By Jim Newell
Review Editor
ORION TWP. — Meijer, Inc. announced that the new Meijer Grocery store in Orion Township will open on Jan. 26, 2023.
“By opening Meijer Grocery stores, we’re introducing a new way for our customers to shop that provides convenience, value and the great quality our customers have always come to expect from Meijer,” Meijer President & CEO Rick Keyes said. “Our customers’ needs are always evolving, and we’re committed to meeting them where they are. That’s why we’re excited to share this new Meijer experience with the Orion and Macomb Township communities.”
Meijer Grocery is currently under construction in the Lake Orion Plaza at the southeast corner of Clarkston and Lapeer roads.
Jan. 26 is also opening day for Meijer Grocery in Macomb Township, which, along with the Orion Township store, is the first of the new concept stores in southeast Michigan.
Meijer Grocery focuses on “simplifying the customer shopping experience,” the retailer said in a news release.
The stores will be 75,000-90,000 square feet each and focus on customers’ grocery and personal needs, including:
· Produce and grocery
· Meat counter with in-store meat cutters
· Bakery equipped with in-store cake decorators
· Full-service deli
· Pharmacy
· Health & beauty care
· Baby, pets and consumables
· Card & party and floral
“Orion and Macomb Townships are already very familiar with our Meijer supercenters, but we believe they will benefit from the added convenience Meijer Grocery will bring to their neighborhoods,” said Don Sanderson, Senior Vice President of Merchandising at Meijer. “We specifically chose to launch this new store format in southeast Michigan because we’re a Michigan company that has been serving customers in Metro Detroit for decades.”
Sanderson added that the Meijer Grocery stores will feature local brands across its departments, staying true to the company’s ongoing commitment to supporting local businesses.
For example, the bakery sections will feature local favorites, including Ann Arbor-based Zingerman’s cinnamon rolls, banana breads, brownies and cakes, as well as pies from Achatz Handmade Pie Company and artisan bread from Crispelli’s Bakery.
Additionally, the Meijer Grocery meat departments highlight southeast Michigan-made products from vendors, including Rinaldi Fresh Sausage, Dearborn Brand, Kowalski Sausage Company and The Brinery.
The new stores will also carry frozen pizza from the popular Detroit-style pizza chain, Buddy’s Pizza.
Meijer Grocery will also offer the same saving and shopping technology customers expect from a Meijer supercenter, including mPerks, Shop and Scan, Meijer Home Delivery and Pickup.