New stores bring convenient one-stop shopping and fresh grocery options to Stark County
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.,May 14, 2024/PRNewswire/ -- Meijer opened two new 159,000-square-foot supercenters inNortheast Ohiotoday, bringing its state-of-the-art, one-stop shopping experience to customers inAllianceandNorth Canton.
"As we celebrate our 90thanniversary as a family-owned retailer, providing value and convenience to our customers is still our top priority," Executive ChairmanHank Meijersaid. "We're excited to bring our unique shopping experience to customers inNorth CantonandAlliancewhile also investing in these communities."
Located at 2500 West State St. inAllianceand 1505 N. Main St.inNorth Canton, the new stores feature convenient digital shopping solutions, including Shop & Scan, which allows shoppers to scan barcodes via a mobile app and bag their items as they shop to make checkout convenient. The stores also feature deep discounts on surplus food via theFlashfoodapp, expanded areas forMeijer Home Delivery and Pickupservices, andmPerksrewards to help customers earn on every dollar spent.
Known for grocery options like more than 600 varieties of farm-fresh produce, 150 USDA-certified organic items, and a deli and meat department, the new Meijer stores also offer pharmacies and general merchandise items. Additionally, they feature expansive baby and pet departments, apparel, beauty care, floral departments, and garden centers.
Meijer opened its first store inOhioin 1981. By the end of 2025, the retailer will have invested nearly half a billion dollars into the area by opening and remodeling nearly 20 stores, creating nearly 4,000 jobs, and contributing to the missions of local nonprofits. Meijer employs more than 11,000 team members statewide at 55 stores and its distribution and manufacturing facilities inTipp City.
"We're thankful for the energy and enthusiasm from our team members, who have worked so hard to prepare these new stores for opening," Meijer President & CEORick Keyessaid. "We're honored to welcome customers through our doors inNorth CantonandAlliance, and we are excited to serve these wonderful communities."
Meijer Alliance Store DirectorPatrick Hughesand North Canton Store DirectorSheila Dowgiertand their teams welcomed customers into the stores with a round of applause, later followed by a ribbon-cutting events attended by Keyes.
Prior to opening the new stores, Meijer demonstrated its support of both communities by making$50,000in donations to local organizations. InAlliance, Hughes and the store's team members donated$12,500to bothClothed in Righteousnessto support unhoused neighbors with food, clothing and supplies, andLegacy of Honorto provide mental health and housing assistance to veterans and first responders. InNorth Canton, Dowgiert and her team donated$15,000toLocal Hope, the Jackie Davison Foundation,to help local women struggling with cancer and other life-threatening medical challenges. In addition, the team donated$10,000toHouston'sLift Offto provide care baskets for families with children in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Meijer donates at least 6 percent of its net profit to charitable organizations annually, and each of its stores works with local food banks and pantries to help fight hunger. Since 2008, the retailer'sSimply Giveprogram has generated more than$86 millionfor its food pantry partners throughout the Midwest. TheAlliancestore chose Alliance Community Pantry, as its firstSimply Givepantry partner and theNorth Cantonstore choseNorth Canton Cares Pantry
Continuing the retailer's ongoing efforts to ensure accessibility for all customers, the stores feature new larger, height-adjustable changing tables in the family restrooms for the added convenience and dignity of customers with disabilities and their caregivers. As in all Meijer stores, theAllianceandNorth Cantonstores also offer free access toAira, an app-based service that provides live navigation assistance to blind and low-vision customers using the camera of their smartphones.
About Meijer:Meijer is a privately owned, family-operated retailer that serves customers at more than 500 supercenters, grocery stores, neighborhood markets, and express locations throughout the Midwest. As the pioneer of the one-stop shopping concept, more than 70,000 Meijer team members work hard to deliver a friendly, seamless in-store and online shopping experience featuring an assortment of fresh foods, high-quality apparel, household essentials, and health and wellness products and services. Meijer is consistently recognized as a Great Place to Work and annually donates at least 6 percent of its profit to strengthen its communities. Additional information on the company can be found by visitingnewsroom.meijer.com.
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