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Hendrik Meijer (December 28, 1883 – May 31, 1964) was a Dutch businessman who founded the supercenter chain Meijer in the United States. He is the great-grandfather of former Republican Michigan congressman Peter Meijer.
4 days ago · Jul 1, 2024. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 1, 2024 / PRNewswire / -- Amidst the Great Depression in 1934, Hendrik Meijer, a local barber in Greenville, Mich., took a chance and opened Meijer's Grocery with his wife Gezina and their children, 18-year-old Johanna and 14-year-old Fred, to take care of customers who visited Hendrik's barbershop. Fast ...
4 days ago · Amidst the Great Depression in 1934, Hendrik Meijer, a local barber in Greenville, Mich., took a chance and opened Meijer's Grocery with his wife Gezina and their children, 18-year-old Johanna and ...
In an effort to take care of the customers who visited his barbershop, Hendrik Meijer purchased $338.76 worth of merchandise on credit. Together, with his 14-year-old son, Fred, they opened Meijer’s Grocery. 1938. The Depression still lingers, yet Meijer is able to acquire its first shopping carts – the latest in grocery store innovation. 1941.
3 days ago · During the Great Depression in 1934, Hendrik Meijer, a local barber in Greenville, Mich., opened Meijer’s Grocery with his wife Gezina and their two children, 18-year-old Johanna and 14-year-old ...
3 days ago · 7/2/2024. Amidst the Great Depression in 1934, Hendrik Meijer, a local barber in Greenville, Mich., took a chance and opened Meijer's Grocery with his wife Gezina and their children, 18-year-old ...
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.
Jun 7, 2022 · Sixty years ago Hendrik and Fred Meijer opened a store in Grand Rapids called "Thrifty Acres" – and pioneered the American supercenter. While that innovative concept has grown into a retail...
Hendrick Meijer is the founder of the current Meijer super center retail chain serving five States in the Midwest. The Meijer retail chain has managed to grow in recent years while successfully competing against Walmart and other large national retailers.
Jul 9, 2023 · Hendrik Meijer’s story inspires us to never discount a factory worker or a barber’s innovative genius. After working in foundries in Holland, Chicago, and Yakima, a friend suggested Hendrik...
