Meijer to open smaller, grocery-focused store in Chicago suburb

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Meijer announced that it will open a new smaller format, grocery-focused store in the Chicago suburb of Niles.

The new Meijer store in Niles will be 102,000 square feet, about half the size of most Meijer supercenters. The store, which is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2010, will be grocery and pharmacy focused, while still providing some general merchandise offerings. Additionally, the store will feature many grocery items geared toward the diverse community that surrounds it.

"This is an exciting announcement for everyone at our company," said Hank Meijer, co-chairman and CEO of the Grand Rapids, Mich., based retailer. "Not only does this store represent a new approach to the way we go to market, it also reinforces our commitment to invest and grow in Chicagoland."