Editing Meijer (section)

===Other Meijer-owned stores===
In addition to the original Meijer supermarkets and hypermarkets, Meijer opened several concept stores in the 1970s and 1980s. The first were specialty clothing store chains called Copper Rivet, Sagebrush and Casual Court. Each store focused on a different form of brand-name clothing: Copper Rivet sold [[Levi's]] jeans, Sagebrush sold casual wear, and Casual Court sold women's clothing. All three chains usually operated in front of existing Meijer stores, or in nearby shopping centers. Casual Court was renamed Tansy in 1982.<ref>{{cite news | title=What's A Tansy? | url=http://archive.cantonpl.org/observer/1982/06_Jun%201982/06-03-1982.pdf | work=Canton Observer | date=June 3, 1982 | accessdate=May 13, 2022 | pages=5B}}</ref> These clothing chains were dissolved in the 1980s as brand-name clothing became more readily available at competing retailers. Sagebrush, which at its peak comprised 71 stores,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3092/is_n24_v27/ai_6917794 |title=Longtime super store Meijer poised for growth after completion of DC - distribution center |access-date=November 16, 2007 |date=December 19, 1988 |work=Discount Store News}}</ref> was sold off in 1988, while Copper Rivet and Tansy stores were closed as their leases expired.<ref name="book1"/>

In 1980, Meijer began a discount [[pharmacy]] chain called Spaar (from the Dutch word for "save"), which opened four stores in 1980 in former Meijer supermarket locations. The Spaar stores were sold to [[Pontiac, Michigan]]-based [[Perry Drug Stores]] by the mid-1980s.<ref name="book1">Hank Meijer, p. 244</ref>

One year after launching the Spaar brand, in 1981, Meijer began opening Meijer Square stores, which were traditional discount department stores lacking a full grocery section. Fourteen locations of [[Buffalo, New York]]-based [[Twin Fair]], predominantly in southwestern Ohio, were bought and converted to the Meijer Square name. Two Meijer Square stores were also opened in Michigan.<ref name="book1"/><ref>{{cite news |date=February 20, 1981 |title=Meijer Inc. to buy 14 stores |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/204775840/ |access-date=June 1, 2017 |work=Battle Creek Enquirer |page=C1}}</ref> The Ohio locations were largely sold to [[Zayre]] and [[Hills Department Stores|Hills]]. Meijer returned to [[Cincinnati]] and soon Kentucky in May 1996, after both Hills and Ames had closed all of their Ohio stores.<ref>{{cite news | publisher=Findarticles.com | title=Meijer to re-enter Cincy after Hills, Ames exit | url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3092/is_n12_v30/ai_10889657| date=June 17, 1991 | access-date=March 23, 2007 | first=Richard C. | last=Halverson}}</ref>

Meijer opened its first [[warehouse club]] store, SourceClub, in 1992. The concept proved unsuccessful in competition against [[Sam's Club]] and [[Costco]], and all seven SourceClub stores were closed in 1994. The location in [[Fraser, Michigan]], was converted to a regular Meijer store, while the rest were shuttered or sold off.<ref name="book1"/>

====Small-format markets====
[[File:Meijer Capital City Market.jpg|thumb|Capital City Market in [[Downtown Lansing|Downtown Lansing, Michigan]] in 2021]]
In 2018, Meijer opened Bridge Street Market, a {{convert|37000|sqft|sqm|adj=on|abbr=off|sp=us}} concept grocery store in Grand Rapids.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McVicar |first=Brian |date=2018-08-13 |title=Meijer announces opening day for Bridge Street Market |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2018/08/meijer_announces_opening_day_f_1.html |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=mlive |language=en}}</ref> It was followed by four similar markets: Woodward Corner Market in [[Royal Oak, Michigan]] (2020);<ref>{{Cite web |last=Selasky |first=Susan |date=2020-01-27 |title=Woodward Corner Market opens today: Here's what to expect |url=https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2020/01/27/6-things-know-meijers-woodward-corner-market/4568954002/ |access-date= |website=Detroit Free Press |publisher=[[Gannett]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Capital City Market in [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]] (2020);<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ashley |first=Skyler |date=2020-10-12 |title=Take a look inside Meijer's Capital City Market |url=https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/take-a-look-inside-meijers-capital-city-market,15064 |access-date= |website=City Pulse |language=en}}</ref> Rivertown Market in [[Detroit]] (2021);<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oliver |first=Michelle |date=2021-10-14 |title=Here's a peek inside Meijer's new Rivertown Market in Detroit |url=https://www.clickondetroit.com/live-in-the-d/2021/10/14/heres-a-peek-inside-meijers-new-rivertown-market-in-detroit/ |access-date= |website=[[WDIV]] |language=en}}</ref> Fairfax Market in [[Cleveland]] (2024);<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Meijer Opens Fairfax Market in Cleveland Innovation District |url=https://newsroom.meijer.com/2024-01-16-Meijer-Opens-Fairfax-Market-in-Cleveland-Innovation-District |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=Meijer |language=en}}</ref> and Independence Market in [[Independence Township, Michigan]] (2025).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Powers |first=Sara |date=2025-03-26 |title=Meijer to open new neighborhood market in Oakland County |url=https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/03/26/meijer-to-open-new-neighborhood-market-in-oakland-county/ |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=[[WDIV]] |language=en}}</ref>

==== Meijer Grocery ====
[[File:Meijer Grocery Lake Orion.jpg|thumb|Meijer Grocery, Lake Orion, Michigan in 2023]]
Introduced in 2023, Meijer Grocery is a standard-sized grocery store concept. The first two locations, in [[Orion Township, Michigan|Lake Orion]] and [[Macomb Township, Michigan]], opened on January 26, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Selasky |first=Susan |date=2023-01-26 |title=New Meijer Grocery stores now open in Lake Orion, Macomb |url=https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2023/01/26/meijer-new-grocery-stores-lake-orion-macomb/69845138007/ |access-date= |website=Detroit Free Press |publisher=[[Gannett]] |language=en-US}}</ref> A third location opened in [[Noblesville, Indiana]] on July 11, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-03 |title=A Look Inside the 1st Meijer Grocery in Indiana: EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS |url=https://progressivegrocer.com/look-inside-1st-meijer-grocery-indiana-exclusive-photos |access-date= |website=Progressive Grocer |language=en}}</ref>

====Fresh Thyme Market====
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[[File:Fresh Thyme - October 2023 - Sarah Stierch.jpg|thumb|The produce department at a Fresh Thyme store in [[Greenwood, Indiana]] in 2023]]
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During the 2010s, Meijer appeared to control or own the regional [[organic food]] supermarket chain Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, but official records were not very clear about the relationship between the two companies.<ref name="mr-2016oct28">{{cite news |last=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=October 28, 2016 |title=Fresh Thyme brand is Meijer's quiet entry into high-end grocery market |website=[[Michigan Radio]] |url=https://www.michiganradio.org/post/fresh-thyme-brand-meijer-s-quiet-entry-high-end-grocery-market}}</ref><ref name="mibiz-2016oct16">{{cite news |last=Manes |first=Nick |date=October 16, 2016 |title=Fresh Thyme Farmers Market as Meijer skunkworks? |website=MiBiz |url=https://mibiz.com/item/24104-fresh-thyme-farmers-market-as-meijer-skunkworks}}</ref><ref name="bn-2019apr03">{{cite news |last=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=April 3, 2019 |title=Inside Fresh Thyme: A Whole Foods-Trader Joe's hybrid, seeded with Meijer money |website=[[Booth Newspapers]] |url=https://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/2014/08/new_retailer_is_cross_between.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mashed.com/814127/the-untold-truth-of-meijer/ |title=The Untold Truth Of Meijer |first=Holly |last=Riddle |date=March 28, 2022 |work=[[Mashed.com]]}}</ref> In 2021, the organic food supermarket chain began to offer a "broad assortment of Meijer branded items".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/fresh-thyme-market-seeks-out-hyperlocal-products-its-upcoming-concept-store |title=Fresh Thyme Market seeks out hyperlocal products for its upcoming concept store |first=Michael |last=Browne |date=July 6, 2021 |work=Supermarket News}}</ref>

In April 2014, Fresh Thyme founder Chris Sherrell opened the first store in his chain in Mount Prospect, Illinois.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-xpm-2014-04-23-ct-fresh-thyme-mount-prospect-tl-nw-20140423-story.html |title=Fresh Thyme Farmers Market opens in Mount Prospect |first=Sally |last=Ho |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=April 23, 2014}}</ref> Two months later, Fresh Thyme open its first Indiana store in Indianapolis.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/johnson-county/2014/06/15/southside-shoppers-pack-fresh-thymes-first-indiana-store/10499425/ |title=Southside shoppers pack Fresh Thyme's first Indiana store |first=Vic |last=Ryckaert |date=June 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[Indianapolis Star]]}}</ref> The opening of the first store in Ohio followed in July in Columbus.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2014/07/17/fresh-thyme-s-sawmill-store/23343401007/ |title=Fresh Thyme's Sawmill store to open Aug. 13 offering natural foods, beauty products |newspaper=[[The Columbus Dispatch]] |date=July 17, 2014}}</ref> By the end of 2014, the chain had nine stores in the Midwest.<ref name="bn-2019apr03"/>

By January 2024, Fresh Thyme had 70 stores across 10 Midwestern states.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.supermarketnews.com/news/fresh-thyme-market-features-local-products-naturally-chicago |title=Fresh Thyme Market features local products via Naturally Chicago |first=Timothy |last=Inklebarger |date=January 26, 2024 |work=Supermarket News}}</ref>