosity and passion for serving […]

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Meijer Reduces Plastic Packaging In Bolthouse Farms’ Partnership

Meijer is the first retailer nationwide to carry Earthbound Farm Organic Mini Peeled Carrots, packaged by Bolthouse Farms in compostable bags. According to Ron Lovelace, director of produce for Meijer, the partnership with Bolthouse Farms – one of the retailer’s longest supplier relationships – reflects the company’s preference for offering its customers more sustainable packaging […]

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Health, Tech Highlight 2023 Global Produce And Floral Show

The greatest challenge for the fresh produce and floral industry continues to be getting people to consume more of its products, according to Cathy Burns, CEO of the International Fresh Produce Association. “If you look at the data, consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables remains well below both the U.S. Dietary Guidelines and the World […]

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EPA’s GreenChill Program Recognizes Achievements In Refrigerant Management

In a ceremony at the FMI – The Food Industry Association’s Energy and Store Development Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Program recognized 12 food retail companies and one manufacturer of advanced refrigeration systems for their achievements. “Participants in the GreenChill Partnership and Store Certification Programs have been leading the industry […]

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The Fresh Market Offers Grocery Delivery Through Uber Eats

Greensboro, North Carolina-based The Fresh Market Inc. has partnered with Uber Eats to offer on-demand and scheduled delivery to customers across the grocer’s operating areas. Beginning Sept. 14, all 161 stores will be available to shop through Uber and Uber Eats. With this new partnership, customers will be able to use Uber’s apps to order […]

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Meijer Highlights Products, Businesses For Hispanic Heritage Month

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Meijer is highlighting a collection of grocery brands, home goods, assorted gifts and clothing to promote Hispanic-owned businesses and celebrate the histories, cultures and contributions of their communities. Through Oct. 15, Meijer shoppers can learn more about and purchase a variety of featured grocery and general […]

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The Save Mart Companies, Uber Eats Partner For Grocery Delivery

Uber Technologies Inc. has partnered with Modesto, California-based The Save Mart Companies to bring Save Mart, Lucky and FoodMaxx locations to the Uber Eats app for on-demand and scheduled delivery. More than 190 stores in The Save Mart Companies are available to shop through Uber and Uber Eats. With this new partnership, customers will be able […]

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Vendor Deadline Nears For Meijer’s Sustainability Summit

In an effort to expand its sustainable product offerings in categories storewide, Meijer will hold its second annual virtual Sustainability Summit Oct. 11-13. The Grand Rapids, Michigan-based company wants to engage suppliers in categories ranging from food/health/beauty and everyday essentials to pets, apparel and general merchandise. Meijer is targeting 38 different certifications on vendor products […]

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Meijer LPGA Classic Raises $1.25M For Midwest Food Pantries

For the second consecutive year, the 2023 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give raised $1.25 million to help stock the shelves of 268 food pantries across the Midwest. Including this year’s event at Blythefield Country Club, which was won by Ireland’s Leona Maguire, the Meijer LPGA Classic has generated nearly $10 million for Simply Give. […]

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Meijer LPGA Classic Partners With Diverse-Owned Businesses

The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give will feature more than a dozen local diverse-owned restaurants at J. Brewer’s, a premium hospitality experience on the fourth fairway of Blythefield Country Club in Belmont, Michigan. Throughout tournament week on June 15-18, Meijer will collaborate with local, diverse-owned food and beverage restaurants and vendors to supply experiences for spectators. “Our purpose […]

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Meijer, Kellogg Partner On Middle School Sports Donation

Tony the Tiger and Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes Mission Tiger are partnering with Meijer to make a $55,000 donation through the education nonprofit DonorsChoose to help fund middle school sports projects. Since 2019, Tony the Tiger and Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes have embarked on a mission to give more kids access to the benefits of sports with the launch […]

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Meijer Opens New Supercenter May 11 In Elkhart, IN

Meijer opened a new 159,000-square-foot supercenter May 11 in Elkhart, Indiana, making it the 11th Meijer store in Northern Indiana. The store, located at 2500 Cassopolis St., features digital shopping solutions, including shop and scan, which allows shoppers to scan barcodes via a mobile app and bag items as they shop. It also features discounts on surplus food through […]

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Meijer Seeks Vendor Partners For Company Product Line

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Meijer is seeking elevated food products from food manufacturers across the globe to expand its Frederik’s by Meijer line in its more than 260 supercenters and grocery stores across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin. Prospective vendors interested in partnering with Meijer to offer their retail-ready products as part of the retailer’s premium quality food line should submit their interest here. By submitting […]