Talk:Meijer

meijer
Does anyone have any idea why the name Meijer, the last name of the man who founded the success meijer had after the death of his father, spelled with a lowercase "m"??? 24.210.72.85 (talk) 02:38, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
 * The company's name is spelled "Meijer". The person who designed the logo thought it looked better with a small "m", with the letters all the same height. -Jason A. Quest (talk) 15:18, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

Student editor questions
Lina0107 (talk) 15:13, 12 May 2022 (UTC)i just posted something, it was taken down, how can i fix it? thank you
 * I removed the addition for the following reasons:
 * Grammatical errors: The addition had a significant number of grammatical errors, including capitalization issues, missing apostrophes, "insure" vs "ensure", etc.
 * Phrasing issues: The addition included phrases such as "created by a man named Chris" and "large company called Meijer", both phrases that are unnecessary (Just say "created by Chris" for example). Other parts also read like a personal essay.
 * Advertising language: A lot of the addition read as promotional, such as "bakery items made fresh daily, over 400 different bulk food bins [...] and even health supplement products" (emphasis my own), "continues to thrive in the leadership roles".
 * Content issues: Wikipedia does not list exact addresses of specific locations with store times, and the addition needlessly focuses on the Downer's Grove location. --Cerebral726 (talk) 15:27, 12 May 2022 (UTC)
 * i tried to revise the page again, let me know if this is better thanks for the helpful feedback
 * Fresh Thyme Market is an Illinois based grocery chain owned by a company called Meijer. Its headquarters is located in Downers Grove Illinois, and It was created by Chris Sherrell.
 * Each location is about 24,000 to 28,000 square feet in size
 * Chris Sherrell
 * Chris has over 20 years of experience with natural and fresh products. In September 2012, the inspiration grew from a store called "Sunflower Farmers Market" and "Sprouts Farmers Market" found in Pheonix. He started off as a regular hourly employee then later became Ceo of the "Sunflower Farmers Market" just after 8 years of being there.
 * He then was brought into the Fresh Thyme market and succeeded for over 7 years.
 * After the closing of 3 stores near Nebraska, Iowa, and Omaha, Chris handed over the business to Gerald Melville.
 * "I founded Fresh Thyme Farmers Markets in 2012 to bring a new and exciting grocery concept to the Midwest." a quote by Chris Sherrell after handing over the Ceo title to a previous Meijer executive, Gerald Melville.
 * Gerald Melville
 * Gerald comes with experience in the industry by working as Vice president for Meijer. Hes considered a 39 year professional in the business and handled heading operations for over 50 Meijer supercenters.
 * He was voted as number 7 on "Progressive Grocer’s 2019 Super 50".
 * “I’m very pleased about this exciting opportunity,” noted Melville. “I’m looking forward to joining the team and working together to continue the company’s growth and success.” said Gerald after receiving ownership of Fresh Thyme Market
 * Fresh Thymes first store to ever open was in Mount Prospect, Illinois then shortly after came the Downers Grove location which opened back in April 29, 2015.
 * Since their opening in 2015 Fresh Thyme has decided to make Downers Grove their Corporate Headquarters Location.
 * Their goal was to open 60 stores by 2019 and now Fresh thyme currently operates 73 stores in the Midwest ranging from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, to Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Lina0107 (talk) 15:38, 12 May 2022 (UTC)


 * It's still way too promotional. Phrases like "over 20 years of experience", "just after 8 years", "succeeded for over 7 years", "considered a 39 year professional", etc, don't belong in a Wikipedia article. Your bolded phrases should be section headers. There are too many quotes. “I’m very pleased about this exciting opportunity,” add nothing to the article. There are many many typos, like missing periods and spaces before ref tags. You should never use the word "currently". GA-RT-22 (talk) 17:05, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

Working version of addition above
Below is my partially reworked version of the above addition. Still needs work, but feel free to directly edit it. --Cerebral726 (talk) 17:23, 12 May 2022 (UTC)


 * thank you very much, this is my first assignment doing this for class, so the feedback really helps. Lina0107 (talk) 18:43, 12 May 2022 (UTC)


 * You're welcome, thanks for being so receptive to feedback. Checking out this page on what Wikipedia is NOT can also be helpful for understanding what content is acceptable and what is not. I would also focus heavily on avoiding extraneous and laudatory descriptors, and maintaining proper punctuation and capitalization.--Cerebral726 (talk) 18:51, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

Fresh Thyme Market is an Illinois-based grocery chain owned by Meijer. Its was founded by Chris Sherrell. Each location is about 24,000 to 28,000 square feet in size. The concept for the store was inspired by Sunflower Farmers Market and Sprouts Farmers Market in Phoenix, Arizona. Sherrell was CEO of Sunflower Farmers Market before founding Fresh Thyme.

After the closing of 3 stores in Nebraska and Iowa, Gerald Melville became CEO of the company. Gerald Melville was previously the vice president of Meijer. Melville was voted as number 7 on "Progressive Grocer’s 2019 Super 50".

Fresh Thymes first store was opened in Mount Prospect, Illinois in 2015, with a second location in Downers Grove, Illinois opening soon after. Fresh Thyme corporate headquarters is now located in Downers Grove. Fresh Thyme's stated goal was to open 60 stores by 2019. The chain currently operates 73 stores in the Midwest.

Too much history
I don't know how, but much of the ordinary history ended up in the "Other Meijer-owned stores" section. I have moved it back to the History section, but now that section seems way too long. Do we really need all the news about stores opening in Sheboygan or Cincinnati? Also can someone figure out a way to divide the overly-long history into subsections? GA-RT-22 (talk) 21:34, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

Not a minor edit
Could you please separate this edit into separate pieces, one for the section rearrangement, one for the cite edits, one for moving the photos around, and more if necessary? It's hard for me to tell what you did with it all rolled into one, but at least some of it is no good, for example you've got the photos in the wrong sections. Also please include proper edit summaries and don't mark non-minor edits as minor. GA-RT-22 (talk) 22:31, 30 January 2023 (UTC)


 * The photos were all properly placed alongside their respective subjects. If you don't like what I've done then you're welcome to fix it but please don't make me redo everything... 42-BRT (talk) 22:43, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * The photos are not properly placed. If you're unwilling to collaborate I'll see what I can do. GA-RT-22 (talk) 01:42, 31 January 2023 (UTC)