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Meijer was founded as Meijer's in Greenville, Michigan, in 1934 by Hendrik Meijer, a Dutch immigrant. Meijer was a local barber who entered the grocery business during the Great Depression. His first employees included his 14-year-old son, Frederik Meijer, who later became chairman of the company.
Jacobson's was an American regional department store chain. Based in Jackson, Michigan, the chain operated primarily in Michigan and Florida, but also had stores in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Kansas. Jacobson's focused on apparel, fine jewelry and home furnishings. The chain entered bankruptcy in early 2002 after 164 years of service.
*Note: this list includes joint-ventures based in Michigan, subsidiaries of Michigan-based companies also located in Michigan, and companies based in Michigan currently owned or controlled by private equity, venture capital, or other similar entities. Below is a separate list of outside companies with a significant presence in Michigan.
Website. www.artvan.com. Art Van Furniture Inc. was an American furniture retail store chain, with stores across the Midwestern United States. Founded in 1959, the company was headquartered in Warren, Michigan, and claimed to be the largest furniture retailer in the Midwest at its peak. [1] In 2020, the company filed for bankruptcy and closed ...
Detroit, Michigan. , United States. Website. bettermade.com. Better Made Potato Chips Inc. is a brand name for a variety of potato chips in the United States that was founded in 1930. Better Made is also the name of the company that produces the potato chips. The company provides consumers with a wide variety of potato chips, pork rinds, cheese ...
US$15.4 million (2023) Number of employees. 800 (2023) Website. www.gardner-white.com. Gardner-White Furniture Company Inc. is an American furniture retailer. Founded in 1912, Gardner White Furniture Co. is based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. [1]
Quality Dairy Company is a family-owned dairy, bakery, and retail/ convenience store chain in the Lansing, Michigan metro area. [2] The first Quality Dairy Store opened in 1936 and as of 2023 there are 26 retail locations in the Mid-Michigan area. [3][4][5] Quality Dairy Company's headquarters is located near REO Town in Lansing [6] and ...
The J. L. Hudson Company (commonly known simply as Hudson's) was an upscale retail department store chain based in Detroit, Michigan.Hudson's flagship store, on Woodward Avenue in Downtown Detroit (demolished October 24, 1998), [1] was the tallest department store in the world in 1961, [2] and, at one time, claimed to be the second-largest department store, after Macy's, in the United States ...