SALISBURY, N.C. — Food Lion is moving ahead with its planned acquisition of 62 BI-LO/Harveys Supermarket stores from Southeastern Grocers. The deal has received early clearance from the waiting period imposes by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976, and Food Lion said Wednesday it is now recruiting employees for the stores. “We are thrilled
SALISBURY, N.C. — Food Lion has agreed to buy 62 BI-LO/Harveys Supermarket stores in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia from Southeastern Grocers, the company said on Wednesday. “We are so excited to add these new locations to our more than 630 stores across Georgia and the Carolinas,” said Food Lion President Meg Ham. “We’ve
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Southeastern Grocers is introducing a new rewards program for shoppers at its Winn-Dixie, BI-LO, Fresco y Más and Harveys Supermarket grocery stores across seven states in the Southeast. The loyalty program, SE Grocers rewards, awards points earned at checkout and allows them to be redeemed for savings on groceries or gasoline, with
SALISBURY, N.C. — Food Lion has agreed to acquire four BI-LO stores in the Greater Myrtle Beach, S.C., Florence, S.C., and Columbia, S.C., areas from Southeastern Grocers. “We are so excited to add these four new locations to our network of nearly 70 stores serving the greater Myrtle Beach, Florence and Columbia areas,” said Food
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Southeastern Grocers on Thursday announced it would close 94 underperforming stores as it files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and executes a restructuring. The owner of the Winn-Dixie, BI-LO, Harveys and Fresco y Más chains said it would continue to operate its 582 other stores as it pursues a new path to
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In June 2016, the first Fresco y Más opened in Hialeah, Fla. This month, to celebrate that occasion, the Hispanic-themed store unveiled seven new locations, bringing the number of stores to 18. Adding to the milestone, Southeastern Grocers LLC, parent company of Fresco y Más, as well as BI-LO, Harveys and Winn-Dixie
NEW YORK — Southeastern Grocers LLC has become the first supermarket operator to join the Plenti loyalty program operated by American Express. The program, which allows members to earn and use rewards at a number of businesses, including Exxon and Mobil gas stations and Rite Aid and Macy’s stores, will roll out to the retailer’s
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Southeastern Grocers LLC, parent company of BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys and Winn-Dixie stores, has unveiled five new Fresco y Más stores throughout Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties. The company launched its first Fresco y Más store in June and, due to that store’s popularity, is now opening more. By listening to
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — John Fegan has retired as vice president of pharmacy at Southeastern Grocers LLC. The food and drug retailer, the parent company of supermarket chains BI-LO, Harveys and Winn-Dixie, operates more than 500 pharmacies. Fegan joined Winn-Dixie as vice president of pharmacy in June 2008. He formerly headed U.S. pharmacy operations at Ahold,
SOUTH TAMPA, Fla. — The parent company of BI-LO, Harveys and Winn-Dixie, Southeastern Grocers LLC, has opened its second next-generation Winn-Dixie concept store here. With a focus on high-quality food, value and customer service, Winn-Dixie at Hyde Park has been tailored specifically to its surrounding community and is part of an extensive store remodel program
MIAMI — Southeastern Grocers LLC, the parent company of BI-LO, Harveys and Winn-Dixie stores, unveiled the company’s new store banner at the grand opening of Fresco y Más during a ribbon-cutting ceremony last month. The new store, occupying a former Winn-Dixie location in the heart of Hialeah, Fla., has been tailored to provide the products