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Meijer opens three new supercenters in Ohio, Indiana

Retailer extends reach of one-stop shopping concept in Midwestern market area

Russell Redman

May 14, 2021

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Meijer's newest supercenters are 155,000-square-foot locations in Seven Hills and Boardman, Ohio, and Westfield, Ind.Meijer

Meijer has expanded its Midwestern retail footprint with the opening of three new supercenters, including two in Ohio and one in Indiana.

The new 155,000-square-foot stores, announced yesterday, are located in Seven Hills and Boardman, Ohio, and Westfield, Ind., giving Meijer a total of 259 supercenters and grocery stores across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin.

“These new stores reinforce our ongoing commitment to serving the needs of communities at a time when everyone is looking for a one-stop shopping experience,” Meijer President and CEO Rick Keyes said in a statement. “We look forward to providing a customer-focused store that offers fresh options and innovation to help reshape how customers shop for the groceries and items they need while keeping their families safe.”

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Meijer had last opened new supercenters in July 2020, when five 159,000-square-foot stores made their debut in Manitowoc, Wis.; Sycamore, Ill.; Bad Axe, Mich.; and Brimfield and Lorain, Ohio.

The past several years also have seen Meijer expand its neighborhood grocery concept in Michigan. The retailer opened Bridge Street Market, a 37,000-square-foot store on the west side of Grand Rapids, in late August 2018. That was followed by the 41,000-square-foot Woodward Corner Market in January 2020 and the 37,000-square-foot Capital City Market in downtown Lansing in October 2020.

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Plans call for the fourth small-format store, the 42,000-square-foot Rivertown Market, to open later this year in Detroit’s East Jefferson Corridor.

Meijer said the latest supercenters in Ohio and Indiana house more than 600 varieties of farm-fresh produce, 150 USD-certified organic items, a full-service meat department, a pharmacy, and a large pet department offering 500 varieties of treats for dogs and cats, premium foods and 200 pet toys. The retailer noted that the stores’ general merchandise selection includes items more often found in specialty stores, ranging from women’s apparel — with “on-trend styles in every size, on the same rack, at the same price” — to beauty care and an expansive baby department.

Amenities at the new supercenters include Shop & Scan, which allows customers to use a mobile app to scan product barcodes and bag their items as they shop to speed checkout, as well as Meijer Home Delivery and Pickup for groceries and other online orders.

Meijer said the new stores are currently operating under adjusted hours and maintaining COVID-19 safety measures. Floor decals indicate proper social distancing, while plexiglass shields at all checkout stations provide an additional safeguard. The company added that it continues to require all people entering a Meijer store or Meijer Express station — shoppers and staff included — to wear a face covering.

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“Throughout the past few months, our Meijer team members have worked diligently to prepare these new stores amid unprecedented challenges, and for that we are all proud and inspired,” Keyes added. “We are looking forward to providing the important items our customers need in the cleanest shopping environment as we work together in the new communities that have welcomed us.”

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Russell Redman

Senior Editor
Supermarket News

Russell Redman has served as senior editor at Supermarket News since April 2018, his second tour with the publication. In his current role, he handles daily news coverage for the SN website and contributes news and features for the print magazine, as well as participates in special projects, podcasts and webinars and attends industry events. Russ joined SN from Racher Press Inc.’s Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers magazines, where he served as desk/online editor for more than nine years, covering the food/drug/mass retail sector. 

Russell Redman’s more than 30 years of experience in journalism span a range of editorial manager, editor, reporter/writer and digital roles at a variety of publications and websites covering a breadth of industries, including retailing, pharmacy/health care, IT, digital home, financial technology, financial services, real estate/commercial property, pro audio/video and film. He started his career in 1989 as a local news reporter and editor, covering community news and politics in Long Island, N.Y. His background also includes an earlier stint at Supermarket News as center store editor and then financial editor in the mid-1990s. Russ holds a B.A. in journalism (minor in political science) from Hofstra University, where he also earned a certificate in digital/social media marketing in November 2016.

Russell Redman’s experience:

Supermarket News - Informa
Senior Editor 
April 2018 - present

Chain Drug Review/Mass Market Retailers - Racher Press
Desk/Online Editor 
Sept. 2008 - March 2018

CRN magazine - CMP Media
Managing Editor
May 2000 - June 2007

Bank Systems & Technology - Miller Freeman
Executive Editor/Managing Editor
Dec. 1996 - May 2000

Supermarket News - Fairchild Publications
Financial Editor/Associate Editor
April 1995 - Dec. 1996 

Shopping Centers Today Magazine - ICSC 
Desk Editor/Assistant Editor
Dec. 1992 - April 1995

Testa Communications
Assistant Editor/Contributing Editor (Music & Sound Retailer, Post, Producer, Sound & Communications and DJ Times magazines)
Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1992 

American Banker/Bond Buyer
Copy Editor
Oct. 1990 - Jan. 1991 

This Week newspaper - Chanry Communications
Reporter/Editor
May 1989 - July 1990

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