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When Fairfax Market opens in Cleveland on Jan. 16, a new face with decades of retail experience will be leading the team. Alan Jordan is the Store Director at the new market located in the heart...

The holidays are a time for kindness and joy, and for the past 10 years, unsuspecting customers across all our Meijer stores witnessed the magic firsthand during our Very Merry Meijer surprise and...

Every year, hundreds of thousands of poinsettias in a variety of shades, from deep red to creamy white, brighten our Meijer stores before customers carry them out by the armfuls. For more than 60...

In 2020, we opened a new supercenter in Bad Axe, Mich. While the store and parking lot took up 18 acres, what remained was a 16-acre section of tillable land around the store, and an opportunity...

Earlier this year, our Ypsilanti, Mich. store donated $5,000 to Dress for Success Michigan as part of the spring 2023 Meijer Team Gives program. Most recently, our Detroit-area team members...

Meijer Store Director Jeremiah Hernandez served in the U.S. Army/Army Reserve for 10 years and was deployed to Iraq to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. One of the biggest things he misses about...

Korean War veteran Phil Wendel greets every customer at our Sterling Heights store with a smile and a salute. Phil has worked as a greeter at the store for more than 13 years and gathered a...

When Marlea Schumacher joined Meijer as a party store clerk at the Pierson Road store in Flint on Dec. 1, 1973, little did she know she had started a journey to a fulfilling career. She soon moved...

When someone in or near Summit County, Ohio, is facing the challenge of cancer — whether their own diagnosis or that of a loved one — they can turn to Stewart’s Caring Place for extra...

The Meijer Legacy Awards recognize team members who’ve made a significant impact on their teams, customers, and communities. This year’s winners shared thoughts on their careers and what...

A new seed donation program at 36 mid-Michigan Meijer stores has the potential to grow thousands of pounds of fresh produce for area families, and keep its packaging out of landfills. In...

Store Director Scott Hoffman has a passion for shopping local, and it shows in his Fort Wayne store, where he’s made a point to bring in local vendors to the Meijer shelves to sit alongside...

If you ask customer Angie May how she feels about her Meijer pharmacy, she breaks into a big smile. “I’m a fangirl for my Meijer pharmacy. They’re all like family to me,” she said. So when...

Thanks to one team member’s suggestion, the Meijer store team in Warren, Mich. voted to donate $5,000 to a nonprofit helping domestic violence survivors in their community recently. Survivors of...

This summer, the Meijer Disability Awareness and Advocacy Group -- also known as mDAAG -- joined Junior Achievement (JA) and the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ABVI) for a...

When a new Meijer store broke ground in Westfield, Ind. in 2020, Student Impact Executive Director Danyele Easterhaus was amazed to get a call inquiring about a partnership. “They were still...

We love when our team members support the communities they serve, especially during the summer months when we can volunteer in the great outdoors. This summer, our Newport, Mich. Distribution...

The Meijer West Detroit market and regional team recently took part in the Livingston County United Way 21st Annual Day of Caring. This annual event brings together hundreds of volunteers to help...

During their 50-year careers with Meijer, Steve Fankhauser, Jim Stoutjesdyk and Doug Zoller have had a driver’s-seat view of the technological advances of the company’s fleet. Most of their...

Teacher spending for the classroom continues to increase drastically each year. In fact, according to new surveys conducted by Adopt A Classroom, teachers spent an average of $860 on school...

Many families continue to struggle to make ends meet and put food on the table, however, with programs like Simply Give, many can get the help they need. Joyce Yaklin knows this firsthand. “Our...

The Escanaba and Marquette Meijer stores work together quite often, collaborating on store initiatives and regional projects. But in the course of their busy days, they don’t discuss everything....

John Schultz is a true fixture on Grand Rapids’ West Side. As a Bridge Street Market team member and president of the John Ball Area Neighbors (JBAN), John can be found at various community...

When Phil Davisson started working for Meijer in June 1973, he never imagined that 50 years later, he’d be celebrating his own retirement from the company and his first store’s 50th anniversary all...

Since 2021, Meijer Team Gives annually empowers Meijer store and distribution facility team members to select and donate to nonprofits meaningful to them and their local communities. During a...

When Robert Sarro II took a job with Meijer two years ago as a senior in high school, he didn’t expect to grow in his role, while also getting a degree post-high school for free. Thanks to the...

In this year’s Progressive Grocer Top Women in Grocery Awards, we had a total of 18 winners across three categories, including Senior-Level Executives, Rising Stars and Store Managers. We asked...

The timing of a generous donation from the Meijer Simply Give program couldn’t come at a better time for Ohio food pantry, South Hills Lend-A-Hand. Located in Broadview Heights, Ohio since 1987,...

In the past, Northeast Ohio resident Marilou Senseman rarely went shopping with her family or left the area for trips. With an adult daughter in a wheelchair, weekly grocery runs and vacations are...

Treating all people with dignity and respect is a core value at Meijer, and this summer, our stores offered a special opportunity to increase awareness and provide opportunities to support the...

“Food is in my blood, I breathe it,” said Chef Calvin Harris, Owner of Spiced Up Seasonings. Calvin grew up in a family that loved food, especially barbeque. It was almost a given that he’d...

As a Michigan-based company, we take pride in preserving our natural resources. Surrounded by our beautiful Great Lakes, we find it incredibly fulfilling when we support our neighborhood beaches...

Today, 18.4 million children live without a biological, step, or adoptive father at home. Despite this challenging statistic, one local organization is working to reduce this staggering number one...

Meet Kitty Shew, a 92-year-old greeter at Store 258 in Richmond, Ky. She is a face any regular customer would recognize and has become an integral part of the Richmond community. Originally from...

Created in a church closet more than three decades ago, the Carmel United Methodist Church Missions Food Pantry has grown so much that it has taken over the church parsonage. For more than 300...

The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give is more than just a golf tournament. In its ninth year of play, the tournament raised $1.25 million for Simply Give, the Meijer hunger relief program that...

The heavy storms that went through Toledo, Ohio earlier this month left a devastating impact on the city. Among the consequences was a widespread power outage, affecting more than 5,000 residents....

When Jeremy Kirst, an avid golf fan from Grafton, Wis., found out about an opportunity to volunteer at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give 3 years ago, he packed his bags and headed around the...

Diagnosed with brain cancer two years ago, 17-year-old Jude is always thinking of others. When Jude found out that he was eligible for Make-A-Wish® Michigan, he didn’t want to go on a trip or...

The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give will continue to highlight the retailer's ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion by once again featuring more than a dozen local diverse-owned...

Paola Carlson made her debut at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give last year with her floral arrangements and chocolate-dipped strawberries during a luncheon at the golf course. She also had...

In honor of our purpose to enrich lives in the communities we serve, United Way of South Central Michigan - Capital Area presented Meijer with its annual Corporate Partner of the Year Award at an...

The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give is a major draw for golf fans and foodies, but it’s also considered one of the best golf tournaments for family fun. The family friendly amenities are a...

Last year, Meijer was the first retailer to deploy innovative litter capture and clean-up drones drones to clean Midwest beaches. This year, we are sending more BeBots and Pixie Drones to collect...

Angela Mead wasn’t sure about volunteering for the Meijer LPGA Classic until she attended as a spectator. The next year, when she saw a chance to volunteer, she quickly signed up. “That first...

Although we’re just approaching biking season here in the Midwest, the Indianapolis Meijer store in the Broad Ripple neighborhood of the city has supported kids and biking since late last year...

The Meijer Legacy Awards recognizes team members who have made a significant impact on their teams, customers and communities. This year’s 7 winners came from our stores, distribution centers...

When Jenny Cavanaugh was hired at Meijer on Jan. 26, 1973, she never envisioned she would still be there half a century later. “I was only going to work here 2 years to get money to go to...

The all-electric Meijer tractor-trailer was one of the heftiest rides to roll into the 2023 Michigan International Auto Show, and its zero-emissions engine gave it a light footprint when it comes...

It’s been a year of news headlines for Meijer as we launched several sustainable initiatives, beginning with an announcement in January 2022 about a new commitment to reduce our absolute carbon...