Your Local Winn Dixie Is Now Owned By ALDI

March 9, 2024

ALDI has announced this week that they have completed the purchase of Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket in the Southeast.

ALDI also announced plans to add 800 stores nationwide by the end of 2028 through a combination of new openings and store conversions

A significant number of Winn-Dixie stores will be converted to the ALDI format over the next several years. Starting mid-summer, ALDI will begin a phased approach to the store conversion process. ALDI anticipates that approximately 50 stores will begin the conversion process during the latter half of 2024, with the majority of these stores reopening as ALDI in 2025. However, the company said a “meaningful” number of Winn-Dixie stores will continue to operate under their current name.

Exactly which Winn Dixie-Dixie stores will be converted to ALDI has not yet been announced.

“With the acquisition of Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarkets, ALDI will serve even more communities in the Southeast, bringing us closer to our customers in a region where we’ve already experienced significant demand for affordable, quality groceries,” said Jason Hart, CEO of ALDI. “As we look ahead to this next chapter in our company history, both the ALDI and SEG teams will play a critical role in driving the business forward for our future collective success.”

ALDI is one of America’s fastest-growing retailers, serving millions of customers across the country each month.

Pictured top: The Winn Dixie store in Cantonment. Pictured below: The ALDI store on Mobile Highway in Pensacola. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.

Comments

17 Responses to “Your Local Winn Dixie Is Now Owned By ALDI”

  1. Tiffany H on March 12th, 2024 7:29 pm

    Winn Dixie offers points and has tons of deals. I don’t want to shop at Aldis I love being a Winn Dixie customer.

  2. Steve on March 11th, 2024 8:19 pm

    Since the Winn Dixie pharmacies closed, I don’t have a reason to shop there.

  3. Karina Foster on March 10th, 2024 10:01 pm

    I love ALDI’S. Thanks to them I can afford groceries. Between them and a couple other grocery outlets that’s where I do the majority of my shopping. Winn Dixie is a nice store but way overpriced.

  4. JR on March 10th, 2024 4:40 pm

    @Dee I challenge you to visit Publix and still stand by your price statement.

  5. Bewildered on March 10th, 2024 3:32 pm

    Re: oversights‘ comments. Aldi is doing what has been the norm in Europe as long as Supermarkets existed. To pull the buggies out of the coral by inserting a coin simply nudges people to put them back – nice and neatly in a row- and get their money back. We are used to seeing buggies all over the parking lots- stolen for personal use or tossed into ditches. Teenagers know longer want to work to collect the buggies (in case you haven’t noticed!!). Mainly folks on social security perform manual jobs in supermarkets now.
    Everybody will be required to bring their own reusable shopping bags in the near future no matter where you shop.. How else can the country cut back on the use of plastic shopping bags? People truly amaze me…. Aldi is just ahead of the changes that are coming

  6. Oversight on March 10th, 2024 11:08 am

    Maybe a good change, maybe not. Only time will tell. Went to an ALDI store and had to rent the cart (strike one), bring something to put the purchase in (strike two), and bag the groceries (foul ball on strike three). It is a simple format; kinda like Sam’s Club, but without a membership fee. In the end what customers really want to know, will the prices be cheaper than Winn Dixie? If not, ALDI will be a loser.

  7. Ryan on March 10th, 2024 10:04 am

    I hope the Cantonment store changes because I love Aldi’s nuts.

  8. Sam on March 10th, 2024 6:20 am

    @Lorii – agreed!!

  9. mt on March 10th, 2024 3:51 am

    All I have to say, we have supplies to buy for are family. But remember there is 100’s
    of employees that depend on our pay. I know some don’t like it but why not give it a chance. I know a lot of employees has been there 10,15,20, also a a few that has been there 30 or more years. We are a community lets stand together. Sometimes things come out for the best. United we stand, divided we fall. God Bless

  10. Charlotte Bates on March 9th, 2024 7:49 pm

    I, personally, cannot not say yay or nay on this store. Never heard of it. When I was visiting PA, my sister said we did go into one of these stores, but I don’t remember. I do love shopping Winn Dixie, cause I love their buy one and get one. I’ve saved lots of money shopping at Winn Dixie. Hope this store keeps up with this, otherwise, I will have to shop somewhere else.

  11. Amie on March 9th, 2024 1:37 pm

    I’m in FL I love Aldi, and do most of my shopping there, but I admit, a “hybrid” Aldi-Winn Dixie store sounds very nice. Currently, I have to shop at Walmart and Publix as well to get what Aldi doesn’t have, or to get name brand items when the generic items just don’t live up to expectations. Aldi is not for high-end shoppers. It’s for shoppers looking for bargains on everyday items. It would be nice to have a larger store with a bakery, deli and larger selection of fruits and veggies, but still with the great prices of Aldi.

  12. Dee on March 9th, 2024 12:11 pm

    Well you can’t get much higher than Winn Dixie’s current prices. As far as Aldi’s goes, I can either take it or leave it. The prices seem good but the variety isn’t great. I will say all the aldis I’ve shopped at have been brand new small stores. I’m excited to see what they do when they have brick and mortar the size of an actual grocery store. I don’t think that’s their normal modus operandi but I’m here for it.

  13. Susie on March 9th, 2024 12:00 pm

    I’m familiar with Aldi. I have family in NJ and none of them will shop there. It is mostly frozen foods I never heard of. I miss the good old Southern Winn Dixie.

  14. anne on March 9th, 2024 11:48 am

    Aldi does not sell name brands but their house brands are the same or exceed expectations of the consumer. Their produce is fresh and cheap. I am hoping the Winn Dixie near me is changed to Aldi.

  15. Me on March 9th, 2024 10:00 am

    What’s wrong with Aldi?

  16. Lori on March 9th, 2024 7:11 am

    Yay!! Jk I won’t be shopping there! Wish it would have been a Rouses!! That would have been great news!!

  17. Elijah Bell on March 9th, 2024 7:11 am

    Usually less competition means higher prices and sometimes less service. Hopefully this will not be the case this time.

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