The Winn-Dixie brand is getting a boost.
Southeastern Grocers, which owns Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie chains in the South, will rename the company to The Winn-Dixie Company and shed its stores outside of Florida and Georgia.
The Jacksonville, Florida-headquartered company will also increase its focus on the Sunshine State, where the chain that became Winn-Dixie was founded in Miami in 1925. As part of that strategy, the company said it has acquired three Hitchcock’s Markets in Florida; the stores — located in the north Florida cities of Alachua, Keystone Heights, and Williston — will be converted to Winn-Dixie and opened in phases over the next few months.
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The Winn-Dixie Co. has also reached agreements, or is working on them, to sell 32 Winn-Dixie stores and eight Harveys Supermarkets in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Some locations have been sold to Food City and Piggly Wiggly. Store transitions or closings are expected to be completed by early 2026, the company said.
“As we enter our next century as The Winn-Dixie Company – a brand-new 100-year-old company – we are accelerating growth where our roots run deepest while staying true to our purpose of feeding and enriching the communities, families, and neighbors who have supported us for generations,” said Southeastern Grocers CEO and Chairman Anthony Hucker in a statement. Hucker will remain Winn-Dixie Co. CEO and chairman.
Earlier this year, Hucker and a group of private investors acquired Southeastern Grocers from Aldi U.S., which had purchased the company and its Winn-Dixie and Harveys supermarkets in a deal that closed in March 2024. In the deal, Southeastern acquired about 170 grocery stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi, as well as the existing Winn-Dixie liquor store business.
The Winn-Dixie Co. will continue to operate about 220 Winn-Dixie and Harveys locations until each is closed for conversion into Aldi’s format. In early 2026, The Winn-Dixie Co. will begin “converting select Harveys Supermarkets into Winn-Dixie stores in markets where that format best meets the needs of our customers and communities,” Southeastern Grocers spokesperson Meredith Hurley told USA TODAY.
After its restructuring, the Winn-Dixie Company will operate about 130 conventional grocery stores and 140 freestanding and grocery-adjacent liquor stores in Florida and Georgia.
