Meijer Paper
I. BUSINESS DESCRIPTION a. What type of business is the company?
Meijer is a private corporation. It is also part of a franchise. b. How big is your business? How many employees?
Meijer has 200 stores and was ranked number 13 on a 2011 list by Forbes’ of “America’s Largest Private Companies.” It has 72,200 employees. c. Where is your business located? Where is your product sold?
The headquarters of Meijer are located in Walker, Michigan in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area with a Grand Rapids, Michigan address. The product is sold in Meijer stores located in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky, with about half of them being in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. Stores will be open in Wisconsin by 2015. d. What is your company’s vision statement? What types of changes would you make?
Customers don’t need them, they need customers. They believe in treating each other with respect and dignity. They focus on fresh food and provide a safe and healthy environment for their team members and for shoppers. We would make their vision statement a little more clear, as it was hard to find an exact vision statement which is not completely straight forward. e. What is your company’s mission statement? What types of changes would you make?
Meijer’s mission statement was adopted at the very start of their business, which is to “…take care of your customers, team members, and community… and all of those will take care of you, just like a family.” This is basically saying to treat others with respect and care and they will do the same for you. We wouldn’t change much from this, but it should include more about providing the customers with quality products to meet their wants and needs.
II. BUSINESS HISTORY a. Create a timeline of the industry.
Meijer
1934 – Hendrik Meijer opens North Side Grocery.
1949 – North Side Grocery renamed Thrifty and first two opened in Grand Rapids.
1962 – First Thrifty Acres is opened.
1963 – Second two Thrifty Acres opened in Kalamazoo.
Meijer is a private corporation. It is also part of a franchise. b. How big is your business? How many employees?
Meijer has 200 stores and was ranked number 13 on a 2011 list by Forbes’ of “America’s Largest Private Companies.” It has 72,200 employees. c. Where is your business located? Where is your product sold?
The headquarters of Meijer are located in Walker, Michigan in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area with a Grand Rapids, Michigan address. The product is sold in Meijer stores located in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky, with about half of them being in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. Stores will be open in Wisconsin by 2015. d. What is your company’s vision statement? What types of changes would you make?
Customers don’t need them, they need customers. They believe in treating each other with respect and dignity. They focus on fresh food and provide a safe and healthy environment for their team members and for shoppers. We would make their vision statement a little more clear, as it was hard to find an exact vision statement which is not completely straight forward. e. What is your company’s mission statement? What types of changes would you make?
Meijer’s mission statement was adopted at the very start of their business, which is to “…take care of your customers, team members, and community… and all of those will take care of you, just like a family.” This is basically saying to treat others with respect and care and they will do the same for you. We wouldn’t change much from this, but it should include more about providing the customers with quality products to meet their wants and needs.
II. BUSINESS HISTORY a. Create a timeline of the industry.
Meijer
1934 – Hendrik Meijer opens North Side Grocery.
1949 – North Side Grocery renamed Thrifty and first two opened in Grand Rapids.
1962 – First Thrifty Acres is opened.
1963 – Second two Thrifty Acres opened in Kalamazoo.