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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 ...
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.
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...
Aug 20, 2009 · By Michael F. Carmichael. July/August 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 ...
Jun 7, 2022 · Jun 07, 2022, 08:15 ET. Share this article. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sixty years ago Hendrik and Fred Meijer opened a store in Grand Rapids called "Thrifty Acres" – and...
History. Dutch Americans. Hendrik G. (Hank) Meijer [1952] Industrial/Commercial Leader. Hank Meijer was the oldest son of Frederik G. H. Meijer [1919-2011] and the grandson of Hendrik Meijer [1883-1964], the original founder of the Meijer super center retailing chain.
About Meijer. Customer experience, quality products, a commitment to community and a respect for team members are the basic philosophies that guided Hendrik Meijer in 1934 when he opened the first Meijer store out of his barber shop in Greenville, Mich.
