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Jul 1, 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 Johanna ...
Hendrik Meijer worked as a reporter and editor before joining Meijer, Inc., where he is executive chairman. He is the author of a biography of his grandfather, Thrifty Years: The Life of Hendrik Meijer, and the executive producer of the documentary America’s Senator: The Unexpected Odyssey of Arthur Vandenberg.
Hendrik Meijer talks about his latest book "Arthur Vandenberg: The Man in the Middle of the American Century" and shares stories of the former Michigan Senator. November, 2017.
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.
Mar 29, 2022 · Hendrik Meijer opened his first store in 1934, but that store wasn't the same as the one Meijer shoppers will see today. Meijer's Grocery, as it was called, opened in the middle of the Great Depression in Greenville, Michigan (the chain's headquarters is still in Grand Rapids, Michigan, today).
Mar 27, 2024 · Meijer family. The Meijer family's legacy started in Greenville, Michigan, in 1934 during the Great Depression. Hendrik Meijer was a Dutch immigrant who used $338.75 worth of merchandise to open a ...
Sep 24, 2008 · HOLLAND -- The success of Hendrik Meijer was a result of trial and a lot of errors, said Hank Meijer, his grandson and the CEO and co-chairman of the Walker-based chain of discount grocery and ...
