ALBERTVILLE, Ala. — Mitchell Grocery Corp. said Monday that it has an agreement to buy three Winn-Dixie store locations in northeastern Alabama from Southeastern Grocers LLC. Mitchell Grocery is a wholesale grocery distributor that supplies 175 independent supermarkets in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Florida. It says it acquired the Winn-Dixie stores on behalf
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 introduced a new format on Wednesday, with the opening of its first Fresco y Más store in the Hialeah neighborhood here. The outlet, located at the site of a former Winn-Dixie store, has been designed to meet the needs of the local community with an assortment tailored to the tastes and