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Meijer , Inc . is a regional American supercenter chain with its corporate headquarters in Walker , ___MASK94___ , in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area . Founded in 1934 as a supermarket chain , Meijer is credited with pioneering the modern supercenter concept in 1962 . About half of the company ' s 200 stores are located in ___MASK94___ ' s Lower Peninsula , with additional locations in ___MASK22___ , ___MASK63___ , Ohio , ___MASK59___ , and Kentucky . Meijer has no affiliation with Fred Meyer . The chain was ranked No . 19 on Forbes ' 2015 list of " America ' s Largest Private Companies " and 19 in Fortune ' s 2008 " The 35 largest U . S . private companies ". In 2016 , " Supermarket News " ranked Meijer No . 15 in the 2016 Top 75 U . S . & Canadian Food Retailers & Wholesalers . Based on 2015 revenue , Meijer is the 26th - largest retailer in the United States . Fred Meyer , Inc ., is a chain of superstores founded in 1922 in ___MASK67___ , Oregon , by Fred G . Meyer ( not to be confused with Frederik Gerhard Hendrik Meijer , former chairman of the Meijer superstore chain , which is based in Michigan , with stores in the Midwest ). The company was one of the pioneers of one - stop shopping , eventually combining a complete grocery supermarket with a drugstore , clothing store , shoe store , fine jewelers , home decor store , home improvement center , garden center , electronics store , toy store , sporting goods store , and more under one roof . ___MASK67___ is a seaport and the largest city in the U . S . state of Oregon and the seat of Multnomah County . It is in the Willamette Valley region of the Pacific Northwest , at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers . The city covers and had an estimated population of 632 , 309 in 2015 , making it the 26th most populous city in the United States . Approximately 2 , 389 , 228 people live in the ___MASK67___ metropolitan statistical area ( MSA ), the 23rd most populous MSA in the United States . Its Combined Statistical Area ( CSA ) ranks 17th with a population of 3 , 022 , 178 . Roughly 60 % of Oregon ' s population resides within the ___MASK67___ metropolitan area . Fred Meyer Jewelers is a national chain of jewelers . It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fred Meyer . Fred G . Meyer ( February 21 , 1886  September 2 , 1978 ) was an American businessman who founded the ___MASK68___ - based Fred Meyer store chain , which had 63 stores in four western states at the time of his death . He was known for successfully introducing several innovative marketing concepts .