Edited sentence: " Specifically, the HRC claims that Meijer does not offer "even minimal benefits or workplace protection for gay employees" and lists it as a consistently gay-unfriendly company.(100%), Sears/Kmart (100%), Whole Foods Market (90%), Target Corporation (100%), Kroger (75%) and Wal-Mart (40%).* indicates lowest score received among companies that year.In 2006, 2007, and again in 2008 Meijer scored a zero on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index, which the HRC calls "a measure of how U.Meijer was one of only three companies out of over 500 graded to receive this extremely low score.Meijer's score improved on the 2009 index, after the company amended its non-discrimination policy to include sexual orientation, but its 15% score still stands in contrast to the much higher 2009 ratings of its other retail and grocery rivals, such as Macy's Inc.companies and businesses are treating gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees, consumers and investors