Retailer’s 2017 ad campaigns lauded by West Michigan’s advertising community
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2018-Feb-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer announced today that its advertising team won big at the American Advertising Federation (AAF) of West Michigan’s annual ADDY® Awards with a record 30 awards.
The retailer’s in-house creative team earned accolades for a variety of 2017 creative…
Meijer helps customers celebrate Chinese New Year with easy-to-make recipes
Meijer chefs share simple recipes to help you celebrate the Year of the Dog
Grand Rapids, Mich., 2018-Feb-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Spring Festival of Chinese New Year kicks off on Feb. 16, celebrating the Year of the Dog. Although celebrations vary by region and household,…
Meijer unveils newly-remodeled Rockford Supercenter; the 22nd Midwest location to be remodeled this year
Rebuilt Michigan store is 22nd Midwest location to be remodeled this year
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Dec-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer celebrated the completion of this year’s 22nd newly-remodeled supercenter today (December 8, 2017) in Rockford, Mich., President and CEO Rick Keyes announced.…
Meijer helps customers get into the holiday spirit with more than 400,000 holiday-related apparel items
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Dec-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — The holiday sweater craze continues to gain popularity as the season’s parties and celebrations kick off. Traditionally, Meijer sells more than 400,000 holiday-related apparel items for the family in December, including sweatshirts, tunics,…
Meijer reveals 2017 Thanksgiving Day picks for wine and beer from vineyards and breweries across the Midwest
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Nov-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — Historically, Meijer sells nearly 10 million bottles of wine and beer during Thanksgiving week, according to the Meijer beer and wine buyers. If you are looking for guidance and open to…
Meijer: day before Thanksgiving is the top sales day for pies for the entire year
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Nov-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — In less than a week, American’s love of celebration and feasting kicks into high gear with Thanksgiving. The Meijer Bakery team reports that traditionally, the retailer moves more than a quarter-million Meijer…
Meijer announces its brand frozen turkeys at 48 cents per pound now through Nov. 25
All Meijer brand frozen turkeys priced at 48 cents per pound
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Nov-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer is once again announcing aggressive pricing on Thanksgiving turkeys that are expected to lead the Midwest in low price.
When a…
Meijer unveils weeklong Black Friday deals
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Nov-09 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer announced today (November 8, 2017) aggressive weeklong Black Friday deals designed to give customers deep savings across the store. Customers can start saving on this season’s hottest gifts beginning Nov. 19 and continuing through Nov. 25, with additional one-day deals…
Meijer celebrates family togetherness with its new Thanksgiving TV commercial
TV spot features a veteran who grew up shopping at Meijer; highlights food, family and friends
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Nov-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer recently released its new Thanksgiving TV commercial that celebrates the time-honored tradition of traveling home for the Thanksgiving holiday.
The commercial began…
Meijer expands home delivery service to include season’s hottest gifts and toys and thousands of other items
Retailer’s home delivery service expands to include toys, wrapping paper, Christmas decorations and thousands of other items
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Nov-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer is gearing up for the holidays by adding thousands of general merchandise items to its…
Meijer to donate up to $400,000 to children’s gift-giving programs through its Buy a Toy, Share the Joy program
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Nov-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — For the fourth consecutive year, Meijer is donating a portion of customer purchases made in the toy department, up to $400,000, to children’s gift-giving programs throughout the Midwest.
Any…
Meijer unveils its Top Toys of the season
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Nov-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer is kicking off the holidays with its Top Toys of the season, continuing the retailer’s tradition of being a destination for families.
The Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer’s picks represent the hottest national brands like Nerf, Hot Wheels and Nintendo,…
Meijer earns 2017 SmartWay® Excellence Award for its outstanding environmental performance and leadership
First year retailer recognized as a SmartWay shipping partner
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Oct-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer is pleased to announce that it earned a 2017 SmartWay® Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its outstanding environmental performance and leadership.
The award…
Meijer surpassed 500,000 deliveries from its store-to-door service and is on-pace to see more than a million by year-end
Retailer’s store-to-door success includes 1 million eggs, 1.5 million pounds of bananas, and availability to more than 10 million households across the Midwest
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Oct-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer is proving just how popular store-to-door convenience…
Meijer rolls out Misfits program to help shoppers save money and reduce food waste
Misfits program now available at all Meijer stores provides new option to save money and reduce food waste
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Sep-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer has found a perfectly-imperfect fit for customers interested in reducing food waste and sacrificing aesthetics for…
Meijer customers can now earn mPerks Rewards for store-to-door orders
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Sep-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer and official home delivery partner Shipt are bringing customers more value when ordering groceries through their popular store-to-door service. The Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer is now offering home delivery members who sign up for mPerks the ability…
Meijer features huge variety of the newest Star Wars themed products
Retailer featuring variety of items and participating in Star Wars “Find the Force” augmented reality experience for Force Friday II at 235 stores across Midwest
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Sep-01 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer stores throughout the Midwest are preparing to bring customers closer to…
Meijer named as one of the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion
Retailer achieves high score of 90 percent, earns first time placement on the 2017 Disability Equality Index®
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Aug-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer is pleased to announce that it has been recognized by the US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) and American…
Meijer kicks off fall Simply Give campaign
Program generated nearly $32 million since 2008 for food pantries across the Midwest
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, 2017-Aug-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — On the heels of its record-setting spring efforts, the Meijer fall Simply Give campaign will kick off Sunday to help stock the shelves of its food pantry partners…
Meijer hosts in-store parties for incoming college students across the Midwest
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Aug-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Midwest retailer Meijer is getting ready to welcome more than 42,000 incoming college freshmen as they head to campus this fall during widely-popular shopping parties dubbed “Meijer Mania.”
The annual Back-to-College events celebrate incoming students in style during…
Meijer pharmacies to host Back to School Immunization Events on Saturday, Aug. 12
Retailer offering vaccines this weekend to help kids and adults guard against flu season before it starts
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Aug-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer pharmacies across the Midwest are holding Back to School Immunization Events this weekend to help families guard…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Aug-09 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer is announcing a voluntary recall of its Wave Zone One Piece Zip Infant Swimsuits produced and sold exclusively at Meijer. Meijer recently recalled approximately 22,246 of the Wave Zone One-Piece Zip Swimsuits because the snaps on the bottom of the suit can detach and pose…
Retailer expands pet food assortment; adds brand previously available at specialty retailers only
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Aug-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer announced today (August 7, 2017) that it is expanding its assortment of natural pet food with the addition of Blue Buffalo Life Protection Formula® line of products. Beginning today, Blue Buffalo Life Protection Formula will…
Meijer adds back-to-school items to its home delivery service
Retailer adds classroom essentials to home delivery service and drops prices on 300 popular back-to-school items
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Jul-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer is making it easier for parents to plan ahead for the coming school year. The Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer is adding key…
Spring campaign generated more than $3 million for Midwest food pantries
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Jul-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Meijer spring Simply Give campaign set a record with more than $3 million – or 33 million meals – to stock the shelves of food pantries across the Midwest, making it the most successful campaign in the…
Meijer store-to-door service now include beer, wine and spirits in Michigan
Personalized shopping service now offers Michigan customers beer, wine and spirits as part of store-to-door delivery
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, 2017-Jul-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer and official home delivery partner Shipt announced that customers in Michigan can now have beer, wine and spirits delivered from…
Meijer expands store-to-door service to Chicagoland suburbs and Rockford
Availability to 2.5 million households begins July 13; more than 250,000 orders delivered this year demonstrates retailer’s role in transforming grocery shopping in the Midwest
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Jul-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer and official home delivery partner Shipt announced today (July 6, 2017) they will…
Text to give option now available throughout Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give tournament
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Jun-14 — /EPR Retail News/ —
Who: Community members
What: This year, the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give has a text to give option to benefit the Simply Give program throughout tournament week. Donations can be made in any denomination…
Fourth year Meijer LPGA Classic opens tournament to collegiate athletes
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Jun-09 — /EPR Retail News/ — For the fourth consecutive year, the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give opened its tournament to collegiate athletes as sponsor exemptions, representing Meijer and their respective universities in the professional tournament.
This year, three exemptions were awarded to…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-May-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — In a nod to its neighborhood location and unique market format, organizers today (May 30, 2017) announced the name of the planned grocery store on Grand Rapids’ West Side as Bridge Street Market. Bridge Street Market is a new neighborhood market located near downtown on the…