Meijer
American hypermarket chain
Meijer Inc. (, MY-ər) is an American regional supercenter chain headquartered in Walker, Michigan, a suburb of Grand Rapids. The company currently operates in the states of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Wisconsin, and is planning expansion into Pennsylvania. Meijer operates over 500 stores, including over 270 "supercenters", as well as numerous smaller-scale supermarkets, grocery stores, and fuel stations.
The company was founded in 1934 as a supermarket chain in Greenville, Michigan, by Dutch immigrant Hendrik Meijer. Since then, Meijer has grown throughout the Great Lakes region of the United States, and today employs about 70,000 people. It is ranked by Forbes as the 14th-largest private company in the United States, and is the country's 23rd-largest retailer by revenue as of 2025.
History
Meijer was founded as Meijer's in Greenville, Michigan, in 1934 by Hendrik Meijer, a Dutch immigrant. Meijer was a local barber who entered the grocery business during the Great Depression. His first employees included his 14-year-old son, Frederik Meijer, who later became chairman of the company.
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