When Meijer team members wore a uniform with smocks or vests, they also wore buttons with promotions or company messages, like this one featuring our old mascot, Thrifty Boy. More true now than ever, we hope you’re keeping in good health and happiness!
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Last week we had a great virtual tour with a group of new Business Analyst Trainees. Welcome to Meijer BTAs! You’re part of a long tradition of gathering Meijer team members for training and career development.
Shown here, Meijer team training sessions starting in the 1980s and going back by decade to the 1950s. We may not be seated around a table together but developing talent and connecting as a team are still vital to our company culture!
#learninganddevelopment #businessanalystsrock #ctc #meijer #meijerheritage #retailhistory
We were surprised by another donation this week, from the loving family of a former team member. Their grandmother worked at Store 17 in Holland, Mi, starting in 1965, and later at Store 47. She was a manager in Health and Beauty Care (HBA then) during the late 1970s/early 1980s when women managers were rare in retail, including at Meijer.
Objects from the history of Meijer Store Operations aren’t just fun to look at, they also document our company’s long history of dedication to our customers through team members like Barbara. Barbara’s uniforms and name badges tell her story of career growth and opportunity. And the buttons and tin also show a Meijer principle: there’s nothing like being part of a winning team that’s having fun!
Thank you Fredricks family for your thoughtful donation to the Meijer Archives, and for sharing your grandmother’s great history with us!
#customerfocus #womeninbusiness #retailhistory #meijer #archives #hollandmichigan
Three historic Cheerios boxes came to us from a Meijer team member. One carried a promotion for the Meijer Baby Club(1995), one recognized Meijers 65th anniversary(1999)and one our 70th anniversary(2004). All 3 represent the amazing partnerships Meijer has maintained with our vendors past and present! Thank you Ron Lovelace for your interest in and support for Meijer heritage!
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#passiontocompete #meijerfreshteamrocks
The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give opens tomorrow for the seventh time since 2014. Meet Cathy Cooper, Senior Director for Community Partnerships & Giving at Meijer, and the powerhouse behind the Meijer LPGA Classic from the beginning. We interviewed Cathy in 2018 about her start with Meijer in 1982 as a Sagebrush sales clerk, her commitment to mentoring, D&I and the Meijer philosophy of dignity & respect.
Cathy thank you for your strategic vision and community spirit!
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Store 42 in Saginaw Michigan created a Guest Happiness Committee in 1987 as a way to support the community. One of their many fundraisers was a cookbook with team member recipes, published in 1997, sold for 10 dollars. See the list of projects the proceeds supported in the dedication.
Meijer teams continue to support community efforts to this day! Thanks Store 42 and all our dedicated team members across six states for giving your time and energy to our local communities for over 85 years! And special thanks to Andrew Chrisman, Alex Ross and Brian Ross for bringing this unique artifact and its story to us!
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Do you remember a Meijer Donut Shop (a flashback to the late 60s and early 70s for us).
Happy National Donut Day!
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Do you recognize these store interiors?
From the glam pale blue and gold of Store 26 in Jenison Mi in 1972, to the playful avocado green of Store 24 in Lansing MI in 1984, to the bold red and grey of Store 108 in Midland Mi in 1992, to the natural warmth of red brick and wood of Sheboygan Wi in 2019.
Thanks to our creative Properties Design teams past and present for maintaining our distinctive style!
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#dignityandrespect #strongertogether #fredmeijerquotes #meijerheritage