Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. Chairman, President and CEO Peter Lynch has created a merger resource center to disseminate information to company employees and intends to communicate details about the impending sale of the company to BI-LO LLC on a weekly basis, reports the Jacksonville Business Journal. The grocer announced the sale earlier this month to the […]
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Winn-Dixie Shareholders Attempt to Block Sale with Lawsuit
A dissident group of shareholders would like to put the brakes on BI-LO LLC.’s purchase of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Winn-Dixie Stores Inc., reports the Jacksonville Business Journal. A group of Winn-Dixie shareholders has filed a class action lawsuit against the grocer and members of its board of directors potentially blocking the proposed sale to the South […]
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Ruddick Seeks Name Change to Harris Teeter Supermarkets
Ruddick Corp. has sold its thread-making subsidiary and now wants its corporate name to reflect its remaining line of business, the Harris Teeter grocery chain. The company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission recently its intention to seek shareholder approval to be known as Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc., reports the Business Journal. Investors also […]
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WP Rawl Supports Rockin’ Appalachian Mom Project
Pelion, S.C.-based WP Rawl is giving back to local communities through support of the Rockin’ Appalachian Mom Project (RAMP), a nonprofit that fights poverty in the Appalachian region of the U.S. through nutrition. This marks the third consecutive year Rawl has supported RAMP. Rawl recently donated 465 individual gift boxes of fresh greens, seasonal fruits […]
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Former Laurel Grocery Co. Chairman Dies
George Washington “G.W.” Griffin, 85, died Monday, Dec. 19, from complications of pneumonia. He was the past chairman of Kentucky-based Laurel Grocery Co. Born Feb. 28, 1926, in East Bernstadt, Ky., Griffin attended the Kentucky Military Institute, Wake Forest University and graduated from the University of Kentucky, where he was a member of the Kappa […]
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Winn-Dixie Foundation Donates $1.4M to Southeast Charities
Jacksonville, Fla.-based The Winn-Dixie Foundation is investing nearly $1.4 million in neighborhoods across the Southeast through partnerships with 116 nonprofit organizations, providing a range of services critical to helping communities. “Winn-Dixie is at the heart of the neighborhoods we serve,” said Mary Kellmanson, marketing group VP of Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. and president of the Winn-Dixie […]
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Nearly Two Dozens BI-LO Stores Saw Redesign in 2011
Mauldin, S.C.-based Bi-Lo has updated 22 of its stores over the past year. The newly-updated stores can be seen throughout the grocery chain’s four-state footprint in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. Last month alone, BI-LO added five stores to its renovations list. Locations in Statesboro, Ga., two stores in Augusta, Ga., Greenville and […]
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Miller Takes Helm at AG of Florida
by Ashley Bates/staff writer Chris Miller, who was tapped as the president of Associated Grocers of Florida on Nov. 15, said he plans to run the organization on the principles that his father, Calvin Miller, instilled in him throughout his life. “I believe in straight, honest business. Don’t ever deviate from honesty. That is the […]