Meijer to Open Neighborhood Market Store in Cleveland

Meijer is bringing its small-format neighborhood market grocery format to Fairfax, Cleveland. This location will be called Fairfax Market and open on Jan. 16, 2024. 

The 40,000-square-foot market is located in the Cleveland Innovation District and part of a mixed-use neighborhood revitalization project being developed in partnership with the city of Cleveland, Cleveland Clinic, the Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation and Fairmount Properties, according to a media release.

Fairfax Market will offer an assortment of products, including fresh meat and deli items, fresh produce and a bakery as well as Meijer and national brand items. It will also carry more than 2,000 local products, including Cleveland Cold Brew Coffee, Micah's Supreme Sauce, PUR Spices, Akron Honey, Lemon Waves and beauty care products from Catlin Naturals. 

Other departments in the store include:

• Health and beauty care products from businesses owned by local and Black women from the Fairfax community and Cleveland.
• A 104-foot international section, featuring products from around the globe alongside vendors from Cleveland.
• A 54-seat cafe space, featuring coffee and sandwiches from Saucy Coffee and sushi from Hissho Sushi.
• A floral and gift shop, featuring PaperCutz Vintage greeting cards and posters with paper flowers from Love, Anji.
• An assortment of local beers and wines.

Meijer, a Midwest-based, family owned regional retailer, says the effort to bring a grocery market to the Fairfax neighborhood began with a community conversation among Cleveland Clinic CEO and president Tom Mihaljevic, M.D., Cleveland City Council president and Ward 6 councilman Blaine A. Griffin, and Fairfax residents. 

Meijer previously opened four smaller stores to serve Michigan neighborhoods in Grand Rapids, Lansing, Royal Oak and Detroit. The retailer says it became the grocer partner of choice for the project after neighborhood leaders visited one of its small-format stores and “saw the positive impact it was having on its community,” per the release.

Fairfax Market is the retailer's first small-format neighborhood market outside of Michigan. 

"Fairfax Market is committed to being more than just a new store,” Fairfax Market store director Alan Jordan said in the release. “We will be an involved partner, investing in the community and supporting local businesses. We look forward to providing convenient access to fresh, quality food and other necessities at good prices, and we can't wait to welcome our neighbors into the store next month."