With the support of its associates and customers, Southeastern Grocers (SEG), parent company of Bi-Lo, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, together with the SEG Gives Foundation, donated nearly 22 million meals to Feeding America in 2018. This annual contribution surpasses the grocer’s original pledge of 20 million meals to the communities […]
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Winn-Dixie Unveils Newly Remodeled Store In Lakeland, Florida
Winn-Dixie officially reopened a recently remodeled store in Lakeland, Florida, in response to customers who asked for an improved shopping experience. As part of the grand opening ceremony and to officially reintroduce the community to the new and improved store, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at 7:45 a.m. on Oct. 25 at the store located […]
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BGC Converts Seven Winn-Dixies Into Super 1 Stores
Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) hosted ribbon-cutting ceremonies in late July to commemorate the grand openings of seven newly converted Super 1 Foods stores in South Louisiana. In conjunction with these events, the company introduced “Super 1 Foods Curbside” at 11 area stores and announced that Super 1 now is the official grocery store of the […]
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Publix Acquires Winn-Dixie Lease In Gulf Shores, Alabama
Publix has acquired a lease from Winn-Dixie. The site is located at the Paradise Isle Shopping Center at 1720 Gulf Shores Parkway in Gulf Shores, Alabama. “We’re excited about the growth opportunities within our operating area, and adding a second location in Gulf Shores will help us better serve this community,” said Todd Jones, president […]
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Winn-Dixie Unveils New Concept With Remodeled St. Johns, Florida, Store
Winn-Dixie has reopened its remodeled store in St. Johns, Florida, in the Jacksonville area. The store offers a new concept and features in response to customers who asked for an improved shopping experience, the company says. As part of the grand opening ceremony and to officially reintroduce the community to the new and improved store at […]
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Recommended: Winn-Dixie Parent Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Southeastern Grocers, the Jacksonville-based parent of Winn-Dixie and four other supermarket chains, filed its previously announced Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring plan early Tuesday morning. The case was filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. New York firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is the company’s lead attorney. The company already has an […]
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Mitchell Grocery To Purchase Three Alabama Winn-Dixie Stores
Mitchell Grocery Corp. has entered into an agreement to purchase three Winn-Dixie store locations in Alabama from Winn-Dixie’s parent company, Southeastern Grocers LLC. All three stores are located in northeast Alabama in the cities of Jacksonville, Oxford and Pell City. Mitchell Grocery is purchasing the stores on behalf of two of its current customers, Johnson’s Giant Foods and The D’Alessandro Organization LLC. Johnson’s […]
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Rouses Will Replace Orange Beach, Alabama, Winn-Dixie This Spring
A Rouses Market soon will take the place of the Winn-Dixie at 25405 Perdido Beach Boulevard in Orange Beach, Alabama. The 40,000-s.f. store will be the company’s seventh location in Lower Alabama. The company is encouraging Winn-Dixie team members to apply for positions at the soon-to-be Rouses store. Rouses expects to acquire the store in late […]
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Recommended: Winn-Dixie Parent Plans To Create ‘Stunning, Remodeled Stores’
Southeastern Grocers hopes that the Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization petitions it files by the end of next week in Delaware will herald a fresh start for its remaining 582 supermarkets. The Jacksonville-based company said in its Thursday news release that it intends to create “stunning, remodeled stores” in a significant portion of its remaining stores […]
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Southeastern Grocers Filing Prepackaged Chapter 11, Closing 94 Stores
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers (SEG), parent company of Bi-Lo, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie stores, has entered into an agreement with creditors to restructure its debt through a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. The agreement will give unsecured note holders ownership of the company by canceling the notes and exchanging them for equity in the company, reports the Jax Daily Record. The company is […]
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Recommended: Winn-Dixie Reportedly Planning To Close Almost 200 Locations
A regional supermarket chain is reportedly planning to close up to 200 shops as its parent company prepares to file for bankruptcy. Bi-Lo LLC, the parent company of Winn-Dixie, is preparing a potential bankruptcy filing as soon as next month, people with knowledge of the situation told Bloomberg. Winn-Dixie will shutter close to 200 locations […]
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Recommended: Reports Say Winn-Dixie Parent Could Be Headed For Bankruptcy
Speculation began late last week that Southeastern Grocers, the fifth-largest conventional supermarket in the U.S., could be facing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. The company employs more than 50,000 associates who serve customers in grocery stores, liquor stores and in-store pharmacies throughout the seven southeastern states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina. […]
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Winn-Dixie Opens Coral Way Store Featuring Bilingual Décor Package
On Nov. 15 Winn-Dixie Stores celebrated the completion of its seventh state-of-the-art transformational store and the first to have a bilingual décor package. The newly renovated store is located at 3275 SW 22nd St. in Miami. “This store exemplifies our commitment to South Florida guests and serves as a one-stop grocery destination catering to the […]
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Winn-Dixie Continues on ‘Transformational’ Path
by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. continues on its path of “transformational remodels,” and the strategy is working, said Peter Lynch, president, CEO and chairman of the Jacksonville, Fla.-based supermarket chain. Sales at remodeled stores are up and they are helping build brand equity. Net sales for the first quarter of the company’s fiscal […]
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Winn-Dixie Making Revamped Coral Way Store A Center of Celebration
Winn-Dixie Stores is inviting guests to experience its newly remodeled Coral Way store throughout November, December and January. To commemorate the grand reopening of the Miami-area store, special events will be held that help to highlight the new store offerings including cooking demonstrations, live entertainment, giveaways and more. Store #251, located at 3275 SW 22nd […]
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Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open Raises Record Amount
With the $1.8 million check for the Winn-Dixie Foundation are (left to right): PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem; Mary Kellmanson, group VP of marketing for Winn-Dixie Stores, and the president of the Winn-Dixie Foundation; Peter Lynch, Winn-Dixie chairman, CEO and president; Nationwide Tour President Bill Calfee; and Ray De Riggi, president of Dole Fresh Vegetable, […]
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Winn-Dixie Expands fuelperks! Throughout Central Florida
Winn-Dixie Stores Inc., is expanding the fuelperks! Rewards® Program throughout Central Florida. This expansion will include 62 Winn-Dixie stores in Orlando and Daytona, Fla., areas, and guests using the new Winn-Dixie Customer Reward Card (CRC) can begin earning significant fuel discounts at more 150 participating Shell stations. Winn-Dixie guests have already saved more than $26 […]
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Winn-Dixie Offers Free Items with Flu Shot
Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. is offering its popular “What-A-Deal” promotion for flu season for the second consecutive year. Through Sept. 20, guests who use their Customer Reward Card when getting a seasonal flu vaccination will not only pay the discounted rate of $24.99 ($5 discount), but also will receive five free bonus grocery items valued at […]
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Winn-Dixie to Convert SaveRite Stores
Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. has announced that it will convert all SaveRite-branded grocery stores to conventional Winn-Dixie-branded stores and discontinue the SaveRite banner. “Phasing out the SaveRite banner makes sense and supports Winn-Dixie’s neighborhood marketing strategy. For several years, Winn-Dixie’s business strategy has placed an emphasis on merchandising to the needs, tastes and preferences of local […]
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Winn-Dixie Offering Flu Shots
Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. now has flu vaccinations available in all Winn-Dixie in-store pharmacies to help prepare guests for the upcoming flu season. Guests will receive the flu vaccine for the discounted rate of $24.99 when purchased using their Winn-Dixie Customer Reward Card. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people get a flu […]