#134 Billionaire
Hank & Doug Meijer
$13.7B
US
Source of wealth: supermarkets
Industry: fashion-retail
Residence: Grand Rapids, US
{
"bio": [
"Brothers Hank and Doug Meijer are heirs to the Michigan-based supermarket chain Meijer.",
"Forbes now lists Hank Meijer and Doug Meijer as separate billionaires. Their brother Mark Meijer is also a billionaire.",
"The brothers took over the company from their father Frederik in 1990; they stepped down as co-CEOs in 2017.",
"Their grandfather Hendrik, a Dutch immigrant, working with their father, started the company in 1934."
],
"about": [
"Meijer pioneered the idea of one-stop shopping, now the staple of competitors like Walmart."
]
}
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