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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.
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.
Jun 7, 2022 · Jun 7, 2022. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 7, 2022 / PRNewswire / -- 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 phenomenon, Meijer remains a strong family company that is always committed to its ...
Industrial/Commercial Leader. 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.
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.
Aug 20, 2009 · Meijer started 75 years ago, in the midst of the Depression, because Hendrik Meijer couldn’t find a tenant for the empty space he had next door to his barbershop. Meijer, a 50-year-old immigrant barber from the Netherlands, had his own shop in Greenville, a small town northeast of Grand Rapids, Mich., mounting bills and a declining customer base.
Jul 9, 2023 · Community Columnist. 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...
