Meijer Cuts Prices on 1,000 Grocery and Household Items

Discounted prices will appear automatically on store shelves, Meijer.com, and the company’s app.

Published: 8/4/2026, 3:36:57 PM EDT

Meijer Cuts Prices on 1,000 Grocery and Household Items — The refrigerated aisle in a Meijer store in Monroe, Mich. (Tom Gantert/The Epoch Times)

Meijer is temporarily reducing prices on more than 1,000 grocery and household products. The Midwest grocery chain is offering discounts on meat, produce, cereal, and other everyday goods, according to the company.

Discounted items include Meijer pork shoulder roast for $1.79 per pound, down from $2.99, and family packs of chicken drumsticks for 99 cents per pound, down from $1.39.

Meijer also cut the price of whole seedless watermelons from $8.99 to $4.99, 16-ounce packages of strawberries from $2.99 to $2.50, and 18 mega rolls of its toilet paper from $13.99 to $10.49.

Twelve-ounce boxes of Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes are $2.99, down from $4.29, while 24-ounce jars of Vlasic pickles are $2.50, down from $3.49.

"Midwesterners work hard for their money, and we believe they shouldn't have to work equally as hard to save money on their groceries," said Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer Don Sanderson at Meijer. "We're proud of the value we offer customers 365 days a year and this is our way of saying thank you as families make the most of the last few weeks of summer."

The promotion comes as food prices have risen over the years. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, grocery prices rose 0.2 percent in June and were 2.7 percent higher than one year ago.

Fruit and vegetable prices recorded the largest annual increase among the major grocery categories at 5.3 percent, while prices for meat, poultry, fish and eggs rose 2.6 percent.

Dairy prices rose 1.2 percent in June, while egg prices increased 4.3 percent during the month. The cost of eating out climbed 3.4 percent over the year, outpacing the 2.7 percent annual increase in grocery prices, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins praised Meijer's initiative and said it would help lower food prices for American families.

“With fresh food purchases increasing 7.5% in just the first year of the Trump Administration, it’s more important than ever to ensure fresh food is affordable for American consumers,” Rollins said on X on Aug. 4, adding: “Thank you, Meijer, for answering the call to help lower food prices for American consumers. GRATEFUL!”

The White House described the Meijer promotion as part of a broader trend among grocery chains, noting that Walmart and Sam’s Club also recently announced price cuts.

“One of the biggest grocery stores in America is SLASHING prices, cutting costs on everyday essentials for several weeks,” the White House posted on social media, adding that Meijer “joins other grocery giants like Walmart and Sam's Club in lowering prices, part of a growing trend under President Trump.”

In July, Walmart and Sam’s Club said they would cut prices on groceries and other seasonal products. Sam’s Club also announced price reductions on more than 250 items, according to the company. Both retailers rolled out seasonal discounts in July, but did not specify when the offers would end.

Meijer said the promotion runs through Sept. 8, meaning it is not a permanent companywide reduction. The retailer operates more than 500 supercenters, grocery stores, neighborhood markets and express locations across the Midwest, according to the company.

Discounted prices will appear automatically on store shelves, Meijer.com, and the company’s app, Meijer said.