Meijer, the Michigan-based grocery chain known for its sprawling supercenters, is coming to Western Pennsylvania.

Fresh off its expansion in Northeast Ohio, Meijer is pushing across the state line and acquiring properties in Western Pennsylvania, spokeswoman Erin Cataldo confirmed Tuesday to TribLive. The stores do not have opening dates.

“Our expansion into this market reflects our commitment to serving more customers with fresh, affordable groceries, one-stop shopping and outstanding service,” Cataldo said. “We look forward to introducing ourselves to these communities and are committed to being an active and engaged neighbor.”

She did not immediately answer questions about how many properties Meijer is buying, where they’re located or what style of store the company is bringing to the region.

Meijer has more than 500 stores across Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. About half are supercenters ranging in size from 150,000 to 250,000 square feet, according to trade publication Grocery Dive.

The average supermarket is just over 42,000 square feet, according to the Food Industry Association.

One of Giant Eagle’s largest Market District stores, in Robinson, is about 150,000 square feet.

Much like Walmart, Meijer supercenters feature pharmacies, health and beauty products, apparel sections, garden centers, pet supplies and more.

The other half of the company’s store count covers traditional supermarkets, small-format neighborhood markets and Meijer Express convenience stores.

The privately owned, family-run company employs more than 70,000 people.

In May, it opened three 159,000-square-foot supercenters in Northeast Ohio, part of a roughly $500 million investment campaign in that part of the state.

One of those locations, near Youngstown, Ohio, is about 10 miles from Pennsylvania, suggesting a leap into the state was imminent.

Meijer’s announcement it’s buying properties in Western Pennsylvania will only fuel an increasingly competitive regional grocery market.

Wegmans, a New York-based supermarket chain with a small footprint in and around Erie, Philadelphia and Central Pennsylvania, is opening a store in Cranberry soon.

Looking to protect its market share in the Pittsburgh area, Giant Eagle launched a $100 million spending spree last week to lower prices and upgrade stores.