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Meijer to hire more than 9,000 in 5 states

Thursday, August 08, 2013
In this photo from June 14, 2012, Meijer celebrates 50 years of pioneering the Supercenter concept. The original Meijer supercenter was demolished with the replacement built on the same site. It is one of the nearly 200 Meijer supercentersthroughout the Midwest. (Meijer) (PRNewsFoto/Meijer)

In this photo from June 14, 2012, Meijer celebrates 50 years of pioneering the Supercenter concept. The original Meijer supercenter was demolished with the replacement built on the same site. It is one of the nearly 200 Meijer supercentersthroughout the Midwest. (Meijer) (PRNewsFoto/Meijer)

Midwest retailer Meijer Inc. plans to hire more than 9,000 new employees in five states in the coming months.

MLive.com reports (http://bit.ly/14nQQA1 ) the Grand Rapids-based company says the hiring is because of growth and preparation for fall and holiday seasons.

Meijer says it wants to hire 4,400 in Michigan, 1,800 in Indiana, 1,600 in Ohio, 900 in Illinois and 500 in Kentucky.

Meijer has opened five new stores this year, including one in Detroit, and plans one more this year. It has nine scheduled to open in 2014.

The retailer says most of the new positions will be part-time.

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Online: http://www.meijer.com

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