Meijer opens 41,000-square-foot fresh food neighborhood market in Royal Oak

ROYAL OAK, MI - This isn’t your typical huge Meijer superstore. Today, the Walker-based supercenter chain opened its first neighborhood market in Metro Detroit. Woodward Corner Market is located at 13 Mile Road and Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak.

The 41,000-square-foot store offers both fresh and prepared foods, including bakery items, fresh meat and deli items. There’s both Meijer and national brand products as well as an estimated 2,000 local and artisan items, including Daily Dozen Doughnuts, New York Bagel and Bath Savvy Soaps. Meijer opened a similar neighborhood style market in Grand Rapids in August 2018.

“We’ve been looking forward to offering our new, local grocery store for quite some time,” Store Manager Natalie Rubino said. “Woodward Corner Market is unique and our team has been hard at work to ensure we have the best products on our shelves to meet the community’s needs."

Inside, there is a Great Lakes Coffee shop that specializes in nitro brews. There’s also a beer, wine and liquor counter and a large international food aisle with specialty items, including Middle Eastern, kosher, Hispanic, European and Asian foods.

The market is also not using single-use plastic or paper bags at checkout. It is instead only offering sustainable bag alternatives, which are made to be reused.

“At Meijer we are committed to being a good neighbor,” Executive Chairman Hank Meijer said. “We are excited to join the innovative Woodward Corners by Beaumont commercial development and share our newest fresh market with the community.”

Woodward Corner Market is now the largest tenant in the Woodward Corners by Beaumont commercial development.

“We knew it was important to have a grocery store in this development for our patients, families, staff and, of course, our neighbors," Beaumont’s Carolyn Wilson said. “We were impressed by this neighborhood market concept. We love that Meijer has committed to filling its shelves with local fresh and healthy products. That local connection was so important to us.”