GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Meijer Inc. will open four of its new Wisconsin combined supermarket-discount stores next year.

Frank Guglielmi, Meijer’s Senior Director of Communications, tells the Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel that the company plans to open stores in Kenosha, Grafton, Oak Creek and Wauwatosa in 2015.

Meijer also has plans to open area stores in Waukesha and Greenfield.  Waukesha’s Plan Commission is conducting a final site plan review this Wednesday, and Greenfield’s Plan Commission is conducting a conceptual review this Tuesday, according to the Journal Sentinel.

“We are also talking to numerous other communities, but can’t confirm those sites yet,” Guglielmi added.

These stores are the start of Meijer’s move into the Wisconsin Market.  In March, we reported that Meijer revealed plans to expand its footprint into that state.

“We expect to concentrate a lot of our expansion the next few years in Wisconsin,” Meijer noted.  “Milwaukee ought to be able to support a dozen stores, but whether we will find a dozen sites in short order is another question.”

For the full article on Meijer’s expansion plans, click here.

Meijer has also recently announced a new distribution center in Wisconsin with the $146 million purchase of an existing facility.

The distribution center is expected to serve stores in states that include Wisconsin and Illinois.  “This is great news for Kenosha County, which has proven that it is a very attractive area for job creators looking to grow and expand here in Wisconsin,” said Governor Scott Walker.  For more information on this new distribution center, view our previous article by clicking here.

Stay tuned to AndNowUKnow for the latest information as Meijer continues its rapid expansion.

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