Sites are planned for Avon, Mentor, Stow, Austintown and Bainbridge Township, at the sacred former Geauga Lake site. Meijer is also currently constructing a store in Wooster and recently acquired a property in Lorain, on the site of a former Super K.
CEO Hank Meijer told an grocery store industry crowd — fun bunch — earlier this year that Cleveland was the chain’s next big market. At that time, he predicted that 8-10 stores might be coming to the region and that they’d open as early as 2018.
A spokesperson told Cleveland.com Tuesday that the superstores in Avon, Mentor and Stow would likely open in 2019. The Lorain and Bainbridge locations probably won’t open until 2020. This latest push brings the total number of Ohio Meijer stores to 42. Each location employs between 250 and 300 people.
Recently, Meijer was recognized by Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) as a Champion of Opportunity for its commitment and leadership in integrating individuals with disabilities into Ohio’s workforce.
This article appears in Dec 7-13, 2016.
Good store, good company, lots of good jobs. Looking forward to it.
Poorly written article. Who proof reads this content??
Too far away to be useful. There’s another place where a Super K was torn down on Brookpark Rd in Brooklyn that would be perfect. Originally I heard it would be a Costco, then a Menards, but still it sits. OR there are vacant stores and lots behind the Shoppes of Parma. Lots of real estate wasted. Wish I had that kind of money to just let an investment sit there depreciating.
My question is why does this store think it is so upscale that it can’t open anywhere but “upscale” suburbs? I’ve only ventured inside the Sandusky location but honestly it looks like a slightly nicer Walmart, maybe on par with Target. I’m not saying I need this store to open near me, I’m saying I’m disappointed that the company seems like they are refusing to do anything that isn’t sprawl development.
Ugh I was really hoping the Geauga Lake property would go to a Cleveland film commission for a movie studio, creating skilled jobs in the area not just more low paying retail jobs.
As a team leader running a gas station for Meijer, I take offense to someone assuming that retail jobs aren’t skilled labor. It takes skill to deal with customers and run a gas station and it’s multitude of regulations. By the way, as a team leader, I earn as much as some college graduates. It allows me to pay all my bills and support my disabled husband, and has great benefits. It is obvious that whoever makes such comments has never worked a retail position. Please do your research before letting your ignorance betray your narrow mindedness.