Meijer brings drive-thru pharmacy to 2 new communities

SUSSEX, Wis. -- Meijer opened two new supercenters in the Midwest on Tuesday, bringing local shoppers better access to a full-service pharmacy with a drive-thru window.

The company announced that it had opened a new supercenter in the Indianapolis area and in Sussex, Wis.

The stores are part of nine new Meijer supercenters to open – and part of an investment of more than $400 million in new and remodeled stores – this year, which the retailer says will create 3,000 new jobs across its Grand Rapids, Mich.-based six-state foot print. The Sussex store, located off Highway K and 164, is the fifth Wisconsin Meijer store.

In addition to the retailer's traditional grocery and merchandise, garden center and 24-hour gas station, the new Sussex and Indianapolis pharmacies will offer drive-thru pick up and the company's free prescription program. The prescription program includes leading oral generic antibiotics with a special focus on prescriptions most often filled for children, prenatal vitamins and medications for those with diabetes and high cholesterol. Since its inception in 2006, the Meijer free prescription program has filled nearly 33 million free prescriptions, saving Meijer customers nearly $454 million.

"We are excited to continue our growth in Wisconsin," Store Director Steve Talbert said. "We've worked hard to prepare for this grand opening, and we are ready to provide all of our new customers in and around Sussex a fantastic shopping experience."