In 2017, Meijer expanded into the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with stores in Sault Ste. Marie, and Escanaba, with a third location that opened in 2018 in Marquette. and is expanding into the Cleveland–Akron, market with stores in Stow, Mentor, Avon, Aurora, Lorain, and Seven Hills. Meijer is also expanding into the Youngstown area with a store in Boardman, Ohio in 2020, and Austintown. Meijer is currently scouting areas in the Minneapolis/St Paul area. Meijer is, however, effectively locked out of Western Pennsylvania (including Pittsburgh) due to the presence of Giant Eagle and that chain blocking rival chains (including Walmart) from opening near Giant Eagle locations.