JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Southeastern Grocers Inc. formally revealed on Monday that it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its stock. The company said it plans to list its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “SEGR.”

The filing, made confidentially last month, comes more nearly two and a half years after the retailer emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Southeastern Grocers, which operates supermarkets in seven southeastern states under the BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie banners, previously considered going public in September 2013. At that time the company — operating as Bi-Lo Holdings — filed a registration statement that never became effective, and was withdrawn in August 2014.