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I was out in Muskegon yesterday, and stopped by the Norton Shores store to see how the renovation is going there. The northern addition with the new grocery section is already nearing completion. Looking through the wall inside, It appears that the addition is maybe a couple weeks away from being ready for the move. The lights are on and coolers are installed.
You can see from this view how much of the old building will be demolished once the grocery section moves. The former seasonal area has already been demolished.
In addition, interior renovations of the retail area are starting (removing tiles and painting the ceiling, replacing floor tiles, etc.).
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They used to be higher up on that list (#9 at one time I believe), but that's in part due to a number of formerly public companies (Chrysler for example) going private in recent time.
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I believe that there are international freight flights (FedEx, UPS, etc.), but no passenger flights.
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GRR is not a hub airport for any airline, so nobody is normally going to have a layover here.
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The only place in the eastern UP big enough for Meijer is Sault Ste. Marie. Mackinaw City and St. Ignace even combined would be too small of a market.
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Meijer to close a store in the Dayton, OH area.
The article makes this sound like doom and gloom. But this is actually one of three Ohio stores being replaced by new stores that will open elsewhere in their respective market areas. Still its a bit strange for Meijer to replace a store built in '91 considering that the company has successfully renovated or done same-site replacements of stores much older than the doomed Dayton store.
Looking at the satellite image of this location, I'm not surprised. It's pretty much out in the middle of nowhere. Meijer probably speculated that there would be more retail development in that area that never materialized.
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That number is several years out of date. Michigan already has 4 of these interchanges: M-6/Kalamazoo Rd. here in GR, and I-96/Beck Rd., US-23/M-59, and I-94/US-24 in the Detroit metro area. The closest example of what the 44th St. interchange will be like is the I-96/Beck Rd. interchange.
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I believe that the recently opened Allen Park store is LEED certified.
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The 28th street and Kalamazoo store was the first Thrifty Acres.
I know that. What I meant was that the store was built as a supercenter from the ground up, not expanded from an existing supermarket.
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Does anyone have a list and/or pictures of the original Meijer Supermarket locations (pre-supercenter)?
Here is a list that I compiled from old city directories a while back:
1 - Greenville
2 - Cedar Springs
3 - Ionia
4 - 4242 Division Ave. S.
5 - 2815 Woodward Ave. SW
6 - 80 Ottawa NW
7 - 425 Fuller NE
8 - 1645 Eastern SE
9 - 1620 Leonard NW
10 - 4365 Lake Michigan Dr.
11 - 1540 28th Street SE
12 - 3757 Plainfield Ave NE
13 - 376 Apple Ave, Muskegon
14 - 1950 Sanford, Muskegon
15 - 3000 Walker NW (Gas station)
16 - W Columbia Ave, Battle Creek
17 - 91 Douglas Ave, Holland
18 - 430 N. Beacon, Grand Haven
I'm pretty certain that Norton Shores (#19) was the first store built as a Thrifty Acres from the beginning.
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Today, as shown by this picture, construction is currently taking place on the out lot again. It makes me wonder if the owners responsible for the failed attenpt to build there are trying again or if this is the work of a completely different outfit.
Same owners, new plan:
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The shirts are on clearance at the Kzoo & M6 Meijer.
However, tamias, you or someone else may know the answer to this. But when you buy a "Meijer" brand product it also states its distributed in Grand Rapids, are these all made in GR as well? Like the yogurts, salsas, cereals etc or are they shipped in from other producers and then distributed?
Like any store brand merchandise they are made by an anonymous manufacturer and packaged with the store's brand. In Meijer's case, they sometimes use the alias "Wholesale Merchandise" for items that don't use the Meijer name and logo, like tools.
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Your dates are a little off on the Cascade store. It was built in the mid 80's (store #50). It's original facade was similar to the Clyde Park store, with the curved glass atrium entries and dark brown brick. The renovation and expansion to the village format was done in 2000-2001. This was a major renovation on the same scale that the Alpine store is receiving now. A smaller renovation was done in 2003 to apply the prototype Rockwell format to the store and build the addition to the seasonal area sticking out into the garden center.
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Did anyone else notice the article says the ramp will have 4.000 spaces? So did they change the plans from the original 4,800 spaces, or did the press make a mistake?
:: Yay! I've achieved Whistle-Stop status! ::
It said it will add 4,000 spaces, meaning the 800 difference will be the surface spots that are replaced.
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Are you sure about that? The one in Caledonia looks pretty new, in a newer strip mall. Certainly seemed less than 10 years old.
The Caledonia D&W, along with the strip it is in was renovated/expanded last year. I'd guess that it was originally built in the early 80's.
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